More than 1 golden wrasse?

mtreef · 02-13-2002, 12:42 PM

Saw a picture in Tullock's 'Natural Reef Aquariums' that had 3+ Golden Wrasses in a fairly small tank. Can you put more than one of these in a large (150 Gal.) tank?

WannaBeAReefer · 02-13-2002, 01:38 PM

I actually have the same type of question...

I thought I lost (I couldn't find it in tank for 2 weeks) a 6-line wrasse and ending up replacing it with a new one. It turned out that the original wrasse had worked his way into the overflow reservoir and fortuitously my son found him while showing his friend the equipment in the stand... he happened to look up and see a fish in the overflow!

Anyway, after a stay in the Q-tank to see how he was doing (3 weeks in a 5" x 5" x 8" volume of water) I put him back in with the other 6-line wrasse. They seem to get along really well and actually hang out together. The newer one is probably 3x bigger than the old one... not sure if that makes a difference.

I know in general that you keeping 2 of the same species in a tank is trouble... any thoughts on this?

mtreef · 02-13-2002, 02:00 PM

I found a lawnmower blenny in my Overflow once. He had worked his way down through the cotton I was using in my overflow then and was happily cleaning up the overflow.

I have heard that you don't want more than one wrasse, but am wondering if golden wrasses are an exception?

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02-13-2002, 01:38 PM	#2
WannaBeAReefer Just Moved In Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 46	I actually have the same type of question... I thought I lost (I couldn't find it in tank for 2 weeks) a 6-line wrasse and ending up replacing it with a new one. It turned out that the original wrasse had worked his way into the overflow reservoir and fortuitously my son found him while showing his friend the equipment in the stand... he happened to look up and see a fish in the overflow! Anyway, after a stay in the Q-tank to see how he was doing (3 weeks in a 5" x 5" x 8" volume of water) I put him back in with the other 6-line wrasse. They seem to get along really well and actually hang out together. The newer one is probably 3x bigger than the old one... not sure if that makes a difference. I know in general that you keeping 2 of the same species in a tank is trouble... any thoughts on this?

02-13-2002, 02:00 PM	#3
mtreef Just Moved In Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 27	I found a lawnmower blenny in my Overflow once. He had worked his way down through the cotton I was using in my overflow then and was happily cleaning up the overflow. I have heard that you don't want more than one wrasse, but am wondering if golden wrasses are an exception?

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