The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[blecki]

Are Yellowtails known for eating flatworms?

Reefs.com lists the Springeri Damsel as eating flatworms, but makes no mention of Yellowtail Damsels eating flatworms.

No, doesn't eat flatworms, but is a very similar blue damsel. Basically the same fish as in I would expect aggression.

 

[TrottingReef]

Thought I would show off an accidental paring of two Lunar Wrasse.

I was taking 3 fish out of a shared QT tank to put them in 2 different DT. I had a female juvenal lunar wrasse and the other tank was getting a juvenal mystery wrasse and a midas blenny. I released the midas blenny and what I thought was the mystery wrasse into the DT with lights out saw them dun into the rock work. The other tank I had an acclimation box for the lunar wrasse to go into with a few pieces of live rock for shelter. About an hour later I see a small yellow and pink face with an eye looking out of the live rock in the acclimation box and I was like wait a minute that looks like the head of the mystery wrasse not the lunar. So I went to my big DT and turned on the lights and sure enough the small female lunar wrasse was swimming around the tank inspecting "her new diggs". So I look around and quickly see my existing male lunar wrasse and he is swimming all around the female. Not in a territorial or aggressive manor, I have seen him get aggressive when the green chromis screw with him. He was not acting like that in fact his color changed from a adult dark green to all blue. I had not attempted to create a bonded pair of lunars. I have heard it can happen. Will have to see how it goes long term but right now watching them for the last few days they have been doing great together. Its been real neet to watch the male instantly change to azure blue and then go do a dance in front of her. I ended up moving the mystery wrasse out of the acclimation box in the other DT and moved her to the big tank and everyone seems ot be doing well. Except for the Midas Blenny. He found a spot to hide and I have not seen him since. Was doing ok in QT. bit worried for him.

OneDrive link for those who cant see the embedded video: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AuFrsNevhkfCjoYuT-kjr8HM3jVGrQ?e=2TVCJb

 

[i cant think]

Here’s some of my guys… and a sneaky wannabe wrasse ;)

 

[TrottingReef]

Wish I could get cleaner wrasse to survive qt.

 

[TrottingReef]

What kind of wrasse is this guy? Sorry for quality. Had a very hard time getting a picture, he would not chill out.

 

[Slocke]

Wish I corks get cleaner wrasse to survive qt.

Get a biota. Only way imo

 

[Slocke]

What kind of wrasse is this guy? Sorry for quality. Had a very hard time getting a picture, he would not chill out.

Radiant, Halichoeres iridis

 

[TrottingReef]

Get a biota. Only way imo

I will order one. Been picking them up in LFS each time.

Radiant, Halichoeres iridis

Ahh, well then I will have to pass on this one as I already have a Dusky Margined Wrasse on order, and you only want one Halichores per tank right?

 

[tbrown]

Ahh, well then I will have to pass on this one as I already have a Dusky Margined Wrasse on order, and you only want one Halichores per tank right?

Not necessarily... I have 3 in my 125. H. Garnoti, H. Melanurus, and H. Leucoxanthus. I'll probably add an H. Chrysus eventually. That one may cause issues with the Leuco.

 

[TrottingReef]

Maybe then if he is still there in 2 weeks. I spent $600 on SW fish in the last 3 days. Almost done with my 210g. Pretty excited.

 

[Slocke]

I will order one. Been picking them up in LFS each time.


Ahh, well then I will have to pass on this one as I already have a Dusky Margined Wrasse on order, and you only want one Halichores per tank right?

You can mix Halichoeres. If you want to get into wrasse more read this:

The Wrasse Guy - All About Reef Safe Wrasses

Introduction Below, you will find sections about: these guidelines, wrasses which qualify as reef safe, the general requirements, feeding, shipping, quarantine, adding new wrasses to your system, mixing species and genera, the acclimation box, protogynous hermaphroditism & sexual dichromatism,

www.thewrasseguy.com

 

[Boreas_SA]

Newest tankmate, Pseudojuloides polackorum female:

 

[OrchidMiss]

I will order one. Been picking them up in LFS each time.


Ahh, well then I will have to pass on this one as I already have a Dusky Margined Wrasse on order, and you only want one Halichores per tank right?

I have a dusky and radiant in my 55..

 

[i cant think]

I will order one. Been picking them up in LFS each time.


Ahh, well then I will have to pass on this one as I already have a Dusky Margined Wrasse on order, and you only want one Halichores per tank right?

I have 3 in a 4’ tank;
Radiant ‘pair’ and a Jade (although this b****** fish is leaving the tank soon).

 

[SaltyT]

I have 3 in a 4’ tank;
Radiant ‘pair’ and a Jade (although this b****** fish is leaving the tank soon).

Once you remove the chloropterus hopefully that takes care of your aggression issues.

 

[JoJosReef]

Once you remove the chloropterus hopefully that takes care of your aggression issues.

More importantly, what will @i cant think replace it with!?

 

[Slocke]

More importantly, what will @i cant think replace it with!?

Novaculoides Macrolepidotus hopefully!! He needs a green wrasse still.

 

[blecki]

Wish I could get cleaner wrasse to survive qt.

You need something very small for them to eat. I had luck with fish eggs; little guy gobbles them up.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Finally got the FOWLR fish upgraded to the 240 gallon. Ignore the cheap shop lights I've gerry-rigged overtop until I get better lights. The Hardwick's wrasse and Broomtail wrasse are really enjoying the new digs. The slippery wrasse is still hiding under the sandbed.

 

[TrottingReef]

It makes me happy to hear I can mix.

You need something very small for them to eat. I had luck with fish eggs; little guy gobbles them up.

Ive tried fish eggs, frozen copepods, live copepods, ampipods lol. I will try again some day but waiting until I KNOW my DT and SUMP have a large population of pods before.