downhill_biker Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I am pretty sure I have Pyramid Snails on my Derasa Clam. They are small white snails that are pointed. About the same size and shape of the very tip of a pencil right after sharpening. I also saw egg clusters everywhere and the clam's mantle was receded back in the shell. I took the clam and put it into a bowl and scrubbed all the snails and eggs off, but what else should I do? Anyone have experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCityAquarium Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 6 line wrasse took care of the pyramids I had on my large clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I am worried about the 6 line doing two things... eating my inverts, such as snails and hermits out competing my mandarin for pods in my 75 gallon tank Is the wrasse still a good option for my reef tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 IME Six line wrasses tend to leave snails and hermits alone. It will compete with the mandarin but I think they can co-exist. My six line loves mysis so I think as long as you feed it other things the mandarin should have enough pods. Honestly I would never have a reef w/o a six line. They are probably my favorite fish. Heres a good article on pyramid snails. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/nftt/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Now I guess the problem is that I would have to QT the wrasse before going in my tank, which would take a month....anyone have a 6 line wrasse they want to sell? I just dont trust the LFS around here to not have disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiefish Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 here is a great link http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-02/nftt/index.php and it shows you the difference between them and rissoid, plus a good battle plan.(threaten) i have no experinece with this but if theres anything I can help with just call me 6543465 I have spare brushes and such plus I can come over to help if you and cora need it. I dont have my 6 line anymore or you could borrow him( he carpet surfed after almost 2 yearsDOH!) but you need to know that though he left my hermits alone and snails I couldnt keep small shrimp(peppermints and a pistol (sad)) I have also heard that they can be coral nippers but mine never did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 My six line was always a model citezen. He never picked on anything and only once had a tiff with a flasher wrasse which I kind of expected. Great fish if you ask me and I agree with Ryan. I wouldn't have a reef tank without one. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have heard of bad experiences with six line and manderin's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have heard of bad experiences with six line and manderin's. Like what? Explain- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Well maybe it was on another thread, but it was today. I had a buddy that bought a six line, what ended up happening was the six line went crazy on his pods not leaving much for the manderin to eat. Long story short, he still has six line but no more manderin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Are you sure that was the cause of death for the mandarin. How long did he have it?What size tank? How old of a tank? Anything else picking on it? I think it is a good thing to also trying to get a mandarin to feed on something else besides pods. My moa mandarin in her tank and it does well on brine shrimp. Live black worms are also something I have fed her before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I know he had his tank up for over 8 years. He had his manderin for over 2, but I cannot say if anything else was picking on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgrant Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have a sixline and have not had any problems with him picking on any of the other inhabitants of my 80g. He is a great fish to watch too. Love the way they swim through every nook and cranny of the rock work. I have seen mine find a tunnel all the way through a large piece of LR about 10 inches across. Beautiful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 don't take me wrong. I will be the first to admit I don't know enough to follow my advice. That is just what I know he went through. Just as an FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 my six line is a jerk, he picked on my mandarin to death. he also chases every other fish i have, even ones that are 4 times bigger than he or she is. Even after saying that, I wouldn't trade any other fish for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I have a sixline in the classroom. He has been going strong for around 10 months now. I have the same amount of hermits as I did then as far as I can tell. He gets along with the true percula. Wanna borrow him? Heck, you could bring the clam over to get it "cleaned" in my tank if you like. He is in the rbta tank. consider it. joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 sounds like a good deal right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks joel. i think i will just start doing a QT on a sixline from the LFS. from the sounds of it i should have one in the tank anyways. thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 They jump Curtis. You are warned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Didn't know that. They jump huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 good point miles, but i will not ever put a top on my tank, dont even know if i could handle the light diffusers. just bugs me. dont like the light blockage....now i dont know what to do. should i buy one and keep it and hope that it doesn't go carpet surfing for a long time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 That decision is really up to you. Is there nothing you can do to keep him in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I had one with an open top tank. He was fun to watch for the 4 hours he lived in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiefish Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I had one that lived in my open tank for 1.5 years and I trully believe the only reason he jumped is because i introduced a fish that suddenly started to chase him., he had been in a fairly aggressive setting and the only the he was bad about was about every 3-4 months he'd find a way to the overflow and I blame him for my dispearing perpermint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 good point miles' date=' but i will not ever put a top on my tank, dont even know if i could handle the light diffusers. just bugs me. dont like the light blockage....now i dont know what to do. should i buy one and keep it and hope that it doesn't go carpet surfing for a long time?[/quote'] Well... I had a couple of different ones for a total of about 6 years and never had a carpet surfing problem with them. I certainly did with other wrasses but not the six lines. That being said, they were pretty aggressive fish in my tanks (and not just to the other wrasses - yeah, I should know better). One of them also took out some cleaner and peppermint shrimp I believe. Anyway, based on just my personal experience, low jumping risk (in 90 and 120 gallon) but reasonable risk of aggressive behavior - FWIW. Good luck! They are really great looking fish though which is one reason I have always had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.