The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[eatbreakfast]

My personal thoughts: up to 12-15 years could be possible.

Possible, perhaps, but extremely unlikely. Like look through various threads and not find 1 that reaches even the lower number on that estimate. So if you have lost a leopard shorter than this, most if not all that have kept leopards, have lost them in less time than 12-15years. A more realistic span is probably closer to 6-8yrs. And if you go longer it is definitely the exception rather than the rule.

 

[evolved]

^ Oh I agree, but I interrepted the question in an idealistic sense. In which case, I'm assuming you start with a small juvi and nothing goes awry.

Quite simply, there's too many factors to give an absolute number.

 

[Aquaph8]

I'd imagine almost all are lost to less than natural causes during that span.

 

[eatbreakfast]

But even if lost to less than natural causes I believe it is much longer than most would live in the wild.

 

[Aquaph8]

I agree

 

[DSP]

Thanks for the info guys! My lfs is holding one for me right now I'll be picking it up tomorrow, Hes the best looking Leopard Iv seen health wise in a long time and is eating a little frozen foods so hopefully he does well.

 

[earthbound]

grabbed this fairy out of a friends QT tank not sure of exact species but it wasn't getting along with his lubbock's so I was a good friend and took it off his hands for him:xd:

 

[ryecoon]

grabbed this fairy out of a friends QT tank not sure of exact species but it wasn't getting along with his lubbock's so I was a good friend and took it off his hands for him:xd:

Looks Like a Scarlet Wrasse. yah?

 

[Aquaph8]

Female C. Lubbocki?

 

[evolved]

Looks Like a Scarlet Wrasse. yah?

A common name as such could apply to any red wrasse really; far from definitive.

Female C. Lubbocki?

Nah, the shape of the head isn't right, nor the coloration.

I'm hedge my chips on a female C. cyanopleura.

 

[Aquaph8]

That's what I thought first but the black dot on the tail changed my mind.

 

[evolved]

cyanopleura has those too. :)

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Here's mine not the best pic colors are changing now.

 

[ryecoon]

A common name as such could apply to any red wrasse really; far from definitive.


Nah, the shape of the head isn't right, nor the coloration.

I'm hedge my chips on a female C. cyanopleura.

Scarlet Pin Stripe Wrasse look up Pseudocheilimus Evanidus

 

[evolved]

No; without question a Cirrhilabrus in the prior picture.

 

[DSP]

Got my Leopard today he or she is awesome! Real active until it decided to dive in the sand an go to bed lol can't get a good pic yet

 

[jackson6745]

Here's my new Lineatus Super Male. I only have him for 2 days so far. He's eating loads of mysis and already some pellets. I can't get him to eat any greens yet.

DSC_0007 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

DSC_0015 by rich.colombo, on Flickr


My male Flame

DSC_0018 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

 

[TruRacr314x]

Beautiful super male Jackson6745!

 

[KoleTang]

Great pics Jackson. What lights are you using? (curious because the tank looks pretty blue, but you can see the fishes' colors well)

Got my Leopard today he or she is awesome! Real active until it decided to dive in the sand an go to bed lol can't get a good pic yet

Definitely a female. ;) Is it eating yet?

 

[DSP]

Great pics Jackson. What lights are you using? (curious because the tank looks pretty blue, but you can see the fishes' colors well)



Definitely a female. ;) Is it eating yet?

Thanks for the info! It was eating frozen at the LFS, When I put it in my tank today I fed once and it seemed intrested but didn't eat any of it, I really think he will eat well though after he acclimates to my tank, Hope so anyway! Very healthy looking fish I waited a long time for one that looked this good health wise