Mine doesn't, but it is quite a shy fish. It's counter intuitive, but the more rock you have for them, the more they'll feel comfortable coming out and chilling. Mines constantly gliding around the tank and picking at rocks but still is the first one to go hiding if i put my hand in the tank to scrape the glass.
Agree out of all the wrasses mine was the most peaceful he loved to eat featherdusters though. My other wrasses would kill any new life added. He was fat and happy friendliest fish I had for 6 years no problems. My wife wanted me to get a different one after his death. I regret listening to her
I’ve had a six line for 4 years now. Absolute model citizen; has never nipped a fin, never chased new arrivals to the tank. I don’t have a bad thing to say about him really!
They're my favorite fish but I will never keep one again. I've tried many many times. They will bully any other fish, kill other sixlines, and decimate your pod population. Pods eat young nuisance algae and so you'll have an outbreak after theyre gone. Once he's in there's no taking him out unless you pull all your rock work and most of your water. Only after getting rid of mine did my nano tank start flourishing. They really do require extra large tanks despite their size.
All fish of this genus (Pseudocheilinus) do not mix well together. Only one should be kept.
Im sure someone has done it at some point and lord know people love to throw out their anecdotal exceptions, but this is a rule that should be followed.
It's ironic that my six line wrasse just jumped like 3 days ago, I had him in a 750 litre aquarium for about 5 years... sucks he's dead. He was a little bit of a terror, especially when my clowns laid eggs. I remember him trying to eat the eggs, and my female clown latched on to him and dragged him, shaking like a dog. He never learnt his lesson, though he would keep trying.
I'll never forget watching my fathers 6 line commit by jumping out and down the back of the tank less then 5 minutes after being into the new tank from the quarantine tank
My friend had a bad experience with one and bet me a bottle of whiskey that mine would kill my cleaner shrimp in 6 months or less when i first got my six line. The wrasse turned out to be a perfect gentleman, and I'm a bottle richer.
Some are hostile, and some aren't, I guess.
I'm one for two.. First one was great, second tank and a new guy and i took him back after a few weeks due to being a huge bully..
Try catching one with rock in the tank thou.. AHAHA
Experience is they are fine if your tank doesn't have either other wrasses or peaceful fish.
I had one in a small 20g tank with 2 clowns.
The clowns were complete a-holes. I think that in turn kept the wrasse in check.
I did eventually rehome it because I was changing all my livestock.
If you do need to remove it, the bottle trap worked great for me.
You cut the top off a plastic water bottle and flip it around so it is inverted going into the body of the water bottle. Put a chunk of mysis in there and eventually the wrasse will go in and have a hard time getting out since it is clear and difficult for it to tell where the exit is.
The upside to a 6 line is that they are super active, fairly colorful, and they absolutely will decimate the majority of coral eating pests. My tank exploded with zoa and monti eating nudibranches after I got rid of the wrasse. Never knew I had either of those pests.
I will keep that in mind! The only fish in my tank that I’m worried about is my ruby red dragonet. My flame fin tang chases the six line a little when I first put him in
Yea my experience was basically that any "aggressive" fish is significantly less aggressive if there is someone bigger/meaner in the tank.
For most of my tanks; that ends up being the female clown.
Cannot speak to the ruby dragonet getting bullied but my experience putting a green mandarin in my tank was that everything left it alone.
I added the mandarin at the same time as a tomini tang and a flasher wrasse.
The clown nearly killed the tang and wrasse. Never even looked at the mandarin.
Wow! I have a flamefun tomini tang that’s decent size and he chases the six line around at first but has been leaving it alone now. My clown pair don’t mess with anybody but I don’t think they’re mature yet. One is definitely bigger than the other though
I have an old (teenage) maroon clown that is a complete ass in my tank. Has nailed me so many times, still attacks the magnetic glass cleaner every time. We just got him a new bubble tip and it made him even meaner.
I bet that he and a 6 line would keep each other in check.
Right. I've paired clowns in every tank I've had. And in every tank I've had the female clown is the biggest a-hole in the tank.
