multiple wrasses?

[justinl]

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?

[wickedfrags]

The list of wrasses in my 270G display currently includes the following:

1 lineatus
2 laoutei
1 scotts
1 mystery
1 red hooded fairy
1 red margin fairy
1 pepermint hogfish
1 green coris
1 female flame
1 solar
1 velvet
1 exquisite

Probably a couple others I have forgotten as well.