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  1. Pencil Wrasse Pencil Wrasse

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    Reef Safe: with caution
    Care Level: Difficult
    Min. Tank Size: 100 gallon
    Temperament: Passive
    Dominant Color: Purple
    Disease Prone: average occurrence
    Jumper: high occurrence
    Tank Mates: Yellow Tang, Leopard Wrasse, Cleaner Wrasse, Blue-green Chromis, Clown Gobie, Pygmy Angle
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    Oct 2009
    Location
    Tecumseh MI
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    First Name
    Tim
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    biggest problem is getting them to eat in captivity. must have deep sand bed to bury himself at night.



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    larryandlaura - Reefkeeper
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    Great wrasse!
    Hi my name is Larry and I'm a coral addict!

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    youngtimothy - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    RIP! came home to find him stuck to the side of my vor-tec, I never could get him to eat.

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    jimsflies - Reefkeeper
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    Sweet fish! Why are those so tough to keep? Is it hard to get them to start eating or?

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    youngtimothy - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimsflies View Post
    Sweet fish! Why are those so tough to keep? Is it hard to get them to start eating or?
    I've read they are hard to get to eat, I was told he was eating good at the store. he didn't starve to death, at least I don't think so. he looked to be be fat and happy and pecking for pod's.

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