goatfish tank size

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Derf

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Right now I've got a bristleworm problem in my reef tank. Even after after moving it down 3 floors and in the meantime attempting to murder every single worm in the tank, theres still tons of them. I've looked into different ways, I got a trap which works to get some of them. however, I want some fish that could also help out with this, and so I looked into one of my favorite fish, the bicolor goatfish. I've heard many times the minimum tank size for them is 50 gallons. The tank is between 45-50 gallons, I think its 47 or something, with a good amount of shelter and at the same time swimming space and open sand. Would this or any other type of goatfish work?
 
i would say no but if you like 6line wrasses they go crazy for them....
 
The only risk of a 6 line wrasse is my dwarf lion, but I doubt that'd be a problem.
 
i don't know most wrasse (6line anyway) are sold TINY. like 2" once he grows they should be fine. what are the dims of the tank that would help more
 
also seven lined wrasses look kind of the same and eat bristleworms and get a little bigger than the 6-line
 
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