Hello,
Apologise about this post being so quick after the other. However, I want to make sure I am doing this correctly.
Would I be able to have some help/opinions on whether these wrasses might work together?
Tank size
Length x width x height
Inches — 69.69x12x15.75
cm — 177x30x40 approx
55 gallon roughly, but I am treating it like a 50 gallon due to rockwork and substrate. Sump will be around 20–45 gallons depending on the size I manage to get ahold of. Mainly lr and macros will be contained within.
I'm roughly splitting them into groups that I believe would not get on with each other. So only one fish is allowed from each group kind of situation.
For the fairy wrasses I have included their colour and tank size rating from the chart. First is the colour of their section, second the aggression level it corresponds to, third the tank size recommended. Further along the alphabet the larger the tank.
Group 1
- Yellowfin Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus flavianalis
Group 2
- McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Group 3
- Royal Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus angulatus
Group 4
- Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus carpenteri
Group 5
- Blue Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus cyaneus
Group 6
- Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis (Light Orange. Middle. B)
- Black Fin Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus joanallenae (Light Orange. Middle. B)
- Naoko’s Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus naokoae (Light Orange. Middle. B) (unlikely)
(All of these are from the Rubriventralis complex)
Group 7 (Very unlikely)
- Hi-fin Sword Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Red. Highest. C)
Group 8
- Sapphire Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lubbocki (Yellow Level. Low. A)
Group 9
- Brunneus Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus brunneus (Green Level. Lowest. A)
- Pintail Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus isosceles (Green Level. Lowest. A)
(All of these are from the Lunatus complex)
To further on this before I am told how drastic this overstock will be. I will only be looking towards three flasher wrasses as a max and likely only one or two fairy wrasses.
Only three from 1–5, two from 6–9. Five wrasses I think is likely the limit of my tank.
If I get a fish from 6, then I am unlikely to get from 8 as some other charts show those two group complexes being close. Group 7 is very unlikely to be picked, alongside the Naoko's Wrasse in group 6 due to aggression some say it has towards flashers.
What I am thinking of (based on fish currently in stock):
1x Yellowfin Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus flavianalis
1x McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus mccoskeri
1x Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus carpenteri
1x Sapphire Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
1x Pintail Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Is this likely to be too much for this tank to sustain, even with good rock cover for them and a 3ft sump for filtration? Are these fish too similar and likely to be overly aggressive?
This list is not likely to be the final one, more of the others are likely going to come up further into this. Which is why if possible I'd like opinions on more than those five, but I know that is a tall order, so I showed the current five planned to at least try and see if those would work.
Any opinions on this greatly appreciated, as I know there are others here that are much better at wrasses than myself.
Thank you.
Apologise about this post being so quick after the other. However, I want to make sure I am doing this correctly.
Would I be able to have some help/opinions on whether these wrasses might work together?
Tank size
Length x width x height
Inches — 69.69x12x15.75
cm — 177x30x40 approx
55 gallon roughly, but I am treating it like a 50 gallon due to rockwork and substrate. Sump will be around 20–45 gallons depending on the size I manage to get ahold of. Mainly lr and macros will be contained within.
I'm roughly splitting them into groups that I believe would not get on with each other. So only one fish is allowed from each group kind of situation.
For the fairy wrasses I have included their colour and tank size rating from the chart. First is the colour of their section, second the aggression level it corresponds to, third the tank size recommended. Further along the alphabet the larger the tank.
Group 1
- Yellowfin Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus flavianalis
Group 2
- McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Group 3
- Royal Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus angulatus
Group 4
- Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus carpenteri
Group 5
- Blue Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus cyaneus
Group 6
- Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis (Light Orange. Middle. B)
- Black Fin Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus joanallenae (Light Orange. Middle. B)
- Naoko’s Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus naokoae (Light Orange. Middle. B) (unlikely)
(All of these are from the Rubriventralis complex)
Group 7 (Very unlikely)
- Hi-fin Sword Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus filamentosus (Red. Highest. C)
Group 8
- Sapphire Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lubbocki (Yellow Level. Low. A)
Group 9
- Brunneus Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus brunneus (Green Level. Lowest. A)
- Pintail Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus isosceles (Green Level. Lowest. A)
(All of these are from the Lunatus complex)
To further on this before I am told how drastic this overstock will be. I will only be looking towards three flasher wrasses as a max and likely only one or two fairy wrasses.
Only three from 1–5, two from 6–9. Five wrasses I think is likely the limit of my tank.
If I get a fish from 6, then I am unlikely to get from 8 as some other charts show those two group complexes being close. Group 7 is very unlikely to be picked, alongside the Naoko's Wrasse in group 6 due to aggression some say it has towards flashers.
What I am thinking of (based on fish currently in stock):
1x Yellowfin Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus flavianalis
1x McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus mccoskeri
1x Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse — Paracheilinus carpenteri
1x Sapphire Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
1x Pintail Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Is this likely to be too much for this tank to sustain, even with good rock cover for them and a 3ft sump for filtration? Are these fish too similar and likely to be overly aggressive?
This list is not likely to be the final one, more of the others are likely going to come up further into this. Which is why if possible I'd like opinions on more than those five, but I know that is a tall order, so I showed the current five planned to at least try and see if those would work.
Any opinions on this greatly appreciated, as I know there are others here that are much better at wrasses than myself.
Thank you.
