Sixline Wrasse / Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

[swannyson7]

SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

COMMON NAME – Sixline Wrasse

SIZE - 3 in (8 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 gal (113 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Should be fed a variety of high quality marine meaty foods. Will also eat other small crustaceans.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Yes

CAPTIVE CARE – This is a semi-aggressive fish but does best with peaceful fish. Because of its semi-aggressive nature it should be added last to the tank. It requires a tank with lots of rockwork and hiding places. It will eat small invertebrates including pyramidellid snails, flatworms and bristleworms. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.

 

[swannyson7]

 

[buddythelion]

Not to be put with fairy wrasses for sure. Will be a very costly mistake!

 

[BenjaminS]

I really like this guy's look but is there anyway to get him to be non agressive?

 

[creefer]

I had one for a year and a half before he went carpet surfing. Yea....I took my chances on an open top rimless but he did so well I thought nothing of it. Then, one day.....crispy on the floor when I came home from work.

 

[ness]

Cryptic Sixline is a great alternative. Similar markings but not aggressive, I've seen pairs in small tanks too.

 

[First reef]

How many sixlines can go in a 125gallon tank?

 

[evolved]

How many sixlines can go in a 125gallon tank?

One, and no other wrasses.

 

[jokervueboi]

i have 2 6-line wrasse. they follow each other around like a pair

 

[preston469]

I believe my 6 line wrasse is the culprit of killing two of my angels fishs..

 

[RBauer813]

Have had nothing but success with these guys, only advice would to be not to mix them with extremely passive fish, EX: Blennies, Basslets, Chromis, Dartfish(firefish), or other similar shaped/size wrasse. Also another thing to note, Sixlines love to pick at the LR so they tend to do better in a well established tank.

 

[pickupman66]

I have a football shaped 6 line. Best way I've found to mitigate agression is putting a mirror on one end of the tank.

 

[idareefer]

my sixline is approx 8 years in my system, was small when I picked him up & now fat & robust, he has been a model fish other than spats with my target mandarin which nearly always wins the battles. This is some what of a misnomer, I have a 12 year plus 300 gal reef with old residents, all these are over 10 years, Naso, Powder Blue, Purple tang & hippo tang, plus a few other 7-8 old residents, no one for him to squabble with.

 

[gidenski]

One, and no other wrasses.

In this case I am lucky. I have a 6 line in with a leopard wrasse. It took about a week, but they each have found their rank in order and peace in the middle east has been achieved. (420 liter tank).

*crosses fingers* :crossedlips:

 

[Giaz]

I had one, but I had to take the ultimate decision to remove him because he don't allow my dottyback to come out. and I suspect him for killing my yellow tang.

 

[eliramos]

aka the 666-line. seriously, nasty little buggers!

 

[Choptrucks]

All the six line wrasses I've had jump out of the tank and I have nets from BRS on top of my tank so I gave up keeping them. But by far one of
My favorite fish and all of them I got really got along with everyone in the tank. Great fish, fun to watch!!!