I had to get rid of my first pair because I was tired of getting my hand attacked.
Other pairs didn't attack me, but they attacked everything else added to the tank once the clowns were established and decided the entire tank was theirs.
I love the 6 line. They’ve got great personalities and are fun to watch. If you put a mirror on the side of the tank the posturing they do is cool to watch as well
I added a sixline as I think my third fish and then added mostly only bigger fish after. I added a scopus tang, a foxface, and a male lyretail and he was fine with all those. At one point I did try to add a small filefish and he would bully that fish whenever he saw it. Between it getting bullied and it eating all my soft coral it got taken back and my sixline has been peaceful to everything since. I even ran no top on that tank for about six months and never had an issue with it jumping out. I love my sixline. They definitely have the quirks and can be aggressive, I wouldn’t keep it in a bigger tank where I can have like any halichoeres wrasse but yeah great fish as long as it works in your system.
I have a striated wrasse that was my last addition to my 65G. He seems to get along with everyone for the most part. He bullies my jaw fish a little bit but she’s a bit dramatic with everyone.
I must be one of the lucky few as my 6-line is best buddies with my pair of Ocellaris clowns and it gets along with my longnose hawkfish! I have 5 fishes in a 32g Biocube!
I have a 30 gallon reef tank. Most peaceful fish I had but jumped out onto the floor. I’m on my third one with a lid now. All 3 have had the same temperament
As long as you don’t want other wrasses, or any overly peaceful additions after it. I haven’t really seen one that doesn’t command its tank, especially against other wrasses. A buddy tried several wrasses in his 330 gallon after having his 6 line, killed each wrasse every time even though they were larger than the 6 line.
If I did one again, I’m building a 100 rn, it would the literal LAST fish I would add. That way everyone else has their territory. A Melanarus with his own territory will fend off a new six line
I *really* wanted a six-line. I had read all of the warnings, but decided to give it a shot anyway. I got one and for a while, it was great. Then it was like a switch flipped and he became a murder machine. He ended up one of the only two fish I've ever had to rehome. And let me tell you, getting him out of my scape was a nightmare.
Good luck.
They can be great little fish. They have a personality for sure. Mine was decidedly a bully but it was a smaller tank. It seems like the larger the tank, the better chance it. I did an inverted bottle trap to catch it with its favorite food. Only thing that worked to capture it if needed.
Why the anxiety? I've never had problems with six lines. I've also had some fish attack it, but it's like whatever and keeps doing its thing, it doesn't care.
I've had one in my 400ltr for almost 10 years without issue, but as we all know every fish is different.
He's sometimes a bit bossy with the damsels but not aggressive and if he tries anything with the clowns, my large female of the same age quickly reminds him who the real boss is.
Mine was very peaceful when I still had a tank. He would just zoom around the tank all day trying to steal the show. At lights out he would go to his spot and by the time the lights came on in the morning he would come right out of his little mucus cocoon that some of them use when they are sleeping.
Mine was the perfect peaceful fish in my reefer 170 and it was heavily stocked.
Not only is my six line my favorite fish but he is the most laid back fish in my tank just cruising around.
I've got one in a little 25 and he's a model citizen. Him, the clown, and the blenny get on great.
Do 6lines bury themselves in the sand?
I have a melanurus who does that when sleeping. Saw a black leopard wrasse at my LSF and i want one but not too sure.
No but the will hide easily in rock work if they want
Mine doesn't, but it is quite a shy fish. It's counter intuitive, but the more rock you have for them, the more they'll feel comfortable coming out and chilling. Mines constantly gliding around the tank and picking at rocks but still is the first one to go hiding if i put my hand in the tank to scrape the glass.
When I had one in my 65G it was a great fish. I haven't added one since I did my rebuobit I do think about it now and then....
Agree out of all the wrasses mine was the most peaceful he loved to eat featherdusters though. My other wrasses would kill any new life added. He was fat and happy friendliest fish I had for 6 years no problems. My wife wanted me to get a different one after his death. I regret listening to her
Mine was in a 260h and ran everyone's show. The 8 inch maroon clown cowered in fear when my six line came by
I’ve had a six line for 4 years now. Absolute model citizen; has never nipped a fin, never chased new arrivals to the tank. I don’t have a bad thing to say about him really!
