The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[littlefoxx]

GL with it, they can be fickle as hell and will pester fish a bit.

The only thing Ive noticed is the bigger wrasse chases the smaller cleaner wrasse! But none of my fish seem to be annoyed by them which is good ! As of now at least

 

[Slocke]

The only thing Ive noticed is the bigger wrasse chases the smaller cleaner wrasse! But none of my fish seem to be annoyed by them which is good ! As of now at least

You have two? I have a captive bred one and it is great. Full of energy and curiosity!

 

[littlefoxx]

You have two? I have a captive bred one and it is great. Full of energy and curiosity!

Yeah since I cant have cleaner shrimps cause my triggers will eat them! And I have tangs which are prone to ich so I put two in there to spread the work load! And yeah both mine are like that

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Oh
I misunderstood. I thought you were wanting something for the bigger tank not the smaller. If it’s the only wrasse then maybe a lined wrasse may be the best. I like the mystery wrasse personally but sixline is the go to of course.

I should of been more clear, sorry. I need a replacement wrasse for my 50g cube as that is where I removed the argus from. The cube is my sps dominant tank and it has a bristleworms & flatworms. The 120 is now imho fully stocked with wrasses @ the moment with the coris gaimard, Halichoeres melnaurus, Halichoeres claudia and now the Halichoeres argus.

 

[JoJosReef]

I should of been more clear, sorry. I need a replacement wrasse for my 50g cube as that is where I removed the argus from. The cube is my sps dominant tank and it has a bristleworms & flatworms. The 120 is now imho fully stocked with wrasses @ the moment with the coris gaimard, Halichoeres melnaurus, Halichoeres claudia and now the Halichoeres argus.

Any pics of the claudia? Looked online a bit for one but mostly found biocellatus marked as Xmas wrasse. Ended up ordering a chrysus.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Any pics of the claudia? Looked online a bit for one but mostly found biocellatus marked as Xmas wrasse. Ended up ordering a chrysus.

Ill post up one tomorrow, lights just went blue for the night.

What I have looks a LOT like this one.

You can see it at the :30 mark & beginning of this You Tube video.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Any pics of the claudia? Looked online a bit for one but mostly found biocellatus marked as Xmas wrasse. Ended up ordering a chrysus.

Got a much better pic this morning. Cranked up the T5's for some white light.

 

[JoJosReef]

Got a much better pic this morning. Cranked up the T5's for some white light.

Awesome! I love the coloration on the claudia. The darker colors on the biocellatus seem to mute the contrast between the streaks and the head/tail colors. Although I understand that the biocellatus stays a bit smaller and would work better in a 3' tank. Moot point, as I ordered a chrysus instead :)

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Awesome! I love the coloration on the claudia. The darker colors on the biocellatus seem to mute the contrast between the streaks and the head/tail colors. Although I understand that the biocellatus stays a bit smaller and would work better in a 3' tank. Moot point, as I ordered a chrysus instead :)

Nice I like the canary, its on my list for the cube tank. Hoping for some more suggestions besides the evil 'lined' wrasse (which is what I may end up with).

 

[Petcrazyson]

hi……..

 

[Lps_lover12]

Yellow coris finally came out today, the colour pops even more with the blue lights. Getting along with everyone and it’s like no one even notices him. So happy he pulled through and made it

 

[Slocke]

Got a much better pic this morning. Cranked up the T5's for some white light.

I'm jealous of your Coris gaimard. I've had mine for a year and it still hasn't transitioned.

 

[AZReef13]

Yellow coris finally came out today, the colour pops even more with the blue lights. Getting along with everyone and it’s like no one even notices him. So happy he pulled through and made it

Congrats on him showing up, great color.

 

[Lps_lover12]

Congrats on him showing up, great color.

Thank you, colour is absolutely amazing. Brighter yellow then my foxface tonight

 

[OscarHaglund]

Anyone know why my photos under low aquarium lights look like this:

But under strong aquarium light:

This is my guess.
Under low light the ambient light in the room will make the pictures look more white. While in high, predominantly blue light, the ambient light matters less.
If you were to shoot in a raw format, this could be fixed easily in post

 

[Slocke]

This is my guess.
Under low light the ambient light in the room will make the pictures look more white. While in high, predominantly blue light, the ambient light matters less.
If you were to shoot in a raw format, this could be fixed easily in post

Thanks!
I'm not sure if you are aware of this species but the green and blue displayed in the lower light are the display/mating colors this species is known to display and why its known as a "blue" flasher. However almost all of the time it is a plain red colored fish.
To my eye it looks red in both low white lights and strong blue but when I took photos under both it showed the mating colors in the low whites only.

 

[OscarHaglund]

Thanks!
I'm not sure if you are aware of this species but the green and blue displayed in the lower light are the display/mating colors this species is known to display and why its known as a "blue" flasher. However almost all of the time it is a plain red colored fish.
To my eye it looks red in both low white lights and strong blue but when I took photos under both it showed the mating colors in the low whites only.

The question is what it would look like if the second photo was adjusted to a daylight spectrum. It might look more similar than you think

 

[jkcoral]

Not the best pictures, but Ms. Rhomboid caught me staring, paused, and posed for a photo.

 

[OrchidMiss]

No more glamor shots for my idiot fish.

Oddjob was 1000% petrified last night, found on the tile floor behind the 110.

Jello is a beautiful jerk.
He will always get glamor shots, though!

 

[SaltyT]

Not the best pictures, but Ms. Rhomboid caught me staring, paused, and posed for a photo.

On its way to becoming Mr. Rhomboid