The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[noirsphynx]

Beautiful yellowfin noirsphynx! I've been looking for one for months, where did you get him?!

Thanks, I scored him at a LFS in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

[oh207]

What wrasse and very unlikely (regardless)

Here are the pics. I tried to upload before from my phone but it didn't work.

 

[4FordFamily]

Kind of looks like it but that's almost unheard of. Worms and internal parasites are common in fairy wrasse?

 

[brian.snell.3]

Scored these yesterday got them acclimated and in tank. Eating good. Female doing great hiding a bit. Male is swimming frantic on glass intermittently comes out sws normal with his girl. Eats fine but then goes back to it. Thought I read due to stress. Any help?

 

[Triggreef]

Scored these yesterday got them acclimated and in tank. Eating good. Female doing great hiding a bit. Male is swimming frantic on glass intermittently comes out sws normal with his girl. Eats fine but then goes back to it. Thought I read due to stress. Any help?

They are beautiful!

Swimming on the glass is generally from being obsessed with reflection. I've read wrapping a sheet across the glass can help. I've never had good luck curbing the behavior but not always a sign it will perish. I have a few that do it constantly and have had them for a good long time.

 

[KoleTang]

Scored these yesterday got them acclimated and in tank. Eating good. Female doing great hiding a bit. Male is swimming frantic on glass intermittently comes out sws normal with his girl. Eats fine but then goes back to it. Thought I read due to stress. Any help?

I love these guys. I am planning on picking up a group in the new build.

I had a leopard obsess over the reflections in the front corner of my tank for the first week. After that it would go back and check the corner several times a day for about a month until it eventually forgot about it.

 

[ruppertb]

What species of leopard wrasse is this?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Here are the pics. I tried to upload before from my phone but it didn't work.

That wrasse is not carrying eggs. It likely has a digestive tract blockage.

What species of leopard wrasse is this?

Not a leopard wrasse, its a tamarin. Anampses chrysocephalus, males are known as psych head wrasses, females are red tail tamarins, or red tail anampses. Females are difficult and deemed expert only, males are even more difficult.

 

[evolved]

That wrasse is not carrying eggs. It likely has a digestive tract blockage.

Agree, and commonly from internal parasites.

Not a leopard wrasse, its a tamarin. Anampses chrysocephalus, males are known as psych head wrasses, females are red tail tamarins, or red tail anampses. Females are difficult and deemed expert only, males are even more difficult.

Yes; not for the beginner. Also, the male pictured there is not yet a terminal male, as it is yet to lose the red tail.

 

[maroonman]

Hey all.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.

 

[4FordFamily]

Hey all.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.

That looks like my Maldives variant. Very pretty

 

[Braves Fan]

Always makes my day when I see someone has posted something new to this thread ,,, I know, I just might be in for a treat ,,,,

 

[oh207]

Agree, and commonly from internal parasites.

What can I do to help? I have prazipro for flukes. Do you think that will help?

 

[KoleTang]

What can I do to help? I have prazipro for flukes. Do you think that will help?

Yes, Prazipro treats internal parasites as well.

I remember hearing that freshwater keepers feed their fish cooked peas when they have digestive issues. May be worth a shot.

 

[KoleTang]

Breakin Newz I'm curious to know how did you get this fade out affect. Was this in post or a trick of the camera?

 

[maroun.c]

Hey all.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.

I've had two of those over the last couple of years, first one did fine in quarantine and only had a couple of prazi treatments before it went to DT. Grew rather quick and got an amazing pattern when flashing. Unfortunately it jumped out from a small opening. tried another one 3 months back and it dies in QT with no symptoms after 2 days. got another one after it and it showed ich while i was doing my first prazi treatment so it had 2 weeks in Quarantine with Cupramine at 3/4 dose then couple of weeks observation with one more prazi treatment and it went to DT and doing great. we don't get those frequently here so they're a nice addition.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hey all.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.

That is a nice African exquisite wrasse.

For quarantine, 2 treatments of prazi, no copper unless you see signs of ich, as I have found wrasses sensitive to copper. 6 weeks of observation, provide simple cover, such as pvc, so you can observe even if he hides,

 

[Bps619]

Just picked her up

 

[Black Pearl]

Kuiter's

 

[4FordFamily]

Here is a photo of my leopard wrasses - two aren't shown (male blue star and female black leopard)

I have:
1 blue star male
1 blue star female
1 ornate
1 potters
2 female regular leopards
1 black leopard