Green Bird Wrasse - Coral Safe?

RiversideGator · 07/25/2011, 12:52 PM

Hi All,

I have a reef tank (no shrimp) and am thinking about getting a Green Bird Wrasse. Does anyone know if this fish is safe with corals?

Thanks

Matt

porksmash · 07/25/2011, 01:19 PM

5 seconds with google says no. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...297&pcatid=297

SecretiveFish · 07/25/2011, 01:41 PM

I saw one at the LFS and wanted it really bad, but alas the book at the store said not reef safe at all.

Maybe I will have a fowler one day to have one in!

Wichers · 07/25/2011, 01:52 PM

I was considering getting one as well. The one I was considering was about 6-7" in length. He was in oh a 600 gallon frag tank I would say. So corals everywhere. He was at Ocean Devotion in Savage, MN. So he was safe in there and they had him for 3 weeks. But never took him home. $123 they were asking. So might be a hit or miss on being reef safe.
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bunzaroo · 07/25/2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Wichers

I was considering getting one as well. The one I was considering was about 6-7" in length. He was in oh a 600 gallon frag tank I would say. So corals everywhere. He was at Ocean Devotion in Savage, MN. So he was safe in there and they had him for 3 weeks. But never took him home. $123 they were asking. So might be a hit or miss on being reef safe.
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The term "reef safe" is open to interpretation. It might eat all your shrimp, snails and other invertebrates, even eat smaller fish. But I don't think it eats/ picks at corals??

RiversideGator · 07/01/2017, 08:21 PM

So far no issues with Green Bird Wrasse and corals.

07/25/2011, 12:52 PM	#1
RiversideGator Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 55	Green Bird Wrasse - Coral Safe? Hi All, I have a reef tank (no shrimp) and am thinking about getting a Green Bird Wrasse. Does anyone know if this fish is safe with corals? Thanks Matt

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07/25/2011, 01:19 PM	#2
porksmash Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 137	5 seconds with google says no. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...297&pcatid=297

07/25/2011, 01:41 PM	#3
SecretiveFish Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 713	I saw one at the LFS and wanted it really bad, but alas the book at the store said not reef safe at all. Maybe I will have a fowler one day to have one in!

07/25/2011, 01:52 PM	#4
Wichers Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53	I was considering getting one as well. The one I was considering was about 6-7" in length. He was in oh a 600 gallon frag tank I would say. So corals everywhere. He was at Ocean Devotion in Savage, MN. So he was safe in there and they had him for 3 weeks. But never took him home. $123 they were asking. So might be a hit or miss on being reef safe. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

07/01/2017, 08:21 PM	#6
RiversideGator Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 55	So far no issues with Green Bird Wrasse and corals.