Stocking ideas? Compatibility? Thoughts? Or am I full?

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by monocus

i had a pair-the male grew to 9",and yes they will eat anything that would fit in their mouths.a helfitchi gobie i added before i knew better lasted all of 10 seconds with the male

I will say the bird wrasse was very interesting and seemed quite smart. He would watch me, and get very excited whenever I was getting ready to feed. Despite his size, was not aggressive towards other fish, although could certainly defend himself well if attacked. My stupidly aggressive cinnamon clown would sometimes take a run at him. And while he tried to keep out of the way, would bite back, and left a few marks on the side of the clown then.

He sure could move around the tank, though, grabbing all the food at the surface (or anywhere), and lots of splashing. He was like a vacuum cleaner, and any slow feeding fish would lose out.

When feeding, I had to guard a turkey baster with a net to target feed the butterflys. That was also his undoing, as he would try to squeeze past the net to get at the food. I had no problem catching him then, when I decided to sell him. Otherwise, it would have been near impossible, with how fast he could swim and jump.