Reef safe wrasse

I really like my yellow coris wrasse. Some people say they can be mean but many including myself find them pretty docile. Mine swims all day looking for bugs and worms to eat and leaves fish alone. I've never had one but I also really like the looks of the Christmas wrasse.

 

I buy all my wrasse from Joe in QC he has some of the best. PM him on what you want he will take care of you. It is worth the drive. If you want his cell pm me.

 

Are you wanting them for possible pest control? Most don't get bigger than 4", most :0) To be safe, I would add the pair together. Flashers and Fairy's can go together in the same tank so if you don't want a male and female of the same, go ahead and mix them together:0) My fave is the Flame wrasse but there are many very nice looking!

 

There are a lot of nice wrasse that will fit well in your tank. As far as adding them at same time and such I have never had an issue with adding them, I have never had an issue with them getting along

 

If I was to add a pair. I would do a pair of leopard wrasses.

 

Use to have a pair of blue star leperd wrasses. They were my favorite fish.

Bill

 

From my research on leopards wrasse they are a sand dwellers and need a 120 gal plus tank because they only eat pods

 

I had a McCoskers carpenter Flasher, my first one was very active, had amazing color and fins. He jumped out of the tank one night after having him for about a year. I purchased a new one just recently (much smaller) I can't seem to locate him. Hoping my rock nem didn't have him for lunch.

 

Scotts fairy wrasse is my favorite either cooks island or the Australian.

Any fairy wrasse is reef safe

 

Posted By aussie on 01/27/2015 5:52 PM
From my research on leopards wrasse they are a sand dwellers and need a 120 gal plus tank because they only eat pods

 

Posted By aussie on 01/27/2015 5:52 PM

From my research on leopards wrasse they are a sand dwellers and need a 120 gal plus tank because they only eat pods

 

I don't have a sand bed so I can't keep leopard wrasses. But coral haven almost always has leopard wrasses for sale in their tanks and they are always out swimming around. I think they feed them several times a day though and I have seen all of them eat like the rest of the fish. In my opinion if I had the right setup and able to feed several times a day it would definitely be a must have fish for me. They are simply a beautiful fish.

 

Iowa pet in des moines always gets leopard wrasses in also

 

Thanks Jeremy. We do typically keep a few at the store and typically have great success getting them eating frozen food and swimming around rather quickly. That said, I am the fish whisperer, and typically have great luck getting even the most difficult to keep fish to eat and stay healthy