Wrasse Resort

SaltyT · Feb 15, 2023

Tcook said:
hard to get the vivien. She swims away whenever she sees the camera. Look at the perfect yellow of the chrysus. No white in there mucking things up;)

Haha love it! I prefer chrysus over leucoxanthus too :winking-face:

Petcrazyson · Feb 15, 2023

SaltyT said:
Haha love it! I prefer chrysus over leucoxanthus too :winking-face:

Prefer it any day lol every day ;)

Petcrazyson · Feb 17, 2023

Hey Salty I found something I think you may like

Got sent an email from Marine Collectors looks like Elliot has a Grey Head and not bad price IMO. It’s WYSIWYG.

SaltyT · Feb 20, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
Hey Salty I found something I think you may like

Got sent an email from Marine Collectors looks like Elliot has a Grey Head and not bad price IMO. It’s WYSIWYG.

Sweet! Thanks for the info!

SaltyT · Feb 24, 2023

So my LFS got a halichoeres rubricephalus aka red head in for me - one of my dream wrasses! But sadly, his mouth was messed up from shipping and he wasn't able to bury himself so I couldn't take him home.

But I didn't leave empty-handed, I brought this adorable little girl home to my nano. I've been watching her for several months and finally decided to just take her home with me. I'm already attached. She's such a cool fish!

Slocke · Feb 24, 2023

SaltyT said:
So my LFS got a halichoeres rubricephalus aka red head in for me - one of my dream wrasses! But sadly, his mouth was messed up from shipping and he wasn't able to bury himself so I couldn't take him home.

But I didn't leave empty-handed, I brought this adorable little girl home to my nano. I've been watching her for several months and finally decided to just take her home with me. I'm already attached. She's such a cool fish!

That is such a beautiful fish! What species of pipefish?

SaltyT · Feb 24, 2023

Slocke said:
That is such a beautiful fish! What species of pipefish?

Thank you! She's a blue stripe.

Soren · Mar 1, 2023

#WrasseWednesday (I tried anyways, she won't quit moving, especially with all the activity between the foxies and butterflyfish!)

...maybe a bit better?

Mschmidt · Mar 1, 2023

Soren said:
#WrasseWednesday (I tried anyways, she won't quit moving, especially with all the activity between the foxies and butterflyfish!)

...maybe a bit better?

That butterfly has me questioning which coral I'd sacrifice to get my own.

That Crusso Kid · Mar 1, 2023

Mschmidt said:
That butterfly has me questioning which coral I'd sacrifice to get my own.

Which one? The Auriga or Raccoon?

fishguy242 · Mar 1, 2023

#WrasseWednesday ...;):)

Crabby48 · Mar 1, 2023

You my mommy

Mschmidt · Mar 1, 2023

crusso1993 said:
Which one? The Auriga or Raccoon?

The one on the left. That the Auriga?

That Crusso Kid · Mar 1, 2023

Mschmidt said:
The one on the left. That the Auriga?

Bingo!

Petcrazyson · Mar 1, 2023

Crabby48 said:
You my mommy

Looks like she has bad hair

Crabby48 · Mar 1, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
Looks like she has bad hair

i cant think · Mar 2, 2023

I need to stop having photos of my tilefish haha, now the most recent wrasse photos are 2-3 weeks old!

SaltyT · Mar 2, 2023

Crabby48 said:
You my mommy

He looks sooo good!

Soren · Mar 2, 2023

Mschmidt said:
The one on the left. That the Auriga?

Yes, the one on the left in the first picture is Chaetodon auriga or Auriga/Threadfin butterflyfish. They are beautiful and one of the most hardy butterflyfish, though still not really a beginner fish in my opinion.
Both of my butterflyfish are not reef-safe, as they will eat corals, but neither has proved problematic with my toadstool (Sarcophyton) soft corals. I will be testing these butterflyfish with some hardy "invasive" corals in my work tank in the near future, such as xenia, zoas, GSP, mushrooms, etc. that all could potentially be consumed by butterflyfish (hence one main reason I want easy "invasive" corals).

Small anemones are great food for butterflyfish, so they will definitely help keep you tank free of Aiptasia.
When I added the ocean live rock to my work tank after the recent upgrade, I picked one of the pieces because it had a nice 3/8" lightbulb anemone that I liked. After adding it to the tank, I observed it moving to a nice prominently-viewable position before it disappeared... it dawned on me later that I prompted its demise putting it in a tank with a butterflyfish. Almost certainly, it was consumed by my Auriga butterflyfish.

In the future, I may be starting an intentional Aiptasia tank for butterflyfish food.

SaltyT · Mar 2, 2023

Soren said:
Yes, the one on the left in the first picture is Chaetodon auriga or Auriga/Threadfin butterflyfish. They are beautiful and one of the most hardy butterflyfish, though still not really a beginner fish in my opinion.
Both of my butterflyfish are not reef-safe, as they will eat corals, but neither has proved problematic with my toadstool (Sarcophyton) soft corals. I will be testing these butterflyfish with some hardy "invasive" corals in my work tank in the near future, such as xenia, zoas, GSP, mushrooms, etc. that all could potentially be consumed by butterflyfish (hence one main reason I want easy "invasive" corals).

Small anemones are great food for butterflyfish, so they will definitely help keep you tank free of Aiptasia.
When I added the ocean live rock to my work tank after the recent upgrade, I picked one of the pieces because it had a nice 3/8" lightbulb anemone that I liked. After adding it to the tank, I observed it moving to a nice prominently-viewable position before it disappeared... it dawned on me later that I prompted its demise putting it in a tank with a butterflyfish. Almost certainly, it was consumed by my Auriga butterflyfish.

In the future, I may be starting an intentional Aiptasia tank for butterflyfish food.

I'd love to have a big fowlr full of butterflies and angels. My favorite butterfly is the latticed - Chaetodon rafflesii. And my favorite angel is the rock beauty - Holacanthus tricolor. Of course it would also have a wrasse or two. A bird wrasse and an aussie tusk. Ah maybe someday.