wrasse

1 week ago I got a pencil wrasse, so far, so good, except it is always asleep in the sand bed before dinner. I have my pumps set up to slow down at 7pm and literally everyday at 6-6:30 it is in the sand bed. light cycle starts at 11am, lights aren’t on fully till 1pm, lights start to cycle off...

Howdy folks! I noticed today that my Wrasse has a discoloured patch on his right side. My thoughts are some kind of physical damage happened to the poor guy... but you can never be too sure yenno! So that's why I figured I'd get some others to chime in! DT Parameters 90 Gal DT + 30 Gal Sump...

Hello I have gotten two female divided leopard wrasses about a month ago … they are doing great, however when they first arrived their color was bright orange whit and black . Over the past month the orange has changed on both of them to an ugly brown color. Neither one is changing to a...

Hey, I’m wondering if anyone can help to identify what might be on the head of the wrasse I just got? I saw some photos that make it look like it’s just a marking but I want to be sure. Thanks in advance

Hi all, I've got a 65 gallon tank that is 36"x24"x18" (LxWxH) and I'm looking to add a couple wrasses. I'd like to get an African exquisite fairy wrasse, but on liveaquaria they say you need a 90 gallon. In contrast to this, I've seen a minimum of 50 gallons being recommended. Can anyone let me...

Just want to say this first, I am not an experienced reef keeper and am not looking to keep this fish, just looking for information because it is interesting to me. I live in Australia and was reading about the Lennardi wrasse which apparently likes much cooler temperatures than most reef tanks...

Hi I’m new to this forum. Well new to posting at least. Anyway I received this juvenile dusky wrasse (2.5 inches) from liveaquaria today. I noticed it was extremely stressed and in very rough physical shape. Looked bruised and bit on the body, breathing heavy, wanting to jump out of the bag...

Hi everyone, can someone help me please? Do you know the name of this fish? I thought it was a juvenile melanurus, but it has two spots on the tail. Thank you!!

Hi all - So my current tank is a 46 gallon bowfront (take a look by clicking on my build thread badge!), and I’ll be upgrading soon to an 80 gallon 48” long x 24” wide x 16” tall tank. My plan is to have it aquascaped a little more open than my current tank so there is more open swimming room...

I have 2 clownfish and a marble/checkerboard/hortulanus wrasse in my 125g. Wrasse attacks clowns when food is dropped yet, wrasse won't eat it. Clowns are confined to the top of the water or the corners. The wrasse always watches them. The clownfish don't fight back. I feel as though I should...

Ever since I got my wrasse he didn't swim smoothly. He swims with a bobing motion. Don't know how else to describe it. Looks like he had swim bladder when I first got him home. He is swimming upright and fine except for this swimming motion. Looks as though his front 2 fins are slightly eaten...

Was wondering if I should pick up some bloodworms or maybe brine shrimp from my lfs. My marble wrasse won't eat pe mysis shrimp or Hikari Marine S pellets. He has picked up the pellets but spit them back out. Had this wrasse for about a week now. He comes out every now and then to look ok for...

Now I have just bought a marble/checkerboard wrasse about 3" long. I'm not sure if I have enough pods for him to munch on. Now, I have spionid worms in the sand that I think I've seen him peck at. Today is the 2nd or 3rd day I have him. I was wondering does the wrasse/.wrasses like to eat cerith...

My wrasse poking his eye out. This is about 2 hours after I added him to my tank. It's sad to see him stressed, but funny at the same time. What a character! Can you spot his eye in this photo?

Looking into purchasing a Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse but want to know if it is better to buy an initial phase or a terminal phase male? I know the initial phase will eventually reach the terminal phase but some threads suggest that he will not develop as vibrant coloration if transitioning as a...

Hello everyone! I need help introducing fairy wrasses to my dt! I know every fish is different and may have different mannerisms but I want to add a lot of wrasses to my display tank and I want you all to offer me some guidance and the order of introduction as well as shut my ideas down if you...

Hey all, I'm not sure if my fish are having aggression issues or if this is normal behaviour. Any advice is appreciated! I recently downsized from a 24g to a Fluval 13.5. In it I have plenty of live rock with many crevices, tunnels, and hideyholes, my corals (mostly small except for a "large"...

I had been using my 600 gallon aquarium to grow out Shaks / Rays / Groupers for my 1800 gallon Predator Bay tank. Now that all the fish are moved over, that leaves the 600 gallon ready to be made into its own thing, a Reef Slope aquarium. Aquarium Specs: - 600 gallon DIY aquarium 72" x 48" x...

Where can I get this in the Tampa area also if anyone has one that they’d want to get rid of I’d be interested

Hi all, I'm really struggling to diagnose what's wrong with my sailfin tang. Video here, for reference. https://photos.app.goo.gl/c8uhYJnE43gBVjk37 This tang is breathing very quickly, which is definitely quite concerning to me. On Saturday I brought an info hammer home from my LFS. I had...

I'm sad to say that after 4+ years it's time to part with my amazing Bird Wrasses. They are fat, healthy, beautiful, and tame (they eat out of your hand). I will only sell the pair together. The question is, how much should I sell the pair for? They are approximately 8" from nose to tail...

I have a yellow flanked fairy wrasse, also know as Blueside fairy wrasse or Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis. He was fully qtd for 2 months as well as observation afterwards. Currently he measures in at about 4” and is a extremely voracious eater. He is male coloration (terminal phase). He is...

Bought it from DD about a year and a half ago, I then qt’d it for 2 months with observation, she is about 4 inches and surprisingly still hasn’t transitioned to terminal phase (this is probably due to the lack of any other wrasse in the tank) She is fat and a veracious predator. She has been...

I noticed my wrasse had a little hole in hit top fin yesterday, didn’t think much of it dismissed it as probably scuffing himself up while burying himself. Today the hole is considerably larger and he has a white circle in his side. I have 4 other fish none of which show similar symptoms and the...

Hi guys! We are getting a 92 gallon tank this weekend that we're buying from someone. It's an already established tank, but since we've had the worst luck with parasites we are going to clean it out and let it sit before adding water to it and starting over. That being said, I'm an avid planner...