P.O.T.O. offers up some great specimens of the not-so-common wrasses.
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P.O.T.O. offers up some great specimens of the not-so-common wrasses.
townjas
Active Member
What is P.O.T.O?
Pieces Of The Ocean. They deal in conditioned marine life, and IIRC, are a sponsor here.
~B.
~B.
Pieces of the Ocean.
Just beat me....
Devaji
7500 Club Member
I am excited i have another wrasse coming in tomorrow.
I have a linespot Male flasher love this guy.
and am getting a male H. melanurus. was a toss up between that and a ruby head.... such a hard choice right!
went with the mel. as the ruby head was a really big one.
i'll asked here too. is it ok to add the melanurus to the accumulation on the sand bed?
I have a linespot Male flasher love this guy.
and am getting a male H. melanurus. was a toss up between that and a ruby head.... such a hard choice right!
went with the mel. as the ruby head was a really big one.
i'll asked here too. is it ok to add the melanurus to the accumulation on the sand bed?
Not sure I understand what you mean by "the accumulation on the sandbed"... Melanurus will sleep in the sand, if that's what you mean. If you don't have sand for him, some folks tuck a rubbermaid container or plastic shoebox of sand somewhere for sand-sleepers to nap in.
As it happens, I've just had an unexpected wrasse land in my lap. One of my son's friends was closing down their tank, so I've been gifted with some frogspawns and a trumpet, a bicolor blenny in need of a few good lunches, and a wrasse I've loved since the first time I saw one, but had planned never to add to my tank. Beautiful sunset fins and a green tail, surrounding a chubby torpedo of soft purples and vibrant oranges . . .
Six-line.
My fingers are crossed _hard_ that he doesn't become a problem . . .
~Bruce
As it happens, I've just had an unexpected wrasse land in my lap. One of my son's friends was closing down their tank, so I've been gifted with some frogspawns and a trumpet, a bicolor blenny in need of a few good lunches, and a wrasse I've loved since the first time I saw one, but had planned never to add to my tank. Beautiful sunset fins and a green tail, surrounding a chubby torpedo of soft purples and vibrant oranges . . .
Six-line.
My fingers are crossed _hard_ that he doesn't become a problem . . .
~Bruce
Devaji
7500 Club Member
^sorry if I did not explain myself better. i'll try again.
as I have a male line spot flasher i will need to use a acclimation box. the box I have will be a DIY critter keeper from amazon quite big 2.5 gal. i believe. so my question is can i add the fish and add the box to the sand bed as there is no way to attach the box on the side on the tank.
prob. over thinking this. but i dont want the fish bouncing off the bottom of the box trying to get in to the sand bed.
as I have a male line spot flasher i will need to use a acclimation box. the box I have will be a DIY critter keeper from amazon quite big 2.5 gal. i believe. so my question is can i add the fish and add the box to the sand bed as there is no way to attach the box on the side on the tank.
prob. over thinking this. but i dont want the fish bouncing off the bottom of the box trying to get in to the sand bed.
He might well try to reach the sand through the bottom of the box ... Can you put a layer of sand - an inch or two, maybe? - on the bottom of the box? Along with a PVC pipe fitting or two, that ought to keep him cozy for a day or three. My one worry would be that he'd hide in the sand so much that nobody would even notice him in the box, and social acclimation wouldn't happen.
(If Evolved or EatBreakfast tells you anything different . . . listen to them, not me!) (>__<)
~Bruce
(If Evolved or EatBreakfast tells you anything different . . . listen to them, not me!) (>__<)
~Bruce
Paul87
Fellow Reefer
I use mag-floats to hold my social acclimation box up against the glass. Works like a charm if you have them or similar magnetic cleaners. I'd just put a dish of sand in the box at least as big around as the fish.
^ &^^ If your acclimation box doesn't hang off the lipof the tank, mag-floats can be utilized.
If that's nt possible, and it needs to be placed on the sand, putting sand in the container will prevent it from trying to dig through the container. Just make sure that it is out and about for a few days, so that it can indeed get socially acclimated.
I strongly encourage a qt protocol before attempting to acclimate it to the display.
If that's nt possible, and it needs to be placed on the sand, putting sand in the container will prevent it from trying to dig through the container. Just make sure that it is out and about for a few days, so that it can indeed get socially acclimated.
I strongly encourage a qt protocol before attempting to acclimate it to the display.
Guys, question. I have 4 wrasse. My last one being a black Leopard wrasse.. it's now been 10 days and I have not seen him since the first day with her buried himself. I know the longer the better, but I've never had a wrasse not come out after this long. The longest before this was 7 days. I'm not going digging around for him.. and maybe he's coming out at night, who knows.. but just wanted to see if anyone else has had a similar situation.
Sand burying wrasses can stay buried for awhile, but I have found that smaller specimens stay buried for shorter lengths.
It is quite possible that is coming out at other times, especially if any of the other wrasses are behaving aggressively toward it.
Raven312
Community Member
My Ornate Leopard Wrasse doesn't come out for 2 days shy of a month. Just when I thought she didn't make it, she came out and swam around like she'd been there all along (and it's possible that she had been, on a different time schedule). She's about 6 months old now and very healthy and fat. Hang in there.
d-man
Active Member
As far as the magma wrasse, I was the first hobbyist to actually have it in the US. I talked to Barnett, the owner of the collection site distributer where they were collected. He sent only 2to my wholesaler(at my request) which blue zoo actually took one from my wholesaler before my account manager got there on Monday. The stockers listed them as sold, but hey I guess $$$ talks. Anyway I picked mine up before BZA listed it on their website. It was the day of MACNA
Hopefully this isn't a repeat question, if it is my apologies up front.
I have a 120 gallon display tank 48x24x24 and currently have a mix of fish and looking for insight on some other compatible wrasses I'm looking to add.
Currently have the following Wrasses:
I would like to add a couple more wrasses to wrap up my tank list with the below:
I have a 120 gallon display tank 48x24x24 and currently have a mix of fish and looking for insight on some other compatible wrasses I'm looking to add.
Currently have the following Wrasses:
- Cirrhilabrus jordani (flame wrasse not sure if he is in Terminal phase) flashes all the time for cleaner wrasse
- Labroides dimidiatus (blue streak)
- Halichoeres chrysus (yellow wrasse)
- Anampses chrysocephalus (redtail tamarin)
- Cirrhilabrus (sunset fairy wrasse - pylei variant) looks more like a Lineatus
I would like to add a couple more wrasses to wrap up my tank list with the below:
- Halichoeres Melasmapomus - earmuff wrasse
- Cirrhilabrus linneatus
- Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
- Macropharyngodon kuiteri or two Macropharyngodon bipartitus read not to add both leopards due to the Kuiteri being aggressive as well. :(
Pylei can be pretty aggressive. He is fine now because the jordani is dominant, but that likely won't last long. Adding more fairies will change the dynamics, and he will end up towards the top of the hierarchy. Pylei will behave very aggressively toward the linneatus and rhomboid.
I released my yellow coris wrasse (halichoeres chrysus) into the display yesterday and my cosmetus showed a little dominance for a few minutes then left her alone. The chrysus wrasse dispute being really common I think are really underestimated, their deep bright yellow looks great in the tank and she spends her time swimming with my peacock wrasse.
My peacock wrasse still only spends have the day out before going to bed which might be due to the body clock, but she's eating well and not shy of nothing.
My peacock wrasse still only spends have the day out before going to bed which might be due to the body clock, but she's eating well and not shy of nothing.
