Need help picking a fish or invert

Scoobaman17 · 08/31/2008, 09:50 AM

I have lately been having a problem with flatworms, I have not been too crazy about a 6-line wrasse but I heard a velvet nudibranch (sp?) would do the trick. Have not tried that yet but yesterday I got back from a 6 day vacation in Mexico to find my giant derassa near death and I found pyramid snails all under it. Cleaned him off and moved him but is there something that eats both? I heard a yellow coris wrasse does but I don't want to be a trigger happy buyer. Thanks I really need some input.

docalatamu · 08/31/2008, 12:22 PM

get both, they will feast on all the pests

Scoobaman17 · 08/31/2008, 07:08 PM

Which? I mentioned coris wrasse, six-line, and velvet nudi.

These are my tank specs and inhabitants:

100G display
50G sump/fuge
650 watts of halides

1x chromis, firefish, tomini tang, cardinal, fairy wrasse, green clown goby, mandarin

I don't want anything to get in the way of my mandarin.

So with this list which choice is best?

Scoobaman17 · 08/31/2008, 07:15 PM

I also heard a leopard wrasse does the killing of flat worms but no info on if it also attacks pyramids.

abulgin · 08/31/2008, 07:24 PM

The Canary Wrasse might be your best choice. I found this on wetwebmedia.com

Stocking A Super Reef Tank! (Cont'd.)
Hi Scott,
[Hello again!]
Thanks for answering so quickly.
[My pleasure! Glad to be of assistance!]
The Canary Wrasse group sounds like a good option.
[They are really cool fish that seem to mind their own business...And they have great personalities! One of my favorite fish!]
In reading about it on this and other websites, it sounds like it will eat a lot of worms and inverts. This tank has astrea snails, a conch, cleaner shrimp and cerith snails. I like my worms which are plentiful but will gladly give them up to the fish to eat.
[I don't think that you'll have to worry about the snails. They are fund of some of the smaller worms and polychaetes that are found in an established reef tank's sand bed and in the live rock, and they are actually beneficial predators of parasitic snails that are found in Tridacnid clams.]
Will canary wrasses harass inverts?
[In my personal experiences in keeping these fishes, I have not had any problems with them preying on cleaner shrimp or other larger inverts. I suppose that very small shrimp could become a potential snack, but I have not had this problem. Start with little ones (2" or less) and keep them well fed (which is no problem- they are hearty eaters! They generally will not get much larger than 3" or so.]
The tank has a 4" DSB plus a smaller one in the sump. As always, WWM is my first source of information! Thanks so much, Nancy
[Your system really sounds great! Do keep me posted on your selections and the progress of your tank! Regards, Scott F.]

Leopards are really hard to keep unless you have a very established, full-blown reef tank with a fuge that can provide lots of pods, etc.

I've never kept a six-line, but from what I've read they can be quite territorial and a nuisance to others. The Canary on the other hand is a great fish--I've kept them. They are peaceful fish that are pretty reef safe. They have been known to eat shrimp when they get large, but I've kept them successfully with cleaner shrimps.

08/31/2008, 09:50 AM	#1
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	Need help picking a fish or invert I have lately been having a problem with flatworms, I have not been too crazy about a 6-line wrasse but I heard a velvet nudibranch (sp?) would do the trick. Have not tried that yet but yesterday I got back from a 6 day vacation in Mexico to find my giant derassa near death and I found pyramid snails all under it. Cleaned him off and moved him but is there something that eats both? I heard a yellow coris wrasse does but I don't want to be a trigger happy buyer. Thanks I really need some input. __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

08/31/2008, 07:08 PM	#3
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	Which? I mentioned coris wrasse, six-line, and velvet nudi. These are my tank specs and inhabitants: 100G display 50G sump/fuge 650 watts of halides 1x chromis, firefish, tomini tang, cardinal, fairy wrasse, green clown goby, mandarin I don't want anything to get in the way of my mandarin. So with this list which choice is best? __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

08/31/2008, 07:15 PM	#4
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	I also heard a leopard wrasse does the killing of flat worms but no info on if it also attacks pyramids. __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

08/31/2008, 12:22 PM	#2
docalatamu Moved On Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Serengeti Posts: 322	get both, they will feast on all the pests

08/31/2008, 07:24 PM	#5
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	The Canary Wrasse might be your best choice. I found this on wetwebmedia.com Stocking A Super Reef Tank! (Cont'd.) Hi Scott, [Hello again!] Thanks for answering so quickly. [My pleasure! Glad to be of assistance!] The Canary Wrasse group sounds like a good option. [They are really cool fish that seem to mind their own business...And they have great personalities! One of my favorite fish!] In reading about it on this and other websites, it sounds like it will eat a lot of worms and inverts. This tank has astrea snails, a conch, cleaner shrimp and cerith snails. I like my worms which are plentiful but will gladly give them up to the fish to eat. [I don't think that you'll have to worry about the snails. They are fund of some of the smaller worms and polychaetes that are found in an established reef tank's sand bed and in the live rock, and they are actually beneficial predators of parasitic snails that are found in Tridacnid clams.] Will canary wrasses harass inverts? [In my personal experiences in keeping these fishes, I have not had any problems with them preying on cleaner shrimp or other larger inverts. I suppose that very small shrimp could become a potential snack, but I have not had this problem. Start with little ones (2" or less) and keep them well fed (which is no problem- they are hearty eaters! They generally will not get much larger than 3" or so.] The tank has a 4" DSB plus a smaller one in the sump. As always, WWM is my first source of information! Thanks so much, Nancy [Your system really sounds great! Do keep me posted on your selections and the progress of your tank! Regards, Scott F.] Leopards are really hard to keep unless you have a very established, full-blown reef tank with a fuge that can provide lots of pods, etc. I've never kept a six-line, but from what I've read they can be quite territorial and a nuisance to others. The Canary on the other hand is a great fish--I've kept them. They are peaceful fish that are pretty reef safe. They have been known to eat shrimp when they get large, but I've kept them successfully with cleaner shrimps.