novaculichthys taenariurus (its a wrasse)

[the don]

Is a reindeer wrasse (named above), in your opinion a suitable candidate for a reef tank?
can anyone tell me anything about them?
they lok incredable!
thanks a lot for any help!

Luc

[MikeS]

ok....here is Marine Depot's description of this fish....

The Novaculichthys taeniourus grows up to 12 inches. The Juv. Dragon Wrasse prefers a tank of at least 80 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim. The Novaculichthys taeniourus is a carnivore and likes to eat variety of chopped crustaceans, fish pieces, shrimp, shellfish, squid. The Dragon Wrasse is a medium/high maintenance fish and may act aggressively toward other fish. Not reef-safe. Will attempt to jump out. Sand substrate would help. Must be fed a few times a day or it may starve. Keep water quality high (SG 1.020 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F). The Dragon Wrasse is commonly collected from the Indian Ocean.

doesn't sound like they think it is reef safe....

Mike

[Condiman]

Another thing with Dragons is that they like to move rock and things around in the aquarium.

[the don]

Wow, what i've been reading says they grow to about 2 inches are peaceful, and eat smal crustacians. I thing i'll just hold off on the whole subject, it's definitely not worth find out i was wrong!

Thanks, you saved me a whole lot of damage!

Luc