I have been wanted a Diamond Tail Flasher for a very long time, however, 500.00 was just a tad out of my range for a wrasse. Two of my friends here in South Texas had them for a while. Looking at my friend wrasse cause me to want them even more.
Last week, while participating in this thread, We were informed by @NYAquatic that he have some in stock. The price is better so I jumped on it.
Anyway, another friend and I ended up got one each. We ordered Thursday, 2/13/2020 and got the wrasses the next day. Both wrasse were very healthy, well pack. Have no problem. Both eat right away out of the bag. I have to acclimated them quickly over lunch. Mike told us his salinity, but I find that the wrasse come in at a little higher than what I was told. Maybe I need to re-calibrate my refractometer. I have to get back to work quickly so I feed them some dry flakes, and they ate a bit of it.
My friend have his QT full adding fish, I will keep both fish for a while, maybe three weeks until he can pick the wrasse up. They went into my QT system, which is a full 40 gal reef full of pods and macroalgale, a few junk corals, and Malu anemone. The quality of the water is very good. No detectable problem. I don't add Ca to this tank, so I think Alk and Ca is a little low, but this should not be a problem for the fishes.
Took a few pictures this AM. The smaller one is just over 1 inch and the larger is just about 1.5 inch. I am just glad that I finally get a wrasse that I wanted for a long time, and that she is healthy and eating with no visible disease or problem. Here are the pictures.
Both of them
Larger
Smaller
Last week, while participating in this thread, We were informed by @NYAquatic that he have some in stock. The price is better so I jumped on it.
Diamond Tail Flasher wrasse
I really like these wrasses, they are probably my fav wrasse of all. So, I decided to make a thread about them. Does anyone have pictures or experience with them? Where can one be bought?
www.reef2reef.com
Diamond Tail Flasher wrasse
FYI, We have them in stock! https://www.nyaquatic.com/paracheilinus-attenuatus-diamond-tail-flasher-wrasse-subadult/
www.reef2reef.com
Anyway, another friend and I ended up got one each. We ordered Thursday, 2/13/2020 and got the wrasses the next day. Both wrasse were very healthy, well pack. Have no problem. Both eat right away out of the bag. I have to acclimated them quickly over lunch. Mike told us his salinity, but I find that the wrasse come in at a little higher than what I was told. Maybe I need to re-calibrate my refractometer. I have to get back to work quickly so I feed them some dry flakes, and they ate a bit of it.
My friend have his QT full adding fish, I will keep both fish for a while, maybe three weeks until he can pick the wrasse up. They went into my QT system, which is a full 40 gal reef full of pods and macroalgale, a few junk corals, and Malu anemone. The quality of the water is very good. No detectable problem. I don't add Ca to this tank, so I think Alk and Ca is a little low, but this should not be a problem for the fishes.
Took a few pictures this AM. The smaller one is just over 1 inch and the larger is just about 1.5 inch. I am just glad that I finally get a wrasse that I wanted for a long time, and that she is healthy and eating with no visible disease or problem. Here are the pictures.
Both of them
Larger
Smaller