anyone have a lunar wrass

[jcegt87]

AKA Lyretail Wrasse on liveaquarian it says they wont eat coral but its conscidered NOT reef safe what the....ummm why

i guess that leads to another question (sorry biff for asking 2 in 1)

what does RC(reef compatible) and NRC(not reef compatible) mean

i tought if it nips or eats coral its NRC but if it leave alone its RC

help

[cravinmohead22]

i think with it saying not reef safe it might eat your inverts like crabs and snails

[Bifferwine]

Not reef safe also means that it will eat other fish, crabs, snails and shrimp (your cleaner crew). The lunar wrasse will eat those guys.

Reef compatible means that the fish PROBABLY won't eat corals, other fish, or your cleaner crew. Not reef compatible means that it will make a meal out of someone else in your tank.

[jcegt87]

oh lol i always tought reef ment coral

[jcegt87]

so most likely he will eat my bristles, peppermint shrimp, turbos and hermit????

[Doc]

WAIT!!!

I have one. I have had him for a year. He is about 5 inches long. He is in with proper tankmates: big ones. He lives with a blue ring angelfish, a Niger trigger, a flame angel, a white-eyed moray eel and a maroon clown. He ain't gonna eat anybody. He is also in with snails, crabs, and two cleaner shrimp. He has not eaten anybody, cuz he gets fed a lot. that is the trick. Keep him fat and happy and he won't touch a thing. Go on vacation and not feed him....you can kiss someone good-bye.

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

Yep. There are only a few types of wrasses that are reef safe. Most are not.

[jcegt87]

Originally Posted by Dr Marco

WAIT!!!

I have one. I have had him for a year. He is about 5 inches long. He is in with proper tankmates: big ones. He lives with a blue ring angelfish, a Niger trigger, a flame angel, a white-eyed moray eel and a maroon clown. He ain't gonna eat anybody. He is also in with snails, crabs, and two cleaner shrimp. He has not eaten anybody, cuz he gets fed a lot. that is the trick. Keep him fat and happy and he won't touch a thing. Go on vacation and not feed him....you can kiss someone good-bye.

-Doc

OH GOD THANK YOU DOC YOUR AWESOME

hes so colorful and so FULL of energy i may get him tommorow

[Bifferwine]

JC, SLOW DOWN ON ADDING FISH!!!!!!! Don't add more than one fish every two or three weeks. The bacteria in your tank needs time to catch up with the added bioload.

[jcegt87]

all i have is those cleaners and the powder brown was taken outand replaced with a coral beauty March 1st and yesterdays orange spotten goby

the beauty is about 3inches

and goby is about 2.5

oh and the soft corals

did i reach my limit already for the triweek