How do you keep your wrasses?
This is unfortunate because I love to keep breeding units of smaller fishes.
This is unfortunate because I love to keep breeding units of smaller fishes.
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Liveaquaria has Leopard Wrasses listed as expert only. How true is this?
The first 2 weeks are the hardest. They don't ship well and often can be picky eaters. But once you get them eating, treated for parasites, and settledb they can be quite hardy.Liveaquaria has Leopard Wrasses listed as expert only. How true is this?
In scientific names what does cf. stand for. For example the cf. in Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus.
Also what does sp. mean in Cirrhilabrus sp.?
cf is for confer. Often used for new species that are not yet described, but which holds a strong resemblance to a known species.
sp is for species. Often used when only the genus is knows, so the meaning a species of the genus.
Cf. does in fact mean confer or compare to in latin. To use your example, Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus usually refers to the pin tail fairy. If you look up C. lanceolatus it is similar but clearly not a pin tail other than it has a pointed tail. The pin tail had not been "officially named" so it was comparable to the lanceolatus. Btw, as of a couple years ago it was named. It is now officially C. isoceles. Some stores and vendors still refer to the cf name.In scientific names what does cf. stand for. For example the cf. in Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus.
Also what does sp. mean in Cirrhilabrus sp.?
cf is for confer. Often used for new species that are not yet described, but which holds a strong resemblance to a known species.
sp is for species. Often used when only the genus is knows, so the meaning a species of the genus.
I also have to add that cf is a name that a scientist would give a species. Just because two fish look similar to me, doesn't mean I can give it such a name, as there is more than just outward appearance involved.
sp however is used more loosely, so often is just used if someone doesn't know a species. Technically, you could call any fairy wrasse a Cirrhilabrus sp, and not be wrong.
^spot on definitions.Cf. does in fact mean confer or compare to in latin. To use your example, Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus usually refers to the pin tail fairy. If you look up C. lanceolatus it is similar but clearly not a pin tail other than it has a pointed tail. The pin tail had not been "officially named" so it was comparable to the lanceolatus. Btw, as of a couple years ago it was named. It is now officially C. isoceles. Some stores and vendors still refer to the cf name.
What would be a minimum tank size for a Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus?
What would be a minimum tank size for a Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus?
It's Cirrhilabrus isosceles now, and a 40 breeder would be the smallest tank for one.What would be a minimum tank size for a Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus?
I was working in the tank and decided to actually break out the good camera for some wrasse shots.....
The last one is a McCoskers flasher wrasse. Surprisingly, he's the boldest of them all. My Lineatus, despite being about double the size of the other 2, is a giant pansy and freaks out and hides a lot.Beautiful wrasses! I love the last one, what kind of wrasse is it?