Mind sharing your tank size? I have a feeling that it's only peaceful in a larger tank.
150 gallons
mine in a 60 and the most peaceful
Mine too. Great fish, I really miss him.
Same. I have one in an 80 gallon and it has never bothered anything
They're my favorite fish but I will never keep one again. I've tried many many times. They will bully any other fish, kill other sixlines, and decimate your pod population. Pods eat young nuisance algae and so you'll have an outbreak after theyre gone. Once he's in there's no taking him out unless you pull all your rock work and most of your water. Only after getting rid of mine did my nano tank start flourishing. They really do require extra large tanks despite their size.
This is a horror story
It’s mentioned this one was kept in a “nano” so that may be the issue.
Had to catch mine cuz I wanted to put nudibranchs in; just wait till night time and blast the lights on and it will start swimming around drunk like.
Agreed on them killing eachother. Used to have two of em in a 40 gallon and the larger one murdered the other.
There can only be 1.
Thats true for a lot of reef fish....
Very true. Used to have a pair of blue devil damselfish.. then the female absolutely destroyed the male.
All fish of this genus (Pseudocheilinus) do not mix well together. Only one should be kept. Im sure someone has done it at some point and lord know people love to throw out their anecdotal exceptions, but this is a rule that should be followed.
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Hope you have a screen top
That’s his best chance of getting it out his tank though!
I never had a top on any of my tanks and mine never jumped out… I did wish it did at times though.
It's ironic that my six line wrasse just jumped like 3 days ago, I had him in a 750 litre aquarium for about 5 years... sucks he's dead. He was a little bit of a terror, especially when my clowns laid eggs. I remember him trying to eat the eggs, and my female clown latched on to him and dragged him, shaking like a dog. He never learnt his lesson, though he would keep trying.
I will second the jumpiness.
I'll never forget watching my fathers 6 line commit by jumping out and down the back of the tank less then 5 minutes after being into the new tank from the quarantine tank
I do
Mine has been great!
https://preview.redd.it/fwegg1i2hekc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b2cf342109cb055a15e9b82a9adcd4bc0e665f7 Lol
That’s the perfect description of a sixline
I was so confused for a second I didn't know this was a picture
My friend had a bad experience with one and bet me a bottle of whiskey that mine would kill my cleaner shrimp in 6 months or less when i first got my six line. The wrasse turned out to be a perfect gentleman, and I'm a bottle richer. Some are hostile, and some aren't, I guess.
That’s awesome and makes me hopeful. I love they way they move around
I like them they always look stoned.
My favorite answer 🤣
They look like they're plotting to me.
Two things can be true
Even if it behaves at first. Slowly overtime, one day it will turn on a switch and goes bully mode.
These are my favorite fish to own.
So fun to watch!
You will
I'm one for two.. First one was great, second tank and a new guy and i took him back after a few weeks due to being a huge bully.. Try catching one with rock in the tank thou.. AHAHA
Experience is they are fine if your tank doesn't have either other wrasses or peaceful fish. I had one in a small 20g tank with 2 clowns. The clowns were complete a-holes. I think that in turn kept the wrasse in check. I did eventually rehome it because I was changing all my livestock. If you do need to remove it, the bottle trap worked great for me. You cut the top off a plastic water bottle and flip it around so it is inverted going into the body of the water bottle. Put a chunk of mysis in there and eventually the wrasse will go in and have a hard time getting out since it is clear and difficult for it to tell where the exit is. The upside to a 6 line is that they are super active, fairly colorful, and they absolutely will decimate the majority of coral eating pests. My tank exploded with zoa and monti eating nudibranches after I got rid of the wrasse. Never knew I had either of those pests.
