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Old 12-28-2008, 10:06 AM
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thalassoma are generally the most aggressive wrasse genus and I would only pick one. I would just go with a lunare, a red coris and leave it at that; keep a close eye on both, especially the Thalassoma. they should play fine in a 230 though. Introduce Coris gaimard first. I would not go with a leopard wrasse; they are not easy fish to keep and would probably get beat to death by the angels unless it is already a healthy well-established and voracious specimen.

asmodeus, I still respectfully disagree. you may look at the paper by Randall and Lobel (2002), Halichoeres socialis: A New Labrid Fish from Belize. In this paper they clearly state several times that schooling is done in only a few very specific species (not H. chrysus, T. lutescens or any leopards). Perhaps the schooling you saw was due to overcrowding?
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