The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

Doh Boy · Dec 30, 2020

This morning I snuck up on my marbled wrasse. She is such a clown.

dragon99 · Dec 30, 2020

Do they make weight control food for fish? ;Joyful My h. cosmetus is affectionately called "hog beast" by my wife.

SaltyT · Dec 30, 2020

Bars said:
Hmmm, the more I look at my new 'carpenter's' wrasse, the more I believe it might actually be a yellowfin... It has just one, bright red, filament and when flashing has a bright yellow dorsal and anal fin. Tailfin has a slight yellow hue with a purple/blue stripe going from top to bottom in the middle and on the outer edge of the tailfin as well.

Can't say that I'm particularly good at differentiating between various wrasses, just something I noticed. Any thoughts?

You are correct, your 'carpenter's' is actually P. flavianalis.

Bars · Dec 30, 2020

SaltyT said:
You are correct, your 'carpenter's' is actually P. flavianalis.

Cool, that's a pleasant mistake

Doh Boy · Dec 31, 2020

Fed some baby brine today and that triggered a fantastic feeding response from this little wrasse.

Tcook · Dec 31, 2020

Just received this guy today. Into QT he goes.

Bars · Jan 1, 2021

The yellowfin managed to get out of the acclimation box wednesday night. Surprisingly, no chasing occured, just a bit of flashing. After a long day away from home yesterday, I came home to a bright purple blue flasher terrorizing the tank. He chased every single fish into the rockwork, only letting them out to eat.

Today, the tank is extremely peaceful, no more chasing and just a bit of flashing at each other. I'm glad that turned out okay. The blue flasher seems to be dominant, since he's still extremely colorful.

sfairtx · Jan 1, 2021

Excited to watch my Gold Stripe Wrasse (Halichoeres Zeyonicus) age. Had him in the reef for almost a year and he is starting to change into his mature colors.

Tcook · Jan 1, 2021

sfairtx said:
Excited to watch my Gold Stripe Wrasse (Halichoeres Zeyonicus) age. Had him in the reef for almost a year and he is starting to change into his mature colors.

Ever see him pick out any pests? Great looking wrasse.

sfairtx · Jan 1, 2021

Tcook said:
Ever see him pick out any pests? Great looking wrasse.

Thanks. I think so as well. He does hunt a bit around the rocks. He is not as active or thorough as my Melanurus (Halichoeres melanurus) but is much more utilitarian than my fairy wrasses. He also holds his own with some of his more boisterous reef mates (Gem Tang, Blue Throat Trigger, to name a few).

OrionN · Jan 1, 2021

Video of my two baby Meleagris Leopard. They are tiny, 1.25 and 1.5 inches. I was able to get them to eat pellets. Growing pretty fast and eatting pellets with gusto. I am trying to get them to eat so much that I really nutrient overload my QT system. Now I can cut back on feeding. Automatic feeding 4 times a day with pellets and frozen and flakes in AM.

Tcook · Jan 1, 2021

OrionN said:
Video of my two baby Meleagris Leopard. They are tiny, 1.25 and 1.5 inches. I was able to get them to eat pellets. Growing pretty fast and eatting pellets with gusto. I am trying to get them to eat so much that I really nutrient overload my QT system. Now I can cut back on feeding. Automatic feeding 4 times a day with pellets and frozen and flakes in AM.

What auto feeder? Avast?

OrionN · Jan 1, 2021

Eheim
I am feeding pellets 4 times a day with this auto feeder

Grossman90 · Jan 2, 2021

OrionN said:
Eheim
I am feeding pellets 4 times a day with this auto feeder

Where do you order your leopards from? My potters randomely died and want a leopard wrasse to replace with.

OrionN · Jan 2, 2021

I got my Leopard from @galactic_coral in Houston. I afraid for these fish you just got to get them local. I was in Houston and got these two there.

Sam816 · Jan 6, 2021

Doh Boy said:
Fed some baby brine today and that triggered a fantastic feeding response from this little wrasse.

I was looking to buy one as well but the guy at my lfs scared me. He said it will eat my CUC. Turn over my trochus n eat them. Also, said it's incompatible with my Naoko and Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon kuiteri).

burningmime · Jan 6, 2021

Hey can I keep Halichoeres wrasses in a bare bottom? I was thinking maybe I'd get a tub of sand for them to sleep in and cleverly hide it in the rocks so it looks natural. Then I could remove and replace the sand from time to time. But I don't know if this would work if they're going to dive head first into the bottom of the tank.

HairyGary · Jan 6, 2021

burningmime said:
Hey can I keep Halichoeres wrasses in a bare bottom? I was thinking maybe I'd get a tub of sand for them to sleep in and cleverly hide it in the rocks so it looks natural. Then I could remove and replace the sand from time to time. But I don't know if this would work if they're going to dive head first into the bottom of the tank.

I've read others that do it with success. In fact I think I have seen certain companies that make sand like caves to replicate rocks. Good Luck