Wrasse alas!

[benjaminS]

What type of watch dogs do you have in your tank?? I have a barebottom and am looking for suggestions and some preventive maintenance against nudis, bugs and evil stuff?
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[wickedfish]

Melanuras, This one. They are constantly looking for critters and are friendly to all other fish.

 

[benjaminS]

That's a wicked fishhh thank you
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[bvysochin]

Most prefer sand to live in but a couple will adjust eventually or just go harry carrie.. Best bet for bare bottom would probably be a sixline or green coris.

Dont get me wrong the Melenarus are gorgeous just like sand.. If I were to choose one wrasse it would a sea grass. Had one a few years ago and was an awesome hunter until he went surfing..

 

[wickedfish]

Most prefer sand to live in but a couple will adjust eventually or just go harry carrie.. Best bet for bare bottom would probably be a sixline or green coris.

Dont get me wrong the Melenarus are gorgeous just like sand.. If I were to choose one wrasse it would a sea grass. Had one a few years ago and was an awesome hunter until he went surfing..

She's absolutely right, they do love sand . Like she suggests the sea grass or the six line although they are territorial wrasses.

 

[wiz careefa]

yup. I just leave sand in the corner of my tank for my wrasse

 

[benjaminS]

I fell in love with the red head fairy wrasse. Its body was this starfire blue. I put pvc piping for it to hide in since i don't have sand.

Added also 3 mccoskers wrasses.

plus a six line that i was given.

2 female anthias and a male

No one is fighting =)

Which is sweet.

 

[cymaster007]

I fell in love with the red head fairy wrasse. Its body was this starfire blue. I put pvc piping for it to hide in since i don't have sand.

Added also 3 mccoskers wrasses.

plus a six line that i was given.

2 female anthias and a male

No one is fighting =)

Which is sweet.

The 6 line may help against pests, the other fish on your list may not be as helpful.

 

[BeanMachine]

And the 6 lines become very aggressive maybe not now but try adding new fish later and tell us what happens. I would have gone with one of the wrasses suggested originally, like the melanurus.

Sometimes a free fish is still not worth the trouble.