The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Crabby48]

So I found a list I made and this is the one I think I actually sat down with the chart but I thought I’d transferred it to my phone lists but this is a whole different list. Lol. Picture to include how my brain works. Lol. Thoughts on this list?

Fairy’s - pick 3 of 4?
Dusky brunneus- C. brunneus
Splendid pintail - C. isosceles
Naoko - C. naokoae
Solorensis - which I had Xd out and can’t remember why? Prob someone on here said they were a problem?

M. bipartis x1

Melasmaposum, radiant or biocellatus - love the melamaposum if this should go in last by itself I could justify the higher price.

Flashers x2? - decisions…..

man’s possible one more? Exquisite? Or…. A. Neoguinaicus - China Pearl Black banded. I have seen something negative about the anampses?

Brunneus
Pintail. Got to have a wrasse with that tail!
Others I won’t comment

Don’t Disregauard a melagris. They are more hardy too

Flashers. That doesn’t matter much to me if you’re not talking about Hemi, Diamondtail, nursalm, or such. All are cool.
red tail
Yellow fin are my picks for flashers more available but hard to find. Yellow fin are Miss marked so you need to look. Fillimented, blue are cool too

exquisite would be cool I don’t see many of them around

 

[Wrassefan78]

So I found a list I made and this is the one I think I actually sat down with the chart but I thought I’d transferred it to my phone lists but this is a whole different list. Lol. Picture to include how my brain works. Lol. Thoughts on this list?

Fairy’s - pick 3 of 4?
Dusky brunneus- C. brunneus
Splendid pintail - C. isosceles
Naoko - C. naokoae
Solorensis - which I had Xd out and can’t remember why? Prob someone on here said they were a problem?

M. bipartis x1

Melasmaposum, radiant or biocellatus - love the melamaposum if this should go in last by itself I could justify the higher price.

Flashers x2? - decisions…..

man’s possible one more? Exquisite? Or…. A. Neoguinaicus - China Pearl Black banded. I have seen something negative about the anampses?

I’ve only owned flasher and dairy wrasses so that’s the limit of my experience. I don’t see a problem with any of the fairy wrasses you selected. The solorensis wrasse will most likely be your most dominant. So if you’re including them in the list of four I would add them all together.

For the flasher wrasses these 3 would be my pick. Good prices and they look the part. All are hardy but can be bullied easily. So consider that.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis

 

[Crabby48]

Anampses and macropharyngodon have the same problem. They don't ship well and are prone to fatal mouth injuries. If you get one that is eating it will probably do well.

This is true. Get qt’ed or fish held for 4 weeks conditioned before shipping. If shipper and shipping co does their part fish should be fine.

 

[Crabby48]

Old bit thread needs more fish. Some of the gang. Should have just kept this 4’ tank and not upgrade
That’s potters nori clip but let’s Achilles eat some

 

[Petcrazyson]

Old bit thread needs more fish. Some of the gang. Should have just kept this 4’ tank and not upgrade
That’s potters nori clip but let’s Achilles eat some

Man are you a gambler! An Achillies in a 4’! How did that go?

 

[Slocke]

Old bit thread needs more fish. Some of the gang. Should have just kept this 4’ tank and not upgrade
That’s potters nori clip but let’s Achilles eat some

You have 2/3 of my favorite leopard wrasse!!
Just need cyanoguttatus

 

[Petcrazyson]

Old bit thread needs more fish. Some of the gang. Should have just kept this 4’ tank and not upgrade
That’s potters nori clip but let’s Achilles eat some

That rock work looks pretty cool Crabby! Any old FTS?

 

[Wrassefan78]

Old bit thread needs more fish. Some of the gang. Should have just kept this 4’ tank and not upgrade
That’s potters nori clip but let’s Achilles eat some

Great selection of fish. Some of my favorites in that video.

 

[KassScott]

Brunneus
Pintail. Got to have a wrasse with that tail!
Others I won’t comment

Don’t Disregauard a melagris. They are more hardy too

Flashers. That doesn’t matter much to me if you’re not talking about Hemi, Diamondtail, nursalm, or such. All are cool.
red tail
Yellow fin are my picks for flashers more available but hard to find. Yellow fin are Miss marked so you need to look. Fillimented, blue are cool too

exquisite would be cool I don’t see many of them around

Oh yeah. Diamond tail def made it to my new list. Forgot that. I need to merge my lists. Lol. Compatibility suggestions for another flasher with him?

I’ve only owned flasher and dairy wrasses so that’s the limit of my experience. I don’t see a problem with any of the fairy wrasses you selected. The solorensis wrasse will most likely be your most dominant. So if you’re including them in the list of four I would add them all together.

For the flasher wrasses these 3 would be my pick. Good prices and they look the part. All are hardy but can be bullied easily. So consider that.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis

I knew I’d read somewhere with some solorensis problems/attitude but sounded like it wasn’t “the worst”. Love the mccoskeri

This is true. Get qt’ed or fish held for 4 weeks conditioned before shipping. If shipper and shipping co does their part fish should be fine.

Yep. Planning and making my list for the most part from what’s available through Dr. Reef so that will help. Thanks!!

 

[Crabby48]

Man are you a gambler! An Achillies in a 4’! How did that go?

