Harlequin Tusk Wrasse in a reef?

falconut · 03/05/2006, 12:08 PM

Is anybody keeping a Harlequin Tusk in their reef tank? I know it will eat shrimp and possible hrmits & snails. I believe it's coral safe, but how about small fish safe?

Any experience with them?

Craig Lambert · 03/05/2006, 12:45 PM

They will leave coral alone, but they will eat all of your snails, shrimp, hermits, and crabs. They grow to 8" so they need a large tank. I would not trust them with small fish. Probably a good choice for a FOWLR tank.

03/05/2006, 12:08 PM	#1
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Harlequin Tusk Wrasse in a reef? Is anybody keeping a Harlequin Tusk in their reef tank? I know it will eat shrimp and possible hrmits & snails. I believe it's coral safe, but how about small fish safe? Any experience with them?

03/05/2006, 12:45 PM	#2
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	They will leave coral alone, but they will eat all of your snails, shrimp, hermits, and crabs. They grow to 8" so they need a large tank. I would not trust them with small fish. Probably a good choice for a FOWLR tank. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic