What's not to love??? [emoji6]Anybody falling in love with Wrasse? I can't wait to get some new ones for the new tank!
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What's not to love??? [emoji6]Anybody falling in love with Wrasse? I can't wait to get some new ones for the new tank!
Starting with the more peaceful species is definitely the best course of action and will facilitate the transition. However, it can be a challenge to acquire juveniles and females for many of the fairy species.As previously mentioned, I have a 190 with 400G total water volume. I would like to have 10-14 mostly fairy wrasses in the tank adding 2-4 new wrasses at a time.
Using Hunter's wrasse aggression chart from cirrhilabrus-complexes-inferiority-need-not-apply, I am planning on adding juveniles from the different complexes starting with fish from the green complexes, then moving up to the yellow complexes, and then finish out with a few select from the lighter orange color.
My question is:
I am assuming that changing from juvi to terminal male coloration is partially a function of aggression within the tank. If I start with the least aggressive fairies (green complexes) and move up waiting 4-6 months before adding new wrasses that are more aggressive, will it facilitate juvis changing sooner than for instance placing an exquisite in with a Naoke, Randalli, and Laboutei?
This weekend I'm going to add the 2 Macropharyngodon bipartitus wrasses to my 233 in with 2 Macropharyngodon meleagris. At least start them out in a social acclimation box.
They are all females.
My next attempt would be with getting a Potters Wrasse, Macropharyngodon geoffroyi wrasse.
Then down the road maybe a Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon kuiteri.
Is this going to work or am I doomed to failure?
Seems like a reasonable plan to me.This weekend I'm going to add the 2 Macropharyngodon bipartitus wrasses to my 233 in with 2 Macropharyngodon meleagris. At least start them out in a social acclimation box.
They are all females.
My next attempt would be with getting a Potters Wrasse, Macropharyngodon geoffroyi wrasse.
Then down the road maybe a Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon kuiteri.
Is this going to work or am I doomed to failure?
Seems like a reasonable plan to me.
I'm curious about the Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse .Seems like a reasonable plan to me.
It should be ok, potters usually aren't too aggressive.So you think I could add another Macropharyngodon to my established Potters wrasse?
They aren't as commonly kept. They can be on the aggressive side for leopards, so being added last helps.I'm curious about the Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse .
I don't see much about it, or see people talking about them.
I love the coloration. It's male and female colors are so much different than the other Macropharyngodon wrasses.
Seems like a reasonable plan to me.
Yes, you want them not to be too stressed out, so a little cover is good. A container of sand or some pvc fittings work well.It just occured to me, but should I put something that could be used as cover in the box?
How about a dish of sand?
In a large enough tank with plenty of other wrasses to serve as a distraction, and if added at the same time, and maturity, both the lineatus and rubrimarginatus can be kept together.I've noticed several hobbiest on this thread that have both lineatus and rubrimarginatus wrasses in their tanks.
I really like both of these wrasses and would love to have them in my tank, but I'm a little cautious considering that they are from the same complex on Evolved's chart.
Just wondering if those of you who keep both could give me a little feedback:
1. How long have you had both in your tank, how big we're they when added, and what kind of tank mates do they have?
2. Do you have any advice on keeping both together in the same tank?
If I put both in my tank, hoping to add them at the same time as juvis with 7-8 wrasses already in the tank. Plus have a few wrasses from the lighter orange groups of wrasses to assure that neither of these develop into the alpha wrasse in the tank.
Taking this one step further, the laboutei complex is connected to the pylei complex with a strong connection. Is adding a laboutes to the mix of the two above something to be concerned of because that they are closely related?
As previously mentioned, I have a 190 with 400G total water volume. I would like to have 10-14 mostly fairy wrasses in the tank adding 2-4 new wrasses at a time.
Using Hunter's wrasse aggression chart from cirrhilabrus-complexes-inferiority-need-not-apply, I am planning on adding juveniles from the different complexes starting with fish from the green complexes, then moving up to the yellow complexes, and then finish out with a few select from the lighter orange color.
My question is:
I am assuming that changing from juvi to terminal male coloration is partially a function of aggression within the tank. If I start with the least aggressive fairies (green complexes) and move up waiting 4-6 months before adding new wrasses that are more aggressive, will it facilitate juvis changing sooner than for instance placing an exquisite in with a Naoke, Randalli, and Laboutei?
I agree; that plan should work well, but finding them all at a small size will certainly be a tall order.Starting with the more peaceful species is definitely the best course of action and will facilitate the transition. However, it can be a challenge to acquire juveniles and females for many of the fairy species.
I tend to think you'll be just fine there also.This weekend I'm going to add the 2 Macropharyngodon bipartitus wrasses to my 233 in with 2 Macropharyngodon meleagris. At least start them out in a social acclimation box.
They are all females.
My next attempt would be with getting a Potters Wrasse, Macropharyngodon geoffroyi wrasse.
Then down the road maybe a Kuiter's Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon kuiteri.
Is this going to work or am I doomed to failure?
Yes; so long as whatever species you're adding is a female specimen, I wouldn't much worry.So you think I could add another Macropharyngodon to my established Potters wrasse?
Given the size of your tank and the fact you'll have a quite a few wrasses, I wouldn't worry about the compatibility of lineatus and rubrimarginatus. They are more of an issue together in smaller setups, especially if they are the only two wrasses present.I've noticed several hobbiest on this thread that have both lineatus and rubrimarginatus wrasses in their tanks.
I really like both of these wrasses and would love to have them in my tank, but I'm a little cautious considering that they are from the same complex on Evolved's chart.
Just wondering if those of you who keep both could give me a little feedback:
1. How long have you had both in your tank, how big we're they when added, and what kind of tank mates do they have?
2. Do you have any advice on keeping both together in the same tank?
If I put both in my tank, hoping to add them at the same time as juvis with 7-8 wrasses already in the tank. Plus have a few wrasses from the lighter orange groups of wrasses to assure that neither of these develop into the alpha wrasse in the tank.
Taking this one step further, the laboutei complex is connected to the pylei complex with a strong connection. Is adding a laboutes to the mix of the two above something to be concerned of because that they are closely related?
@eatbreakfast has more experience than I with pencils, but I would say that it would be unlikely for a female pencil to transition in your tank. The transitional males can be prone to reverting even if at all dominated by other wrasses. They really do best as the only wrasses in the tank, or alongside only a few other very peaceful species.I also have a question. How likely is it that a female Pencil Wrasse would transition to male, without a male Pencil, but with a bunch of other wrasses for company? I'm thinking about getting a Pseudojuloides xanthomos. The female is about half the price of the male, and I don't mind waiting, but would like her to eventually turn male.