Can a Sixline Wrasse Live With a Tassle Filefish?
✗ Not recommended in most tanksVerdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 0/100.
Why
- Tank heavily stocked (222%) — over recommended load
- Reef safety hard block: Not reef-safe — Tassle Filefish will damage coral/inverts
It can work if…
- Tank is nearing capacity — consider removing a resident before adding this one
- Upgrade to a larger tank — this species needs more volume
- Reef safety concern — relocate or rehome before adding to a reef tank
Both species at a glance
Sixline Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
- Aggression:
- semi-aggressive
- Min tank:
- 40 gallons
- Reef safe:
- safe
- Diet:
- carnivore
Tassle Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus
- Aggression:
- peaceful
- Min tank:
- 180 gallons
- Reef safe:
- unsafe
- Diet:
- omnivore