Radiant wrasse/mystery wrasse experience

[msmith619]

I am populating my 125 gallon reef tank. I will have ornamental shrimp. Mostly skunk cleaners. I see most sites list both the radiant wrasse and mystery wrasse as reef-safe. I look at their natural diets and mouths and worry about losing my shrimp.
Does anyone have experience keeping both together- good or bad experiences, please let me know before I buy.

[msmith619]

Does noone have experience with these wrasses and keeping ornamental shrimp?

[apedroza]

I have had both and the only one that didn't go after ornamentals was the mystery wrasse.

[msmith619]

I have had both and the only one that didn't go after ornamentals was the mystery wrasse.

Actually, the mystery wrasse's mouth looks much more formidable. I don't want to add either wrasse if they will eat my cleaner shrimp. I love their bold personalities. When I do tank maintenance, they crawl up and down my arm if I need to move a rock, attach a frag, what-ever. They steal food from the other fish and 'crawl' on the water surface to get flake food when I feed that!

[ErikH]

It will come down to the behavior of the actual fish, not the specie. Also, cleaners tend to get lucky since they clean, pretty much for their lives.

[apedroza]

I've had the yellow coris, radiant and xmas wrasses and all went after my shrimp whenever adding new ones especially. The mystery wrasse never did and I kept cleaners and peppermint shrimp with no problem.

[DrMark]

I have a wondeful Mystery wrasse that doesnt bother anyone.
All fish, even of the same species, can behave differently, but in general most would say you are fine with a Mystery wrasse

[msmith619]

Cool,
I think I might try a Mystery wrasse then!

[dmweise]

I have a Radiant Wrasse. He's beautiful. I just got him on Friday so he still hides a lot. He's been very well behaved though.

[ytbj]

I have a radiant and a mystery right now and they dont bother anything or each other. Of course they are fed daily so they are nice and fat.

YT