The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

evolved · Mar 21, 2016

You're using an acclimation box, yes?

TUSI · Mar 21, 2016

evolved said:
You're using an acclimation box, yes?

yes but i did not use it for the leopard. the good thing the leopard is not going into the sand so hopefully they will work it out

Greenstreet.1 · Mar 22, 2016

evolved · Mar 22, 2016

TUSI said:
yes but i did not use it for the leopard. the good thing the leopard is not going into the sand so hopefully they will work it out

It likely would have helped in that instance.

TUSI · Mar 22, 2016

evolved said:
It likely would have helped in that instance.

I am kicking myself for not doing it. this leopard is a fighter though he is hanging tough. im hoping he dont stress out and stop eating

reef_ranch · Mar 22, 2016

TUSI said:
Wondering if any one have a pintail with Johnson's in same tank. If so do they fight.

I have two johnsoni. Formerly a pair now two males. Both are approx. 4". The dominant male has killed 2 pintails. One was larger than him and had been the dominant wrasse in the tank for at least a year -- since the johnsoni was a pup. I tried adding a smaller pintail a few months later and the johnsoni killed him as well. If he wasn't so beautiful I'd re-home him.

TUSI · Mar 23, 2016

acesq said:
I have two johnsoni. Formerly a pair now two males. Both are approx. 4". The dominant male has killed 2 pintails. One was larger than him and had been the dominant wrasse in the tank for at least a year -- since the johnsoni was a pup. I tried adding a smaller pintail a few months later and the johnsoni killed him as well. If he wasn't so beautiful I'd re-home him.

That what I'm afraid.

JakeK · Mar 23, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
I wouldn't do it with fairy and flasher wrasses, but some Halichoeres, Coris and other genera that are more suited for fish only tanks. Even so, I would add the wrasses before the triggers, especially a trigger as aggressive as a clown.

I knew of someone who fed his clown trigger clownfish. It would bite them in half. I would never put a flasher or fairy wrasse in with a trigger unless it was a blue throat or sargassum.

Pat Clark · Mar 24, 2016

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any idea on this guy my lfs wants 4o for it?

eatbreakfast · Mar 24, 2016

Pat Clark said:
any idea on this guy my lfs wants 4o for it?

Male C. cf lanceolatus, that's a very good price.

evolved · Mar 24, 2016

Yup; buy it!

Pat Clark · Mar 24, 2016

Thank you

Jstn · Mar 24, 2016

I keep seeing exquisite fairys locally, how are their attitude towards, rhomboid, pintails flames ect?

Also diver den sold a pintail for 249 in under 5 minutes 2 days in a row... so yes buy it !