The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

Tcook · Aug 19, 2023

Wrasse trio. Choats always shoots out of the shot as soon as she sees the camera.

Tcook · Aug 19, 2023

Crabby48 said:
Your anthias he wasn’t excited to get as he said many don’t make it a couple days. Beg him you may get. Nothing great as far as wrasses go. Josh asked if I wanted a magma I said no so he probably won’t get any. A few nice small pintails were there.
Got to roll change and pick up this little girl and picked out a pair of mandarins that will be done in qt at end of month. Feels good not qt’ing!

That said why I called orchid is for her to know hebe

Ya. They sent me three that died in QT and had another four that died at their facility. I think they live too deep and come in too small to mess with. I’m not going to bother unless I see some that are 2-3” at my lfs which means never. @Slocke has an anthias that I would like to try.

Slocke · Aug 19, 2023

Tcook said:
Ya. They sent me three that died in QT and had another four that died at their facility. I think they live too deep and come in too small to mess with. I’m not going to bother unless I see some that are 2-3” at my lfs which means never. @Slocke has an anthias that I would like to try.

Pyronotanthias flavoguttatus! Love them.

Tcook · Aug 19, 2023

Slocke said:
Pyronotanthias flavoguttatus! Love them.

Bada bing

i cant think · Aug 20, 2023

Crabby48 said:
Your anthias he wasn’t excited to get as he said many don’t make it a couple days. Beg him you may get. Nothing great as far as wrasses go. Josh asked if I wanted a magma I said no so he probably won’t get any. A few nice small pintails were there.
Got to roll change and pick up this little girl and picked out a pair of mandarins that will be done in qt at end of month. Feels good not qt’ing!

That said why I called orchid is for her to know hebe

Im surprised you didn’t go for the magma, I nearly did a while ago but held back in hopes for a Choati to occur.

That gem is interesting as it’s pattern is almost linear.

LeonardTheWrasse · Aug 20, 2023

Hi, I just wanted to share some exciting news. Today I got a fish that I thought I'd never own, so I'm pretty happy. I just picked up a beautiful Pink Streaked Wrasse.
Due to their peaceful nature, I'm setting up a new 'nano' system for it to be the first resident. It's currently living in a large mesh acclimation box with plenty of rock and sand for hiding spaces until the new tank is ready for it.

Crabby48 · Aug 20, 2023

i cant think said:
Im surprised you didn’t go for the magma, I nearly did a while ago but held back in hopes for a Choati to occur.

That gem is interesting as it’s pattern is almost linear.

Magma wasn’t ever one that grabbed me. Not big on color red or yellow then when you mix the two colors you’re left with Ronald McDonald

zoomonster · Aug 20, 2023

Crabby48 said:
@Tcook I’m going to tsm this time

If I never see the Tacony bridge again I will be happy lol. Used to drive that thing every day when I lived in Bensalem and worked in Mt Laurel. Then I bought a house in Eastampton and no more bridge. Two best shops back then were Hidden Reef on Roosevelt Blvd and a place on Blackhorse Pike (not far from 295) which I can't remember the name of. Of course, Martins aquarium is where I got my first tank in 1990 and a lot of fish but they went downhill pretty fast.

Cool Ethan · Aug 20, 2023

Slocke said:
I’ve got another wrasse. Hint it’s blue but will become big and green.

But also….. How much were people paying for their pintails?

I just paid $70 yesterday for my first. Felt like a steal. No good picture yet

Tcook · Aug 20, 2023

Cool Ethan said:
I just paid $70 yesterday for my first. Felt like a steal. No good picture yet

That is a steal. So is $85.

Crabby48 · Aug 20, 2023

zoomonster said:
If I never see the Tacony bridge again I will be happy lol. Used to drive that thing every day when I lived in Bensalem and worked in Mt Laurel. Then I bought a house in Eastampton and no more bridge. Two best shops back then were Hidden Reef on Roosevelt Blvd and a place on Blackhorse Pike (not far from 295) which I can't remember the name of. Of course, Martins aquarium is where I got my first tank in 1990 and a lot of fish but they went downhill pretty fast.

I live more north Jersey so don’t go across the bridges but twice in my life.

Tcook · Aug 20, 2023

Crabby48 said:
Magma wasn’t ever one that grabbed me. Not big on color red or yellow then when you mix the two colors you’re left with Ronald McDonald

I will have a magma and chrysus. I prefer In n Out colors. They use heathier oil for their fries.

OrchidMiss · Aug 20, 2023

zoomonster said:
If I never see the Tacony bridge again I will be happy lol. Used to drive that thing every day when I lived in Bensalem and worked in Mt Laurel. Then I bought a house in Eastampton and no more bridge. Two best shops back then were Hidden Reef on Roosevelt Blvd and a place on Blackhorse Pike (not far from 295) which I can't remember the name of. Of course, Martins aquarium is where I got my first tank in 1990 and a lot of fish but they went downhill pretty fast.

Aquarium Center is the one in Blackwood. There or TSM (or Crabby) are where all all my fish are from.

Crabby48 · Aug 20, 2023

Tcook said:
I will have a magma and chrysus. I prefer In n Out colors. They use heathier oil for their fries.

I hear in and out good. Seen the magma yesterday but only In video

zoomonster · Aug 20, 2023

OrchidMiss said:
Aquarium Center is the one in Blackwood. There or TSM (or Crabby) are where all all my fish are from.

Yep believe that's the one. Pretty sure it was one of the first saltwater shops around (under original owner) and back then the only place to sell all the original top tech of the time from Neptune, Tunze, Saunders etc. My first sump, skimmer,controller and ozone came from that place along with fish and my first corals. Of course, that was in the 90's at the old location before the mercury closure.

OrchidMiss · Aug 20, 2023

zoomonster said:
Yep believe that's the one. Pretty sure it was one of the first saltwater shops around (under original owner) and back then the only place to sell all the original top tech of the time from Neptune, Tunze, Saunders etc. My first sump, skimmer,controller and ozone came from that place along with fish and my first corals. Of course, that was in the 90's at the old location before the mercury closure.

You would remember Sea Life and Bill's Wonderland of Pets, maybe?
SL closed years ago, Bill's moved and no longer carries SW fish. :(

zoomonster · Aug 20, 2023

OrchidMiss said:
You would remember Sea Life and Bill's Wonderland of Pets, maybe?
SL closed years ago, Bill's moved and no longer carries SW fish. :(

Actually yes Bill's. Hard to believe he gave up SW fish. Bill was a pioneer in the hobby.