Wrasse nipping on coral

boardryder · 07-04-2008, 11:32 AM

Oh no! I just noticed that my six line wrase was nipping on my nepthia colt coral. Could it just have been trying to pick something off or is it eating my coral? My poor colt took a month to like my tank and is finally starting to perk up, and now my wrase is bothering it. I thought a six line wrase was reef compatible?

Deanos · 07-04-2008, 11:37 AM

It may have eaten a flatworm or something similar. Inspect the coral for pests or damage from the 6 line.

grknyer · 07-04-2008, 12:07 PM

Yet another sixline wrasse problem!!! Nobody listens or reads. Get rid of that psychotic fish If you can without ripping apart you reef. They are nothing but trouble. Good Luck

nanoreefer22 · 07-04-2008, 12:21 PM

My sixlines been a good tankmate since I got him

No nipping, hardly any fighting, and most of the time he's peaceful

boardryder · 07-04-2008, 12:51 PM

I never heard that they were not reef safe. Other than this nipping I just saw it is really passive, probably since there were other fish in first. Getting bolder though. If my six line is nipping now is it a sign I will have problems? Hopefully he was just picking something off.

NYreefNoob · 07-04-2008, 02:18 PM

sixline's arent bad as long as you have no other wrasse's and no pygme angels and as dean said it might have been eating something off the coral aka ftworm or oher and that could have been the reason it wasnt opening up

nanoreefer22 · 07-04-2008, 02:36 PM

My guy does bother the new tank mates a little, but two perculas a quarter his size were fine in the tank and have grown to almost his size at this point. I think sixlines might be chalked up to being a little worse than they actually are. My guys been a model citizen aside from a little

frustration when his wife passed away. Yes, I had a pair of sixlines.

07-04-2008, 11:32 AM	#1
boardryder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT Posts: 170 Reefer Ratings: (1)	Wrasse nipping on coral Oh no! I just noticed that my six line wrase was nipping on my nepthia colt coral. Could it just have been trying to pick something off or is it eating my coral? My poor colt took a month to like my tank and is finally starting to perk up, and now my wrase is bothering it. I thought a six line wrase was reef compatible?

07-04-2008, 11:37 AM	#2
Deanos Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bronx, NY 10475 Posts: 11,785 Reefer Ratings: (95)	It may have eaten a flatworm or something similar. Inspect the coral for pests or damage from the 6 line. __________________ Need help or have a question? Click the logo below: Last edited by Deanos; 07-05-2008 at 11:17 AM.

07-04-2008, 12:21 PM	#4
nanoreefer22 Cool Persons Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 9,459 Reefer Ratings: (71)	My sixlines been a good tankmate since I got him No nipping, hardly any fighting, and most of the time he's peaceful __________________ Obviously "I'll take it" means something different to the flakers, I think it means "I like to say I'll take it and just never show up". I think people NEED to be MATURE and at least let people know if they're gonna buy something. Yes I'm pissed and it goes in my signature, I'm astonished at the amount of people that make you sit around and wait for no reason. To all those that have flaked, read below! BLAHHHHHHH If you're with me please copy the BLAHHHHHH into your sig Thank you and have a nice day.

07-04-2008, 02:18 PM	#6
NYreefNoob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill,ny Posts: 4,004 Reefer Ratings: (39)	sixline's arent bad as long as you have no other wrasse's and no pygme angels and as dean said it might have been eating something off the coral aka ftworm or oher and that could have been the reason it wasnt opening up __________________ my child wanted it, now i can't stop buying for it

07-04-2008, 02:36 PM	#7
nanoreefer22 Cool Persons Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 9,459 Reefer Ratings: (71)	My guy does bother the new tank mates a little, but two perculas a quarter his size were fine in the tank and have grown to almost his size at this point. I think sixlines might be chalked up to being a little worse than they actually are. My guys been a model citizen aside from a little frustration when his wife passed away. Yes, I had a pair of sixlines. __________________ Obviously "I'll take it" means something different to the flakers, I think it means "I like to say I'll take it and just never show up". I think people NEED to be MATURE and at least let people know if they're gonna buy something. Yes I'm pissed and it goes in my signature, I'm astonished at the amount of people that make you sit around and wait for no reason. To all those that have flaked, read below! BLAHHHHHHH If you're with me please copy the BLAHHHHHH into your sig Thank you and have a nice day.

07-04-2008, 12:07 PM	#3
grknyer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 713 Reefer Ratings: (29)	Yet another sixline wrasse problem!!! Nobody listens or reads. Get rid of that psychotic fish If you can without ripping apart you reef. They are nothing but trouble. Good Luck

07-04-2008, 12:51 PM	#5
boardryder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT Posts: 170 Reefer Ratings: (1)	I never heard that they were not reef safe. Other than this nipping I just saw it is really passive, probably since there were other fish in first. Getting bolder though. If my six line is nipping now is it a sign I will have problems? Hopefully he was just picking something off.

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