what to do with my sixline wrasse

jenreef · 08/12/2010, 06:09 PM

i am thinking about giving away my sixline wrasse. right now he is with 2 clownfish's. but soon i plan on getting a mandarin. and i am worried that the sixline is going to compete with the mandarin for copepods. and end up having no copepods in the tank due to they both eat pods. and have the mandarin die. also i am worried that the sixline is going to bully the mandarin since i heard horror stories about sixline wrasse killing mandarin fish. should i give the sixline away? what are your experiences/suggestions?

mike_cmu04 · 08/12/2010, 06:32 PM

if you have worries and know they will compete just get rid of it instead of having 2 fish die.

prospectclmt · 08/12/2010, 06:53 PM

Mine just one day started picking on my purple firefish after 6 months so I sold it.

jjstecchino · 08/12/2010, 08:17 PM

I have a sixline and a mandarin getting along just fine. The tank is big. How big is yours?

sedor · 08/12/2010, 08:27 PM

Its a toss up, the sixline and the mardarin could get along just perfectly, and then again they might not. I've owned 2 six lines in the past and never noticed a lot of real aggression from either. That being said, if your going to remove and sell the fish they can be very difficult to catch and you will likely have to remove a lot of rock before you can net it.

jenreef · 08/12/2010, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjstecchino

I have a sixline and a mandarin getting along just fine. The tank is big. How big is yours?

55 gallon tank

jenreef · 08/12/2010, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sedor

Its a toss up, the sixline and the mardarin could get along just perfectly, and then again they might not. I've owned 2 six lines in the past and never noticed a lot of real aggression from either. That being said, if your going to remove and sell the fish they can be very difficult to catch and you will likely have to remove a lot of rock before you can net it.

yea i was thinking about that after i posted this. that when i do end up selling the fish it is going to be very hard to get it out of the tank. i will most likely have to take out all the rocks to get the fish out

jenreef · 08/12/2010, 09:06 PM

i will probably have problems selling the fish because they are known to be aggressive

mavjoy · 08/12/2010, 09:22 PM

I had a 6 line before and it picked on my clown fish. I just made up a fish catcher box out of a food grade plastic container and placed some pellet food, and after the day was done, it went inside and got lucky. I had to close up the container right away to prevent it from getting out. Good luck!

Fishamatank · 08/12/2010, 09:41 PM

Just skip the mandarin. Unless you are willing to purchase or culture pods your 55 gallon tank will likely not be large enough to support a mandarin.

kraut3253 · 08/12/2010, 11:10 PM

It's all a matter of chance and the size of your fuge. I had a sixline and a mandarin together in a 60G tank with a 30G fuge for years, but I was lucky. The sixline I had completely ignored the mandarin, the tank was a great pod producer (better than my current 150G for some reason), and both fish ate mysis as well.

08/12/2010, 06:09 PM	#1
jenreef Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: spencer ma Posts: 211	what to do with my sixline wrasse i am thinking about giving away my sixline wrasse. right now he is with 2 clownfish's. but soon i plan on getting a mandarin. and i am worried that the sixline is going to compete with the mandarin for copepods. and end up having no copepods in the tank due to they both eat pods. and have the mandarin die. also i am worried that the sixline is going to bully the mandarin since i heard horror stories about sixline wrasse killing mandarin fish. should i give the sixline away? what are your experiences/suggestions?

08/12/2010, 08:17 PM	#4
jjstecchino Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 409	I have a sixline and a mandarin getting along just fine. The tank is big. How big is yours? __________________ Claudio Click on my username and 'Visit jjstecchino's homepage!" to view my 180 gallon reef build thread. Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Reef in Infancy

08/12/2010, 08:27 PM	#5
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Its a toss up, the sixline and the mardarin could get along just perfectly, and then again they might not. I've owned 2 six lines in the past and never noticed a lot of real aggression from either. That being said, if your going to remove and sell the fish they can be very difficult to catch and you will likely have to remove a lot of rock before you can net it. __________________ Ryan

08/12/2010, 09:22 PM	#9
mavjoy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 568	I had a 6 line before and it picked on my clown fish. I just made up a fish catcher box out of a food grade plastic container and placed some pellet food, and after the day was done, it went inside and got lucky. I had to close up the container right away to prevent it from getting out. Good luck! __________________ Mav's Elos 70 Current Tank Info: Elos 70, Maxpect Razor 160w 16k, AquaMaxx EM 200, Mp 40 & 10, Tunze Osmo, DA Reefkeeper w/ SL1, Drew's Dosing Pumps.

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mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	if you have worries and know they will compete just get rid of it instead of having 2 fish die.

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Fishamatank Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,017	Just skip the mandarin. Unless you are willing to purchase or culture pods your 55 gallon tank will likely not be large enough to support a mandarin.

08/12/2010, 11:10 PM	#11
kraut3253 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 33	It's all a matter of chance and the size of your fuge. I had a sixline and a mandarin together in a 60G tank with a 30G fuge for years, but I was lucky. The sixline I had completely ignored the mandarin, the tank was a great pod producer (better than my current 150G for some reason), and both fish ate mysis as well.