Our 46 gallon tank has a radiant wrasse and he doesn't seem to like other wrasse's. We were wondering if there is anyway to get the wrasse to accept other wrasse's. We tried putting a yellow candy hogfish a few weeks ago and the radiant wrasse bullied it until it died. We later put in a black leapord wrasse and the radiant didn't care about him. We tryed putting a wrasse in a plastic container in the tank so the two fish can see each other but the radiant can't get to the other wrasse, and that didn't work either. I would really like to have more wrasse's but don't want to get rid of radiant because it's so beautiful. Moving rocks around would not be easy and I would rather not.
Radiant Wrasse compatibility
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That sounds like a excellent idea, I'll have to try that.
Yes, we still have the leopard. But it if the tank is to small why does the radiant get along with the leopard?
saltwaterB
Well-Known Member
Yep, it is purely tanks space way too small...In order to keep lots of Wrasse together you need lots of space. we have a bunch but in a 144 gal tank, and even then I catch them fighting once in a while. And they did not let a yellow Coris Wrasse into the mix....
Current stocklist of Wrasse;
1 x Five Bar Mystery Wrasse (Vanuatu)
2 x Flame Fairy Wrasse (Hawaii)
1 x Chaoti Leopard Wrasse (Australia)
1 x Melagris Leopard Wrasse (Fiji)
1 x Yellowbanded Possum Wrasse (Bali)
2 x Radiant Wrasse (Africa)
1 x Red Headed Coris Wrasse (Halichoeres rubricephalus) (Bali)
Current stocklist of Wrasse;
1 x Five Bar Mystery Wrasse (Vanuatu)
2 x Flame Fairy Wrasse (Hawaii)
1 x Chaoti Leopard Wrasse (Australia)
1 x Melagris Leopard Wrasse (Fiji)
1 x Yellowbanded Possum Wrasse (Bali)
2 x Radiant Wrasse (Africa)
1 x Red Headed Coris Wrasse (Halichoeres rubricephalus) (Bali)
Gonereefing
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I have a 120 gal tank with a six line wrasse as one of the residents. tried introducing a yellow coris, solar fairy and a flasher all at different times with no luck. the six line harassed them all until they died from stress. so I would say you need a really large tank for successful cohabitation but just my opinion from my own experience.
