The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[AZReef13]

I was trying with LFS they had no luck, so I ordered a female hooded from reef pro, when they called and said they got my fish. Reef pro's was awesome was able to cancel that order, And Pick the one up at LFS,

 

[Tcook]

I was just browsing the quality marine website, and they have about 6 species of pencil wrasses, plus a bunch of other species of less common wrasses listed on there. I may have to stop at my one LFS who orders from them next weekend and see what I can do to acquire one or 2 new wrasses... afterall, the quarantine is empty now, so easy to move it to another room before adding the new fish

I like those Mauritus flashers but RP prices are rediculous

 

[Slocke]

Yup! Super excited for this pair to finally be in the display. I was going to wait to move them until after the upgrade, but we decided to paint the room where the quarantines are first, which is much easier if the tanks are empty.

Still on the hunt for a male Pseudojuloides severnsi. Hoping to find a nice looking fish locally, but I may end up having to order one from ReefPro. Trying to avoid that, because I know I'll end up ordering a few other wrasses as well and don't want to drop that much money at once.

They recently listed these on their website, and it would be mine if my house payment and phone bill were not due this week....

Elongate Wrasse

Elongate Wrasse SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudojuloides elongatus OverviewReef Compatible: YESDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: DocileOrigin: Australia

reefprostore.com

Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse Juvenile

Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse Juvenile SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anampses caeruleopunctatus OverviewReef Compatible: YESDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: DocileOrigin: Fiji

reefprostore.com

Just got one of the blue spot but it didn’t survive shipping stress. I’m very tempted to try again.

 

[Slocke]

Curtis jones bought one?

 

[Petcrazyson]

I was trying with LFS they had no luck, so I ordered a female hooded from reef pro, when they called and said they got my fish. Reef pro's was awesome was able to cancel that order, And Pick the one up at LFS,

Curtis jones bought one?

@Tcook lol I was joking I didn’t get one………funny coincidence of these messages lol.

 

[Tcook]

@Tcook lol I was joking I didn’t get one………funny coincidence of these messages lol.

Well now there is one available

 

[findingsimple]

First time carpenters flasher wrasse owner ‍

2 nights ago I awoke to my wrasse nuzzled in the back corner of my tank completely pale, not moving - basically looked like he’d passed. Which was a shock because it has been extremely healthy.

It was 3am so I went back to bed resigned to the fact that I’d be fishing him out in the morning.

A few hours later with my morning coffee I discovered it was not in fact dead and very much alive.

is this normal?

honestly it was so white and very much looking dead that I’m quite surprised by the turn around.

 

[Slocke]

Most fish turn white in the middle of the night. Perfectly normal though it would usually find a little hole in the rocks.

 

[AZReef13]

@Tcook lol I was joking I didn’t get one………funny coincidence of these messages lol.

Ok it was pretty funny, ....

 

[i cant think]

First time carpenters flasher wrasse owner ‍

2 nights ago I awoke to my wrasse nuzzled in the back corner of my tank completely pale, not moving - basically looked like he’d passed. Which was a shock because it has been extremely healthy.

It was 3am so I went back to bed resigned to the fact that I’d be fishing him out in the morning.

A few hours later with my morning coffee I discovered it was not in fact dead and very much alive.

is this normal?

honestly it was so white and very much looking dead that I’m quite surprised by the turn around.

This is totally normal, that ‘white’ look was just him sleeping - as @Slocke said, most fish will turn white, some gain a white striping on them however some just go completely pale. Some of that white may have also been from a mucous cocoon that this genus sleeps in (much like Cirrhilabrus, Pseudocheilinops, Thalassoma, etc.)

 

[homer1475]

You really want to see a fish that will freak you out when sleeping, and really look dead?

Green mandarin dragonette. You know how colorful they are, when they sleep, they are literally stark white. First time I saw it, I thought for sure my mandy was dead.

 

[Slocke]

You really want to see a fish that will freak you out when sleeping, and really look dead?

Green mandarin dragonette. You know how colorful they are, when they sleep, they are literally stark white. First time I saw it, I thought for sure my mandy was dead.

Same!
I saw my blue at night and it freaked me out as well

 

[Tcook]

You really want to see a fish that will freak you out when sleeping, and really look dead?

Green mandarin dragonette. You know how colorful they are, when they sleep, they are literally stark white. First time I saw it, I thought for sure my mandy was dead.

 

[i cant think]

You really want to see a fish that will freak you out when sleeping, and really look dead?

Green mandarin dragonette. You know how colorful they are, when they sleep, they are literally stark white. First time I saw it, I thought for sure my mandy was dead.

When sleeping… I have to say, my first Ataenia freaked me out, it’s the same with my tilefish, you look into the tank and it just looks like the kraken is staring at you!

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Someone is out and about today! And eating like a pig!

 

[Petcrazyson]

Someone is out and about today! And eating like a pig!

Good! She still doesn’t know about my observations on her……her…….

 

[Slocke]

Good! She still doesn’t know about my observations on her……her…….

Well you can't have wrasse without a.......

 

[homer1475]

Speaking of a.........

 

[Crabby48]

 

[i cant think]

That earlei photo is the best, 10/10 :)