Six Line VS Fairy Wrasse

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Milad

i have a six line, cleaner and a yellow coris wrasse and they get along just fine. the six line was the first to go in. coris is twice his size and cleaner is little longer than him.

mind you i bought two six lines when i started but i have never seen the second one. i think it died.

im surprised you caught that six line so easily. when i was getting this six line, the LFS had a very hard time catching him with just one rock in the tank. i doubt i would ever be able to catch this guy.

It was not easy at all. I removed approximately 50 pounds of aquascaped rock. Had two nets in my hands and my wife held a third to block alternate escape routes and it still took 40 minutes.

Easy. It was a stressful crappy experience ha ha!

At least today the Whipfin Fairy Wrasse looks good. He is still hiding but where he is at ( a cave ) you can see him swimming around. Good sign if you ask me. He should be fine after settling in.

Although.... my Tailspot Blenny has yet to be seen. This I am worried about... I have a bad feeling he met his end under a rock. ****** Six line!

[Milad]

six lines are the devil!
i rarely see mine, hes always going in and out of rocks. im not even sure what hes eating because he doesnt come out for pellets or mysis. but hes getting fat, and big, hes looking like a kinder surprise.

[Madreefer]

Kind of funny how this same story shows up every couple of months but yet people always post about how well behaved their sx lines are. I've gone through it and so have a few of my friends. Sixlines are little bastards. If you like peaceful and active wrasses try a potters or a leopard wrasse. Seem to have the same characteristics as a sixline but minus the bad attitude.

[kien]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Anyone have thoughts on adding a smaller one? I kept the fairy wrasse as much nicer fish and wonder if a smaller six line would mesh.

I think you answered your own query right here..

Originally Posted by paddyob

It was not easy at all. I removed approximately 50 pounds of aquascaped rock. Had two nets in my hands and my wife held a third to block alternate escape routes and it still took 40 minutes.

Easy. It was a stressful crappy experience ha ha! ...

Although.... my Tailspot Blenny has yet to be seen. This I am worried about... I have a bad feeling he met his end under a rock. ****** Six line!

If you add a small six line he may be kept at bay for a while. However, as time passes he may develop the same attitude with his established territory. Then, when you go to add a new fish you'll be back here again.

[bignose]

I'm glad to hear you got your six line out. I also have to do something about my six line .

[sweet ride]

I have a six line wrasse and green corris wrasse, i have to agree with most of the people about the attitude of the six line wrasse, but at the end of the day my two clown fish keeps him at bay....

[Aquaria]

Idk I LOVED my sixline he was always putting on a show for me n my girl swiming up n down and around with his spikes out and he got along great with two clowns and a neon dottyback
But I shut my tank down to move to bc so +1 on them being hard to catch anyway I would get a sixline again I loved the spikey attitude and he was super friendly with my other fish mind you he
Was the last one in!