The three flame-a-teers

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Feb 25, 2013

Uhg...now the file is too large. I just can't win. haha I'll try to fix it...

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Feb 25, 2013

MarvinsReef said:
Glad they're still soing well for yah.

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Thanks

They are pretty mellow fish. The same female scared me again by getting into the sump a couple days ago! :faint2:

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Feb 25, 2013

Sorry the pic didn't upload

I'm not sure what is going on with my computer right now...I'll try again later.

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 1, 2013

Hey! It's been a while since I've updated this! Sorry I never got those pictures up! Life has been a bit hectic and my computer was having some difficulties that I hope I've fixed!
Unfortunately one of the females jumped out of the tank (about 2 weeks ago), despite having a lid, and by the time she was found by a family member she was all dried up.

She'd already tried to escape twice before and I'd luckily found her in the sump and overflow before it was too late both times, but she finally found an opening she could squeeze through that final time.
Despite that the other two are doing fabulously and are not shy what-so-ever. They'll eat right from my hands and beg for food at the glass whenever I'm near by.

They've pretty much destroyed any sps I've tried to add to the tank :sad: so I've really given up on it at this point... lol
I'm not sure if they're prone to nip at corals? I care for them more than sps corals though, so I've decided to make my tank mostly NPS with a couple lps and softies.

I'll try to get back to updating this more frequently and hope to get a couple pics up if the computer will allow it! Not sure what's up with that... :rant:
Happy reefing!

Aquaph8 · Apr 1, 2013

Glad they are doing well for you, it's not common for fairy wrasses to bother corals at all.

SeahorseKeeper · Apr 1, 2013

Sorry about the female.

That is awesome that they eat from your hands. I never really thought of them as fish that would do that.

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 2, 2013

Aquaph8 said:
Glad they are doing well for you, it's not common for fairy wrasses to bother corals at all.

Thanks

Hmmm, that's odd then!

SeahorseKeeper said:
Sorry about the female. That is awesome that they eat from your hands. I never really thought of them as fish that would do that.

I didn't think they'd become so tame either

They are incredibly smart though, so I guess they caught on to the fact that I'm "the bringer of food."

Mike&Terry · Apr 2, 2013

Sorry to hear about the female, but glad to hear the other two are doing well. My last male flame was spoiled rotten (truthfully, all my wrasses are), but he would perch in my hand.

-Terry

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 2, 2013

Mike&Terry said:
Sorry to hear about the female, but glad to hear the other two are doing well. My last male flame was spoiled rotten (truthfully, all my wrasses are), but he would perch in my hand.

-Terry

It's hard not to spoil them! That's awesome he was so tame!

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 2, 2013

Here's a picture of the male from a few weeks back.

I'll see if I can get a couple more recent ones! (Sorry it's sideways...)

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 4, 2013

Update!

Sorry the sun polyps weren't open...oh well, next time!
You can probably tell by these pictures that the male is looking a little thin. He eats fine, but when it comes to eating he is a little more picky than the female about what he'll actually eat. I'll post a couple more pics in about a week since I'm feeding them more and see if he looks fatter (but he's always looked like a twiggy fish to me!

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Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 7, 2013

Just a quick pic of the female on the hunt for food.

ngoodermuth · Apr 8, 2013

Very cool pair! I have a flame trio myself.. only I started with 3 females and now have a male and two females. So far, he seems to be keeping his girls in line

Your male does look a little thin, have you treated for parasites? I treated my three with prazi in QT because I read they were very prone.

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 8, 2013

ngoodermuth said:
Very cool pair! I have a flame trio myself.. only I started with 3 females and now have a male and two females. So far, he seems to be keeping his girls in line

Your male does look a little thin, have you treated for parasites? I treated my three with prazi in QT because I read they were very prone.

I didn't treat them, but I think he's getting a little fatter now that I'm feeding the tank more.

I think he just wasn't getting enough to eat...
I'd love to replace the female I lost, but I'm worried the loss of the other female was caused by the one I have now.

ngoodermuth · Apr 8, 2013

Hmmm... could be, my one female is "boss" of the other for sure. Chases her a bit here and there. Luckily they are pretty evenly matched so I don't think the chasing is too bad. And neither messes with the big guy haha. Good to hear he is fattening up! I feed mine 2-3 times a day and they all have nice round bellies

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Apr 9, 2013

Yeah, 2-3 times a day is good for mine too.

Theclutziestspazzofaninja · Nov 17, 2014

Hey! It's been a very long time since I last updated this thread... Almost a year!! The male unfortunately quit eating and withered away despite my best efforts, but the second female is still thriving, and I'm fairly certain "she" turned male. I've added quite a few corals since I last posted and she/he looks so much more at home than before. Great fish, still eats out of my hands, and even bites my arm when I clean the tank. Haha I'm on my phone right now and can't upload a picture, but I'll be sure to, hopefully when I get home.
Just thought I'd update in case anyone was curious.