The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[eatbreakfast]

I've been looking at adding some flasher wrasses, specifically some Carpenter's Flashers (Paracheilinus carpenteri).
I was thinking about 2-3.
Is it better to get all females ( if you can find them) ?
Or a male and a couple females?

Once you have that species, can you add other flasher wrasse species?

Only do one specimen per species. Females usually transition to male, even if a male is present. Plus sourcing flashers that are truly female and accurately identified can be difficult.

Specimens of different flasher species usually do better together than multiple specimens of the same species.

 

[evolved]

Only do one specimen per species. Females usually transition to male, even if a male is present. Plus sourcing flashers that are truly female and accurately identified can be difficult.

Specimens of different flasher species usually do better together than multiple specimens of the same species.

Yup, all of this ^

 

[mfinn]

Specimens of different flasher species usually do better together than multiple specimens of the same species.

So how about a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri) and a Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)?

 

[evolved]

So how about a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri) and a Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)?

Usually fine.

 

[mfinn]

I have a ornate wrasse that has been in a acclimation box for 2 days.
The first day only the female meleagris was acting a little aggressive, but now on the second day the bipartitus has joined in.
Both are spending most of the day patrolling back and forth in front of the acclimation box. The meleagris has even done fake runs at it, pulling up just in front of the box.
The ornate just hangs out looking at everything. Doesn't alarmed
The 2 wrasses use to have a little ( occasional ) sparring with each other, but now it seems like they have a common target.
Any reason to go past 3 days?

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have a ornate wrasse that has been in a acclimation box for 2 days.
The first day only the female meleagris was acting a little aggressive, but now on the second day the bipartitus has joined in.
Both are spending most of the day patrolling back and forth in front of the acclimation box. The meleagris has even done fake runs at it, pulling up just in front of the box.
The ornate just hangs out looking at everything. Doesn't alarmed
The 2 wrasses use to have a little ( occasional ) sparring with each other, but now it seems like they have a common target.
Any reason to go past 3 days?

What's the size difference between the meleagris and the ornate? I would be a little concerned if the meleagris is making runs at the ornate.

 

[mfinn]

What's the size difference between the meleagris and the ornate? I would be a little concerned if the meleagris is making runs at the ornate.

It was hard to tell how much of a size difference there was until I actually put the ornate in the acclimation box, in the display tank.
There is a pretty big size difference. The meleagris is bigger around and longer.

This meleagris was picked on pretty hard by a transitioning male bipartitus that was in the tank a month ago.
Until I managed to remove the male bipartitus, I didn't think the female meleagris was going to make it.
But now it seems to be the aggressor.

 

[Ocelaris]

How big of a tank do you have? I'd love to have another Macropharyngodon, but it sounds like there might be trouble. I have a 110 (60x18x24), and a haliochores melanurus.

 

[mfinn]

How big of a tank do you have? I'd love to have another Macropharyngodon, but it sounds like there might be trouble. I have a 110 (60x18x24), and a haliochores melanurus.

It's the 233 in my signature.

 

[mfinn]

I would be a little concerned if the meleagris is making runs at the ornate.

I am too, so I think despite all the trouble I've gone through to get this guy, I'm going to see if someone local wants it.

 

[Empress]

Usually fine.

Even if they're both males? Should one be much bigger than the other?

 

[evolved]

Even if they're both males?

Yes.

Should one be much bigger than the other?

Doesn't really matter.

The big caveat here is tank size; it really needs to be >90 gallons for this to work, and bigger yet is even better of course.

 

[Parsec]

I have a heck of a time getting pictures of mine. They dont want to be photographed but when im trying to take a picture of something else they photobomb. Oddly enough i have one of the leopard and the psychedelic/tamarind wrasse together.

 

[mfinn]

What's the size difference between the meleagris and the ornate? I would be a little concerned if the meleagris is making runs at the ornate.

Well, somehow during the night the ornate escaped out of the acclimation container.
This morning I moved the sand box ( that was in the acclimation container) back to the quarantine tank, thinking the wrasse was still in it.
I was extremely surprised to see it out swimming around in the display tank.
And yes the meleagris is being pretty aggressive with it.
I'm going to feed the tank a couple extra times over the next few days to try and break up the routine.

 

[dragon99]

I've shared him before, but it's awesome to watch him flex

Normal everyday c. lubbocki

Lighting McQeeen lubbocki

 

[R€€F @DD¡ÇT]

Anyone ever heard of a melanarus nipping sps?

My pink pocillopora has been receding heavily in the past few days, I've had it for a year. The melanarus is always nipping it. Could he be the problem? Or is he just eating the already dead tissue?

 

[shanef4339]

Hi all. What u find best to feed a cleaner wrasse

 

[jimo12]

Hi all. What u find best to feed a cleaner wrasse

Mine eats everything and likes noori a lot

 

[shanef4339]

Yeah mine likes nori too. Not to keen on mysis

 

[eatbreakfast]

Anyone ever heard of a melanarus nipping sps?

My pink pocillopora has been receding heavily in the past few days, I've had it for a year. The melanarus is always nipping it. Could he be the problem? Or is he just eating the already dead tissue?

It is much more likely he is either picking at a corals pest, or small crustaceans attracted to the weakened Coral.