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07-19-2001, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 214
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Six-line Wrasse
Has anyone had any bad experience with keeping a sixline wrasse in a reef tank? What about good experience?
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07-19-2001, 03:07 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Posts: 1,152
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My daughter kept a six line wrasse in a 30 gal reef for 6 months. Absolutely no problem! She gave him to me when she had to break down her tank. I put him in my 40 gal FOWLR. Still, no problem. Nice little guy. I found him dead one morning.????
 I don't have a clue.
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07-19-2001, 05:06 PM
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Mayor
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
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I think they eat baby snails and such. I was going to get one but I found out they eat baby snails and I definitly want a healthy population of snails so I'm not going to get one. They seem very active and hardy though.
HTH Andrew |
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07-19-2001, 07:22 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Omaha, Nebraska USA
Posts: 25
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Had two for about a year, one died from the harassment from a hawk fish. After getting rid of the hawk fish the other one lasted for another year. Very hardy fish, will pick at live rock alot but ate anything.
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07-20-2001, 01:14 AM
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super-reefer
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA
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from what i can tell is they seem to enjoy reefs more..the will eat littel critters around the live rock but never harm anything.. i have one in my reef now.
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07-20-2001, 01:50 AM
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New in Town
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3
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I heard some like to snack on sps polyps? Is this true?
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07-20-2001, 02:20 AM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Florida
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I have one in my reef and I've never seen it bother any of my corals at all. It's got a great personality and is quite a beautiful fish. I'd recommend one for sure.
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07-20-2001, 01:06 PM
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Council
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Venus Texas
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I have a pair i love them. Yes they will eat the pesky snails you get on clams. But i have never seen them eat any other snail. I have had mine at least 14 months no problems. P.s I have some small sps frags and they don't touch them.HTH
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07-20-2001, 05:52 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Washington, PA USA
Posts: 101
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My 6-Line made a brunch out of the Cerith snails I had . He doesn't bother Turbos, tho. All in all, one of the most entertaining fish I've seen.
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07-20-2001, 06:06 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 34
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Six Lines Rule!
They will wipe out flatworms and parasitic snails from clams. The only problem I had was the first one I had jumped out of the back of the tank, the one I have now doesn't bother anything. They will eat prepared foods as well as pods, so its a good idea to have a sump with a good pod population, they can make quick work of the pods in a smaller tank.
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07-20-2001, 07:20 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: plymouth mi
Posts: 165
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My six line also just jumped out of my tank. I got lucky though. I walked down the stairs the other day and their he was laying on the floor stairing at me! I quickly put him in the tank but thought he was a goner. He swam around with no coordination for a while then he was fine. I normally am not even home at that time.very lucky!
But anyways awesome fish. Just thought I'd share! rwag |
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