does anyone know anything about this wrasse?

[molsen187]

i saw a beautiful nambuous(sp) wrasse at my lfs today. i came home to look him up online and i haven't been able to find anything about them. does anyone know anything about them?thanks for any help.

 

[molsen187]

sorry its called a nebulosus wrasse

 

[beckisguy73]

is this it?
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...mages?q=Halichoeres+nebulosus&hl=en&sa=X&um=1

 

[naturebatslast]

I don't think any of the genus Halichoeres is reef safe. Namely, it would eat your cleanup crew, quickly and repeatedly.

 

[molsen187]

i think the one i'm looking at is in the liateal(sp) i know the spelling is way off i just don't know the name off the top of my head. i know it starts with an l. from what info i have been able to gather they seem reef safe w caution. they may take out ornamental shrimp but other than that they seem fine.

 

[s_kelley]

a xmas wrasse?
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...ategory=4&category_search=61&root_parent_id=4

 

[Dave McReeferson]

We have and have had several Halichoeres genus Wrasse. We have, generally speaking, had good luck with them. Each Wrasse has his/her own personality though, some may be terrors to the tankmates, some may have a taste for shrimp, some may not. That particular species gets to around 5 inches max.

If you wanted to play it safe and love your shrimp like family members, don't buy hm. If it were me, and he caught my eye, I would, but that's just me, I love my wrasses.

 

[Cherokee_Dude]

+1 I love a great looking wrasse too! My Melanurus ate a fire shrimp, 6 Skunk Cleaners and an unknown amount of hermits before I called it quits and removed him. He really was a beautiful fish though.

 

[RayD]

+1 I love a great looking wrasse too! My Melanurus ate a fire shrimp, 6 Skunk Cleaners and an unknown amount of hermits before I called it quits and removed him. He really was a beautiful fish though.

My large Melanaurus never ate any of the CUC. My Mystery Wrasse (quite big now) however has whacked 2 large Blood Shrimp and 4 Cleaner Shrimp. He also goes after any new snails or crabs I put in when I try to update my crew. I now add new CUC animals at night after lights out and drop them into the back of the tank. I guess it depends on the personality of the fish.

That Mystery Wrasse is a terror! Only to CUC animals though, he's a model citizen with other fish and coral.

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[molsen187]

thanks everyone. i think i'm going to get him after brass is over if he is still there.

 

[molsen187]

ok well i didn't want to start a new thread so i figured i'd just ask my question in this one i started awhile ago.

i just purchased a carpenter fairy wrasse(pics later after he acclimated). do i really need to feed him 3-4 times a day? that seems like a lot but i do know some fish need more feeding than others. it seems from researching that i should of bought two of them. i have a 55g tank with two clowns, a goby, and now this wrasse. do you think one more wrasse would be pushing it in my tank? i figured on this carpenter being the last editon to the tank. i don't want its colors to fade though so i'm not opposed to getting another one the store had a ton. i have an aqua remora skimmer on the back and a hob with chateo if that helps at all. thanks again for any advice.