The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[HairyGary]

My last fish addition (well, until one of the current one kicks the bucket. LOL).

Took two days before came out and about from the cave. He's not shy anymore.

Bye the way, is he considered terminal/supermale?

Looks like a burgeoning supermale.

 

[sil40sx]

Looks like a burgeoning supermale.

So you mean by the looks of it, it can still revert back to female?

 

[HairyGary]

So you mean by the looks of it, it can still revert back to female?

I'll wait for @eatbreakfast to chime in but never heard of a male reverting back. All females will eventually turn male but not reverse. I would go read Hunters article in the thread All About Reef Safe Wrasses. Very informative.

 

[eatbreakfast]

That is a terminal phase male. Although infrequent, initial phase males can revert back to female. Once terminal they cannot.

 

[sil40sx]

That is a terminal phase male. Although infrequent, initial phase males can revert back to female. Once terminal they cannot.

Oh I see, thanks.

He is huge, I was hoping he's already in terminal male.

 

[sil40sx]

a terminal male*

 

[HairyGary]

Anybody have success with trio of same fairies, ie super male, submale and female? Introduced at same time.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Anybody have success with trio of same fairies, ie super male, submale and female? Introduced at same time.

Species matters, but unless the tank is huge it usually doesn't work longterm.

 

[HairyGary]

Species matters, but unless the tank is huge it usually doesn't work longterm.

Thanks.

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Wrasse wrecker? So, last night feeding time, all is well -- a short 2 hours later, my cleaner shrimp is toast - a scrap heap being consumed by the CuC hermits. They have been housed together happily for months. What are your thoughts? Bad luck or likely aggression? The cleaner shrimp was a family favorite -- and I would like to replace, but not if its likely to be gobbled up. Livestock is 2 o. clowns, the mela wrasse and CuC.

Cleaner shrimp had no notable issues before.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

In my previous setup I had two cleaner shrimp without any problems from my mela wrasse with that said they are not all the same. Are you sure the shrimp did not molt and that’s just the old shell ?

 

[deedubz]

What's the chances of keeping a c. lunatus and a c. isosceles together in a 40 gallon if introduced at the same time?

I was advised against doing something similar in a 180g. I have a c. cf. lunatus and desperately want another c. brunneus(the one I had a while back didn't survive qt).

 

[HairyGary]

I was advised against doing something similar in a 180g. I have a c. cf. lunatus and desperately want another c. brunneus(the one I had a while back didn't survive qt).

Love my C. Brunneus! I have had him for over a year and eats mysis out of my hand. He is getting some tank mates this weekend so wont be a loner for long.

 

[Brad Syphus]

 

[deedubz]

Love my C. Brunneus! I have had him for over a year and eats mysis out of my hand. He is getting some tank mates this weekend so wont be a loner for long.

Mine was awesome for the 2-3 weeks I had him. I was told he wouldn't mix with a lunate fairy in a 180g so I'll have to wait a while before I try again.

 

[HairyGary]

You can't tease us like that! ;)

What do you have for inhabitants these days?

 

[HairyGary]

Mine was awesome for the 2-3 weeks I had him. I was told he wouldn't mix with a lunate fairy in a 180g so I'll have to wait a while before I try again.

I'm tempted to try because of the reverse color combo but may be down the line. I have others going in first.

 

[lilchris_357]

Can I mix a leopard and a radiant wrasse together in a 180?

 

[Keenan]

:)

 

[Brad Syphus]

You can't tease us like that! ;)

What do you have for inhabitants these days?