wrasses

[toytech]

Any fairy wrasse , and almost any other of the small reef safe wrasses . 6 lines should be avoided because they can get agressive .Just pick a color you want and you can find a wrasse to fit .

Well purchased what i thought was a fairy wrasse at the local fishy store and when brought home and acclimated and put into tank low and behold it is a juvenile carpenter wrasse from what I can tell comparing it to the one in the tank already. Am thinking it is a female as the bigger carpenter flashes whenever it gets near. So far so good as both the wrasses are doing great. So to answer the question yes you can keep wrasses together and by the looks of it even the same species.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by kies1

So back to the question, which if any could i get that would be compatible in my system. The tank has been running for 1.5 years with ammonia, nitrate all at o. All four other fish have been established for some time now. Really like the wrasses but do not want to add another if not a good idea. Thanks.

Kies, there is no reefer who would reccommend that you keep your achilles and black tangs in a 35 gallon tank.
Tangs require large tanks (6 foot tanks ) because they need the swimming room that these larger tanks provide. Tangs need tanks that size so that they do what they do best: swiinning to and fro the length of your tank. Please make arrangements to upgrade your tank to a suitable size, sell them to a reefer who has a tank large enough to accommodate them or return them to your LFS for a credit.
IMO you are far above the maximum bioload and should add no further fish to your tank.

[MMAX]

Originally Posted by naesco

Kies, there is no reefer who would reccommend that you keep your achilles and black tangs in a 35 gallon tank.
Tangs require large tanks (6 foot tanks ) because they need the swimming room that these larger tanks provide. Tangs need tanks that size so that they do what they do best: swiinning to and fro the length of your tank. Please make arrangements to upgrade your tank to a suitable size, sell them to a reefer who has a tank large enough to accommodate them or return them to your LFS for a credit.
IMO you are far above the maximum bioload and should add no further fish to your tank.

I think you're mistaken there Mr. Tang Policeman. It was Haloreef that made that comment.

Originally Posted by naesco

Kies, there is no reefer who would reccommend that you keep your achilles and black tangs in a 35 gallon tank.
Tangs require large tanks (6 foot tanks ) because they need the swimming room that these larger tanks provide. Tangs need tanks that size so that they do what they do best: swiinning to and fro the length of your tank. Please make arrangements to upgrade your tank to a suitable size, sell them to a reefer who has a tank large enough to accommodate them or return them to your LFS for a credit.
IMO you are far above the maximum bioload and should add no further fish to your tank.

Maybe you should read the whole thread before making comments or judgements on fellow reefers. I know tangs etc are too large for a 35 gallon. Thanks tips