Nope I don’t gamble. It was great I shouldn’t have moved the fish from that tank. Moved them and others in a 220. And added a gem tang that I was lazy and didn’t qt. Over from there wrasse went first and quick

You have 2/3 of my favorite leopard wrasse!!
Just need cyanoguttatus

Ha that was only a few of them lol. I lost those fish. Have 2 choats had to sell one as one was transitioning and had a male and a big male viviens. Trying to get 2 more females.

That rock work looks pretty cool Crabby! Any old FTS?

I may. I redid rock work at some point. Just dropped new r plate rock and used little of original rock. Need more homes for wrasse because it was tight and had aggression. Had 16 fish I think. Copper band pair of clowns goby and Midas. The rest was wrasse

Great selection of fish. Some of my favorites in that video.

Some of my favorites. To bad I can’t replace some of them

Oh yeah. Diamond tail def made it to my new list. Forgot that. I need to merge my lists. Lol. Compatibility suggestions for another flasher with him?

I knew I’d read somewhere with some solorensis problems/attitude but sounded like it wasn’t “the worst”. Love the mccoskeri

Yep. Planning and making my list for the most part from what’s available through Dr. Reef so that will help. Thanks!!

Diamondtail been impossible to get. I been begging everyone. It’s a waiting game now

 

[Wrassefan78]

Nope I don’t gamble. It was great I shouldn’t have moved the fish from that tank. Moved them and others in a 220. And added a gem tang that I was lazy and didn’t qt. Over from there wrasse went first and quick


Ha that was only a few of them lol. I lost those fish. Have 2 choats had to sell one as one was transitioning and had a male and a big male viviens. Trying to get 2 more females.


I may. I redid rock work at some point. Just dropped new r plate rock and used little of original rock. Need more homes for wrasse because it was tight and had aggression. Had 16 fish I think. Copper band pair of clowns goby and Midas. The rest was wrasse


Some of my favorites. To bad I can’t replace some of them

Oh yeah. Diamond tail def made it to my new list. Forgot that. I need to merge my lists. Lol. Compatibility suggestions for another flasher with him?

Diamondtail been impossible to get. I been begging everyone. It’s a waiting game now

Diamond tail is on my list as well. However, I’m still waiting for C. Squirei and C Claire. I suspect I’ll be waiting for a long while though. I know reef pro store has a Squirei but I won’t buy a fish that’s not quarantined.

Anthony

 

[Petcrazyson]

Diamondtail been impossible to get. I been begging everyone. It’s a waiting game now

I feel you. I wanted to get an attenuatus, and found out Elliot carried some. I decided I was tired and I could look into it tomorrow. :(! I regret doing that. Open up the site and they are out of stock. A real face palm of mine.

 

[Crabby48]

Diamond tail is on my list as well. However, I’m still waiting for C. Squirei and C Claire. I suspect I’ll be waiting for a long while though. I know reef pro store has a Squirei but I won’t buy a fish that’s not quarantined.

Anthony

I am being punished and reefpro won’t sell me fish. Good for me! Almost got one but grab a earls instead. I was going to say I know a guy that can get you what you want but he doesn’t qt. I’m done with all the places. Had TSM local that was awesome and Eric from ATR. Lost them so now got lfs that can get from a couple wholesalers and I take in bag or meet a friend at airport for what ever I want imported. Others I try do me wrong but I am picky. Most I wouldn’t take free fish from and a couple I would need to talk about all details on treatment and how systems are taken care of before trying them.

 

[Crabby48]

I feel you. I wanted to get an attenuatus, and found out Elliot carried some. I decided I was tired and I could look into it tomorrow. :(! I regret doing that. Open up the site and they are out of stock. A real face palm of mine.

Ha that’s me. Or I get the email hours after everyone else for some unknown reason. Every now and then I fall in a well and find some good

 

[Eagle_Steve]

fall in a well and find some good

I so want to make a joke, but I will reframe from it lol.

 

[Petcrazyson]

. Every now and then I fall in a well and find some good

Well….at least for this Paracheilinus……I’ve fallen in a well and haven’t found any good :confused:lol

 

[Wrassefan78]

I am being punished and reefpro won’t sell me fish. Good for me! Almost got one but grab a seals instead. I was going to say I know a guy that can get you what you want but he doesn’t qt. I’m done with all the places. Had TSM local that was awesome and Eric from ATR. Lost them so now got lfs that can get from a couple wholesalers and I take in bag or meet a friend at airport for what ever I want imported. Others I try do me wrong but I am picky. Most I wouldn’t take free fish from and a couple I would need to talk about all details on treatment and how systems are taken care of before trying them.

Ya, I have a few other issues with reef pro and they way they label their fish. Just out of curiosity which fish were you talking about? I still chat with Eric on occasion. I’m waiting for a Interuptus from him. He said he might be able to qt with the help of a friend of his. We will see how that goes though.

 

[Crabby48]

I so want to make a joke, but I will reframe from it lol.

Soon as I saw you replied to that I was already on it

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Soon as I saw you replied to that I was already on it

I will not make joke on that either.

But leave this here instead.

 

[Crabby48]

Ya, I have a few other issues with reef pro and they way they label their fish. Just out of curiosity which fish were you talking about? I still chat with Eric on occasion. I’m waiting for a Interuptus from him. He said he might be able to qt with the help of a friend of his. We will see how that goes though.

Earls instead of squires. Fat fingers and half brain dead.
Im fine killing my self juggling qt tank all around my house. Have extra bath. May try a toilet for nest batch of fish because I’m out of room and equipment