Thread: Mixing wrasses
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Old 01-05-2010, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Snappy View Post
I personally believe the tank size has a lot to do with them fighting and jumping. They need room to flee if threatened and the best option it for them to have space to swim out of harms way horizontally and not vertically because they often can't stop when they reach the surface.
In principle, I agree, but my Blue sided Fairy lives in a 210g 6' x 2' x 29" tall reef tank with lots of hiding places & it still chases other wrasses (besides the Canary) relentlessly out of the tank.

Sometimes you just end up with a b@st@rd fish
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