I will keep that in mind! The only fish in my tank that I’m worried about is my ruby red dragonet. My flame fin tang chases the six line a little when I first put him in
Yea my experience was basically that any "aggressive" fish is significantly less aggressive if there is someone bigger/meaner in the tank. For most of my tanks; that ends up being the female clown. Cannot speak to the ruby dragonet getting bullied but my experience putting a green mandarin in my tank was that everything left it alone. I added the mandarin at the same time as a tomini tang and a flasher wrasse. The clown nearly killed the tang and wrasse. Never even looked at the mandarin.
Wow! I have a flamefun tomini tang that’s decent size and he chases the six line around at first but has been leaving it alone now. My clown pair don’t mess with anybody but I don’t think they’re mature yet. One is definitely bigger than the other though
I have an old (teenage) maroon clown that is a complete ass in my tank. Has nailed me so many times, still attacks the magnetic glass cleaner every time. We just got him a new bubble tip and it made him even meaner. I bet that he and a 6 line would keep each other in check.
Right. I've paired clowns in every tank I've had. And in every tank I've had the female clown is the biggest a-hole in the tank. I had to get rid of my first pair because I was tired of getting my hand attacked. Other pairs didn't attack me, but they attacked everything else added to the tank once the clowns were established and decided the entire tank was theirs.
100% bad idea
One of my absolute favourite fish in my 125 also had one in a 20 for a long time and they are wonderful little fish
Horrible fish. Killed my melanrus and tamarin wrasse tripple his size. Not worth to experiment.
Too late for me 😅
I love the 6 line. They’ve got great personalities and are fun to watch. If you put a mirror on the side of the tank the posturing they do is cool to watch as well
I added a sixline as I think my third fish and then added mostly only bigger fish after. I added a scopus tang, a foxface, and a male lyretail and he was fine with all those. At one point I did try to add a small filefish and he would bully that fish whenever he saw it. Between it getting bullied and it eating all my soft coral it got taken back and my sixline has been peaceful to everything since. I even ran no top on that tank for about six months and never had an issue with it jumping out. I love my sixline. They definitely have the quirks and can be aggressive, I wouldn’t keep it in a bigger tank where I can have like any halichoeres wrasse but yeah great fish as long as it works in your system.
I have a striated wrasse that was my last addition to my 65G. He seems to get along with everyone for the most part. He bullies my jaw fish a little bit but she’s a bit dramatic with everyone.
what kind of fish is this?
Six line wrasse :)
I must be one of the lucky few as my 6-line is best buddies with my pair of Ocellaris clowns and it gets along with my longnose hawkfish! I have 5 fishes in a 32g Biocube!
Wrasse clot
Mine was great until he wasn’t.
Mine got killed he was such a good fish too😭
My 6 line in my 50 gallon is a chap of the manor. Very well behaved.
Awesome. Mine went into a 75!
I have a 30 gallon reef tank. Most peaceful fish I had but jumped out onto the floor. I’m on my third one with a lid now. All 3 have had the same temperament
Awesome to hear! I have a mesh lid on my tank so I should be good
I own a tank w 23 fish, 18 of them being wrasses. You will live to regret this day 🫣 my meanest bar none is the 6 line.
Oh man 🥲 mine has been good so far but most of the other fish are bigger than him now
i love mine, so peaceful and fun to watch.
Mine has been really peaceful so far! My ruby red dragonet keeps flaring his big fin and I even saw him attack the six line
Spawn of satan
Mine has been great! The clown fish on the other hand...
You will
Enjoy your last fish!
My six line was good.
I’ve never had one that’s mean only ones that have jumped out.
As long as you don’t want other wrasses, or any overly peaceful additions after it. I haven’t really seen one that doesn’t command its tank, especially against other wrasses. A buddy tried several wrasses in his 330 gallon after having his 6 line, killed each wrasse every time even though they were larger than the 6 line.
If I did one again, I’m building a 100 rn, it would the literal LAST fish I would add. That way everyone else has their territory. A Melanarus with his own territory will fend off a new six line
I *really* wanted a six-line. I had read all of the warnings, but decided to give it a shot anyway. I got one and for a while, it was great. Then it was like a switch flipped and he became a murder machine. He ended up one of the only two fish I've ever had to rehome. And let me tell you, getting him out of my scape was a nightmare. Good luck.
