The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Tcook]

Great! That is really good size for 3 years.. I dont want him to get huge..

I had a 2" xmas wrasse that grew to 5" in about 9 months.

Curious how big your tank is?

120

 

[Tcook]

 

[cba191]

what are the wrasses in the pic?

 

[i cant think]

So, as the 5 foot is currently sat running fallow, I have decided to slowly begin collecting a few wrasses over the next 4-5 months to introduce in small groups, and ensure they feed/settle correctly prior to the system running again.

Here’s the two latest wrasse additions;

Both less than an inch, I decided to rehome my Biocellatus as he became too boisterous for the wrasses I’ll be after.

So my wrasses as of now are:
1x H. Iridis
1x C. bathyphylus/efatensis
1x C. lineatus
1x P’juloides. kaleidos
1x P’cheilinus. ocellatus (although it’s 50/50 at the moment on if she is will hit my main display or a separate tank)

 

[Tcook]

what are the wrasses in the pic?

M. vivienae (Vivien), H. pallidus (Babi), back of H. leucoxanthus (lemon meringue).

 

[cba191]

vivien's always make me do a double take. Those and radiants are amazing.

 

[PR_nano]

One good looking utilitarian wrasse

 

[OrchidMiss]

Just a little dragon, doing little dragon things.

 

[Slocke]

Just a little dragon, doing little dragon things.

Cutie!!!!!!

 

[OrchidMiss]

and some Galaxy wrasse

 

[Biokabe]

Where did you source

Both less than an inch, I decided to rehome my Biocellatus as he became too boisterous for the wrasses I’ll be after.

So my wrasses as of now are:
1x H. Iridis
1x C. bathyphylus/efatensis
1x C. lineatus
1x P’juloides. kaleidos
1x P’cheilinus. ocellatus (although it’s 50/50 at the moment on if she is will hit my main display or a separate tank)

If you don't mind my asking, where did you source the H. iridis from? LFS, or an online seller? It's one of the wrasses on my wish list, but I'm not sure that I've ever seen my LFS carry them. I know they're often delicate shippers.

 

[tbrown]

If you don't mind my asking, where did you source the H. iridis from? LFS, or an online seller? It's one of the wrasses on my wish list, but I'm not sure that I've ever seen my LFS carry them. I know they're often delicate shippers.

He's in the UK.

 

[Biokabe]

He's in the UK.

Ah, well that would make the sourcing question rather moot.

 

[Tcook]

Ah, well that would make the sourcing question rather moot.

You can directly email TSM to see if they can hold/source one for you.

 

[PR_nano]

Ah, well that would make the sourcing question rather moot.

I haven't order from them, but they have them available

Radiant Wrasse - Red Sea

The Radiant Wrasse (Halichoeres iridis), also known as the Iridis Wrasse, can be found among the reefs of Africa and the Red Sea. They have a vibrant yellow head, with green stripes, that fades into a maroon body. They reach a maximum size of 5 inches and do well in reef aquariums, though their...

www.saltwaterfish.com

 

[Biokabe]

I haven't order from them, but they have them available

Radiant Wrasse - Red Sea

The Radiant Wrasse (Halichoeres iridis), also known as the Iridis Wrasse, can be found among the reefs of Africa and the Red Sea. They have a vibrant yellow head, with green stripes, that fades into a maroon body. They reach a maximum size of 5 inches and do well in reef aquariums, though their...

www.saltwaterfish.com

Yeah, I've seen that.

They're not really a place I'd trust with a "known to ship poorly" fish. I've brought in a few fish from them. They were okay, but the big problem is that they use FedEx for shipping. UPS and FedEx take turns at being terrible for shipping outcomes, and FedEx is currently in the "I don't trust them," category.

They do package and label their fish fairly well, but I'm not sure what state the fish are in when they are shipped, and the last few times I got stuff from them, it looked like FedEx treated them pretty rough.

 

[ReefMagicMan]

Just a little dragon, doing little dragon things.

Yes that's an amazing little one

 

[jabberwock]

Small but mighty.

 

[i cant think]

Ah, well that would make the sourcing question rather moot.

Yeah, I’m in the UK but also own my own LFS which makes it easier to source some of the more difficult fish.

 

[i cant think]

Small but mighty.

I need to get into my 100ltr nano and get more shots of my possum. Currently it’s covered in algae - the coral and fish are fat as anything, but the tank is what many would suggest as being “unhealthy” (even with SPS, LPS, softies all loving it).