My new Pencil Wrasse:
Also just got a small one of these (Halichoeres Biocellatus):
Vivien!!! Makes my heart melt.I try to get a pic of my Vivien and everyone else has to crowd in. I need to get my Nikon and tripod out and take some non-crap phone pics.
They are all looking great. Nice collection! Last picture is money shotAs promised, here’s the large guys! You can also see whose boss of the two Halichoeres, I don’t think anyone would’ve expected this. I’m also pretty certain my melanomarginatus deserves the name of dumbo, I mean look at the size of those fins!
The smaller two are going to be in a later post as lights in the nano aren’t on fully until later.
Thanks! It’s the one fish I can hardly get a good photo of, I don’t have a clue what I did to persuade him into making that photo but it really is the perfect shot that displays both his colours, and the size of his pectoral fins compared to his head!
Sometimes I do wish he grew more so I could see how much bigger those fins could get. Definitely think Hemis and these guys could compete for fun size if people looked more at the pectoral fins over colour.
Well so far that’s showing true, hopefully I can get photos of her transition then have a thread of each phase as very few people own them all the way through to adulthood. Maybe I’ll set up his own tank if he does become aggressive and still be able to document it. Plus, more room for a different style of reef, maybe a gorg heavy similar to the caribbean.
I think your chance is good with how you went about it. One of the nastiest wrasse I owned turned to be a pintail. We never know.
I have no clue what I’ll do to restock. Money is a huge problem now so try not to think about it lol. You saw the size of him so you can really understand how big his anal and dorsal are. Maccosker was smaller then Hemi anal fin.
Yeah, Money is often a huge thing in this hobby. Nearly pulled the plug on a Roseafascia at one point and still hoping to eventually have one but definitely not at the minute whilst I have the “aggressive” gang (I would attempt it but I’ll let those guys grow more and wait till I upgrade).
What a great fish the Roseafascia is. Being the person looking at your position I wouldn’t want to change the balance with the fish. That can start a big problem. Now you wouldn’t have the fish you do if you didn’t push the “boundaries” lol. But really I think best to leave what you got is my gut feeling
I think the last two I’ll add will be the naokoae and leopard to even out the aggressive vs peaceful however definitely agree with leaving it after that.
Neither of them are yet - Blue stars only about an inch, maybe 1.25 inch. The Naokoae is about ready however I’ll try postpone it as long as possible until the Blue Star is ready as I’d rather add both at the same time and not separately. Obviously that may not work and the naoko could stress out sooner however if I spot any signs of that being sue to a small tank I’ll move him over when I can.
Good luck, hope that you can keep them as a pair and not two males.I took a chance on my second Anampses meleagrides. The first I have had for a few months and is doing well…it’s small about 2”. I had a chance at a second which is much larger and closer to 5”. They are notoriously bad shippers and I have never seen them in this large and survive, but after almost a month it’s eating well and made its way into my grow out frag tank. I think seeing the other has helped it to acclimate and eat better.