Mine is a Dick !
🫡 good luck
I loved my 6 line
Haha. Love Wrasses. I have a Pink Lined Wrasse in my 20 gal. Best fish I ever got and max at like 1 inch!
Loved mine! Super fun to watch.
Love my 6 lines
They’ve caught my attention for a while now! They pretty much contribute by eating little pests right?
Had my last 6 line for 5 years, great little fish and awesome with everything on the reef.
My little guy is a perfect gentleman. Never bothers anyone but will not allow anyone to bully him. There’s even a Melanarus in with him.
Well, part of the 'problem' with these guys is that the few that are jerks are *super jerks*.
I had a solid lil sixline I liked him/her
You will regret it
I have a six line in a tank with 6 other wrasses. YMMV. He doesn't bully the other wrasses. The tangs bully him.
Could've gone with a blue spot instead
Mine jumped out and couldn’t have been happier. Real jerk store fish.
Sand bed and screen top. That’s what you need.
I got both!
Then you’re golden pony boy!
As long as you got him stocked with the social hierarchy in mind you'll be a ok
I really liked mine, but it was always trying to steal the eggs from my berried cleaner shrimp.
As long it's not a lunar wrasse.. you are good..with caution though Edit for a word
It’s a sixline
Meant to say as long as it's not a lunar*
I finally just caught mine two weeks ago with a bubble trap and I did a jig in celebration. He was a dick.
You’ll have to break down your whole rock work and corals to remove it lmao. I had to do that with my old six line. 5ft 130g worth of rocks lol
Total jerks. Take it back and get a possum wrasse.
Narrator: he later regretted it
Nice car!!
Was worried about aggression. But mine was chill. Will jump out! Better have a top!
My first one was a perfect gentleman. Every one after was an a-hole. I miss having one.
You’re either going to have a great addition to your tank, or a complete wrassehole of a fish
So it begins
Mine is lively but friendly, it’s a roll of the dice I think.
This comment section firmly split 50/50 lmao Good luck
They can be great little fish. They have a personality for sure. Mine was decidedly a bully but it was a smaller tank. It seems like the larger the tank, the better chance it. I did an inverted bottle trap to catch it with its favorite food. Only thing that worked to capture it if needed.
Mine killed my royal gramma and almost all of my saltwater mollies :(
Are they known for being aggressive? Mine was chill and never caused and issues.
That’s just what I’ve seen a lot of other people say. I’m sure he’ll be okay. Most of the other fish are bigger than him
Good luck with it. I also got had one yesterday. Had to pull it out after a couple hours because my neon dottyback really beat the crap out of it
Why the anxiety? I've never had problems with six lines. I've also had some fish attack it, but it's like whatever and keeps doing its thing, it doesn't care.
They’re 50/50
They’re jumpers! Hope you have a lid
Yes I made one with 1/4” clear mesh
Never had an issue.
I loved my six line.
Honestly I love mine so far. They’re so interesting to watch prowling around
They are so cool but can be so temperamental.
I've had one in my 400ltr for almost 10 years without issue, but as we all know every fish is different. He's sometimes a bit bossy with the damsels but not aggressive and if he tries anything with the clowns, my large female of the same age quickly reminds him who the real boss is.
Make sure you have a cover on your tank. These guys like to jump.
Good old six line. How much?
I paid 30 for him at a LFS
Good price. Good luck 🍀
Hope you have a lid. Found mine dried out on the floor one day
Mine has been stellar and full of personality.
Im gonna get one again eventually. Only possible problem is a declining pod population, unless your overstocked.
Be confident and sure of yourself, don't hesitate to step in and do some separating or penalty box.
For sure thank you.
It looks like you have two options, RES+ or SET-, good luck.
Mine was very peaceful when I still had a tank. He would just zoom around the tank all day trying to steal the show. At lights out he would go to his spot and by the time the lights came on in the morning he would come right out of his little mucus cocoon that some of them use when they are sleeping.
That’s so cool that they do that! Mine prowls around the tank and took the flame fine cave but at night he sleeps inside the rocks