Golden Cuban Basslet White? Anyone have one?

[aurora.k]

Does anyone have one of these? Thoughts? Do they look as nice in real life? (Photo from Biota if you don't want to open the link:

I'm strongly considering getting one - they are so beautiful. Either way, I think it would be fine to add it with a Royal Gramma at the same time in a 180 gallon display, does anyone disagree?

 

[EvanDeVita]

Does anyone have one of these? Thoughts? Do they look as nice in real life? (Photo from Biota if you don't want to open the link:

I'm strongly considering getting one - they are so beautiful. Either way, I think it would be fine to add it with a Royal Gramma at the same time in a 180 gallon display, does anyone disagree?

I don't have one, but my LFS (has lots of high income clients) always has these guys. They are absolutely stunning and pictures don't give credit to them. Considering the price, I wouldn't risk adding it with a royal gramma. Maybe someone with more experience will help!

 

[Razorp]

I have an Mbuna cichlid that looks just like this lol

 

[aurora.k]

I don't have one, but my LFS (has lots of high income clients) always has these guys. They are absolutely stunning and pictures don't give credit to them. Considering the price, I wouldn't risk adding it with a royal gramma. Maybe someone with more experience will help!

Thanks! Happy to hear they look good in real life, too.

Hoping someone else has thoughts, too, on two in the same tank of this size.

 

[saltyhog]

I would love one but my Black Cap basslet is way too bossy to risk it even though my tank is the same size as yours. I wouldn't try it just because of the cost for the golden.

 

[Tcook]

You may get away with adding both at the same time in that size tank. However, I wouldn't want anything else in the tank with that golden yellow to take away the visual impact of the cuban.

 

[aurora.k]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Zionas]

Be sure to have a lid with these if you don’t want em escaping to join the revolution!

 

[aurora.k]

Be sure to have a lid with these if you don’t want em escaping to join the revolution!

Thanks for the reminder! That would be quite an expensive donation to the cause. I will wait till my lid comes - clear view is so slow... (but worth it)

 

[Zionas]

I’m also getting my lid from them and I was really pleased to know they ship to Asia. Good luck!

 

[shred5]

I keep multiple Grammas and not too much of a issue in a 120 gallon.
They bicker over the best cave but that is it. There is a dominant one (largest) and he defends his cave.
Seriously most of the time they swim together. I have a large ledge and they all swim upside-down under it.

Now I bought them hoping for a pair but that didn't happen. I believe all female or all male.
If one set had paired and the other was a male I bet they would kill it.

 

[Zionas]

Did you add them all at the same time when they were small? Would be interesting to know how sexing works in Grammas.

 

[shred5]

Did you add them all at the same time when they were small? Would be interesting to know how sexing works in Grammas.

They were all added same time. I bought them from KP Aquatics. They were close to the same size and maybe medium size for a Royal Gramma. Chance they are not mature yet but I feel like they are adults.

 

[Zionas]

Nice. I hope it works out long term.

 

[kingjoe]

I have an Mbuna cichlid that looks just like this lol

That was the first thing I thought of- lemon yellow labidochromis!

 

[shred5]

You can see them in this picture.
Old picture and still in ugly phase. It got way worse than this too.
Then one day all the cyano just peeled right off and was gone.
Same happened on my reefer 250.
Big tank and they all stay together.

Yea adding them together is probably one reason they did well.
No established territory.

 

[Zionas]

Love the colors and I am sure the movement too. How big’s your tank and do you have any plans to add larger fish?

 

[shred5]

Love the colors and I am sure the movement too. How big’s your tank and do you have any plans to add larger fish?

This one is 120 gallons.
No large fish. I like the scale of smaller fish in a reef. So I like allot of small fish. I like allot of fish that dart in and out of coral heads. Going to still add some more different anthias.
The chromis I have had forever. I got them when they were very tiny.
I originally put them in with a bluethroat trigger who went after them. So I put them in a frag tank till they got bigger.
They have been in 6 different tanks now.
I just lost my male anthias who was beautiful. I think he got stuck in a hole in the rock and panicked.
He was the boss of the tank too.

 

[Zionas]

Ouch sorry about your loss. Will you be replacing it with another Lyretail female with the hopes it changes?

How long have you had your Chromis by the way?

 

[shred5]

Ouch sorry about your loss. Will you be replacing it with another Lyretail female with the hopes it changes?

How long have you had your Chromis by the way?

I think I was editing the post and may have answered some of that.
I am going to add a few different anthias. I will get another lyretail which will be female.
Chromis from maybe 2016.
You can see them in the picture here:
That tank was short lived because I had to move.

Build Thread - Shred5 125 gallon build.

Cool!

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