The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[mfinn]

Well I decided to give my local fish a shot at getting in a Potters wrasse for me and they came through.
They got them in on Thursday and held one for me until Saturday when I picked it up.
For the first couple days days it only picked at ROE half heartedly. Paid no attention to frozen mysis, blood worms, or Ova.
Yesterday ate a little better.
Today he went after ROE and mysis pretty good in 3 feedings.
He still is doing the fast pacing thing around the tank so it's hard to get a decent picture.








About a hour after eating I looked at him and this is what I saw.
It's like he started to go to bed, but wasn't quite ready.

 

[Lninwa]

Well I decided to give my local fish a shot at getting in a Potters wrasse for me and they came through.
They got them in on Thursday and held one for me until Saturday when I picked it up.
For the first couple days days it only picked at ROE half heartedly. Paid no attention to frozen mysis, blood worms, or Ova.
Yesterday ate a little better.
Today he went after ROE and mysis pretty good in 3 feedings.
He still is doing the fast pacing thing around the tank so it's hard to get a decent picture.








About a hour after eating I looked at him and this is what I saw.
It's like he started to go to bed, but wasn't quite ready.

He is so beautiful.

 

[evolved]

Flashers aren't generally too terribly aggressive to other fish (with one noted exception...), but when adding new fish - especially if you've got other, similar fish already in the tank - a social acclimation box is almost always a good idea.

Flasher and fairy wrasses will generally turn male ... with or without others of their kind in the tank.

~Bruce

Just a little correction, but the fish jp_75 has is a fairy (not a flasher).

So, how did you add the multiples? One at a time? One male and female together?

I'll refer you to this write up: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/all-about-reef-safe-wrasses-in-aquaria.28/

 

[Maritimer]

Just a little correction, but the fish jp_75 has is a fairy (not a flasher).

Aack! <headdesk> Yes, of course it is!

~Bruce

 

[tkiry1]

Xmas Wrasse..

 

[tkiry1]

And parrot fish.....

 

[Maritimer]

My obsession lately, Quoy's parrotfish, Scarus quoyi. Reef-safe, by all accounts, brilliantly colored and purely adorable! Why must you tease me with such beauty, LOL!

Nice lookin' group of labrids! (three, including the cleaner!)

~Bruce

 

[tkiry1]

My obsession lately, Quoy's parrotfish, Scarus quoyi. Reef-safe, by all accounts, brilliantly colored and purely adorable! Why must you tease me with such beauty, LOL!

Nice lookin' group of labrids! (three, including the cleaner!)

~Bruce

Thanks... Just got a African Goldbar wrasse (Super make)...Awesome colors...I have to get a picture... I love wrasses and the parrot!!!

 

[ascheff]

Quoyi Parrotfish are beautiful, but grow pretty big, and will need a huge tank

 

[tkiry1]

Gold bar wrasse

 

[Maritimer]

Good looking fish, and complements the sargassum trigger well!

~Bruce

 

[tkiry1]

Good looking fish, and complements the sargassum trigger well!

~Bruce

Thank you!!! I have a 220 with Rubbermaid 100 gallon sump.. Planning on going with the 300 gallon soon.....

 

[Maritimer]

Sweet!

There's a 220 sitting empty right beside me, with dry-fit plumbing under 'er. Thinkin' I oughtta step away from R2R for a bit, and glue up some PVC . . . (My sump's smaller, though - only a 40B.)

Looking forward to watching some wrasses (OK, and a few other fishes...) really stretch their fins in that six-foot playground!

~Bruce

 

[BrettMallette]

Anyone ever have a wrasse with a missing pectoral fin grow back? My Adornatus seems to be regrowing his but its soooo hard to tell

 

[evolved]

Soft rays can grow back in fins; spines cannot. And I can't see how/where it's damaged.

 

[BrettMallette]

Soft rays can grow back in fins; spines cannot. And I can't see how/where it's damaged.

Bad pic sorry @evolved will get better one asap. Seems like spines are there as well as the actual meat of the pectoral just no soft rays as you put it.

 

[BrettMallette]

Maybe this is better...

 

[cajunreefer]

Just wanted to say hello. This is my first post. I have been reefing for about 3 months. Everything is stable and this little guy is doing great!

 

[Nick James]

Let's play a game! I spent some time with your chart found here and doing some research... I came up with a wish list. I'd love your opinion when you get a chance. Basically I am undecided on the halichoeres wrasses... and I already have the ornate Leopard so she will be the first Wrasse to get established. Any advice on order of addition, or problems that I may not have foreseen.

Melanarus wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus) or
Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres Chrysus) or
Radiant Wrasse (Halichoeres iridis)
McCosker Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri)
Rosy Fin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Nahackyi)
Girdled Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus balteatus)
Exquisite Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus exquisitus)
Brunneus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus brunneus)
Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus)
Lubbock's Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lubbocki)
Yellowchest Twist Wrasse (Anampses twistii)
Ornate Leopard Wrasse (macropharyngodon ornatus)

 

[Ortho281]

Has anyone ever heard of a wrasse (mine is a Pink tale fairy) going missing for over a month, only to resurface one day? Mine resurfaced today after being missing for over a month looking pale, skinny and kind of like a ghost. Unfortunately I was not able to get a pic of him as he was only out for a few minutes before retreating back into hiding (pic below was taken 9 weeks ago). Prior to going missing he was eating well, getting fat and always out cruising the tank looking for a meal. I was doing hypo at the time it went missing and have recently started to slowly raise the salinity which is now back up to 1.018. This is the last video I have showing the wrasse very active swimming about while feeding nori.