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pair of mystery wrasse
hey
may i know if mystery wrasse were commonly seem in pairs in the wild? anyone had try to pair them up in your tank and what's the result? |
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anyone?
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Paired them up before. Helps to have a few at hand (3+) and to have a large tank (500gallon+). Pair them in a small tank and see how they react to on another... you'll know right away if it will work.... if it does... add to the display!
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i only have a 120gallons
did you put in a big guy and a small guy? like 3.5" and another being 2"? |
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I don't think I would try it in a tank that small. I've used 2 of the same size... smaller the better imo.
While they co-exist in the larger tanks I have added pairs to, there is still some bickering amongst them. Not "I'm gonna kill you" attitude just some minor chasing.... |
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sure, thanks a million
guess i will drop the idea then |
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I'd just be afraid of them killing each other and you wind up out some serious $$$!
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well, if let say they are doing fine in a beta together for a day or so. do you think they will make it in my main tank?
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Sounds promising. Not a definite but sounds good!
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sure, guess i will try that first. if they didnt work out. i will just keep 1 and nurse the other
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My friend had 6 mystery wrasses in the same tank before with no problems they had the usual pecking order of course... They were in a 240 gallon.
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seem good.
did he put them in when they are small? as i'm planning to put in a 3.5" and a <2.5" |
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i pair them up often in 10 gallon tanks. You will know within a week or so if they will get along. 3" with a small one (1" and no more then 2) will pretty much always get along. a 120 is plenty big enough if they are getting along before hand in a 10.
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sound good,
shall be on the hunt for a <2" then. should have a 3.5" coming to me soon |
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oh ya, in that 10gallon, should there be any lrs?
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lrs?
I have a holding system so all i use is BB and pvc pipes.
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liverocks i meant
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I had four in a 225 until recently. There was an obvious pair and two third wheels. Make sure they are the last wrasse you want to add. They will beat the snot out of anything else for 24-48 hours once they are established.
I removed the two third wheels due to the aggression. |
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well, i have no intention of adding any more wrasse after the mystery.
but i'm will be adding a pair of helfrichi, a pair of royal gramma, a pair of blackcap. any problem with those? |
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helfrich first definitely. they will be beat to death if you add them after the mysteries or the grammas. There also may be aggression issues between the RG and mysteries or the blackcaps and mysteries...
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hmm thanks!
guess i will put the pair of mystery in my sump untill i get my helfrichi pair |
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Are you really sure you don't want any more wrasses after the mystery? I said the same thing when I got my mystery wrasse and now I wish I would have waited to add him last because I can't put any more wrasses of any sort in the tank. He is VERY aggressive towards any new wrasses and will instantly kill whatever I put in there. SO, I guess I'm just suggesting that you really think about it and add them later if you think theres even a slight chance you'll be interesetd in any other wrasses in the future.
Plus, in a 120 I think it will be too cramped for 2 mysteries. I have 1 in my 120 and sometimes I think its too cramped for him in there by himself. |
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hmm, got my stocklist up so far and sad to say, none of the other wrasse really catch my attention.
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