WrasseTastic wonderland restart post 488

[chipchipbro]

@i cant think that might be your playground

 

[Eagle_Steve]

@Crabby48 need more wrasse pics!!!!! Hehe

 

[Crabby48]

Your set up is quite impressive and I look forward to seeing it progress under your expert tending.
Any bets placed yet on when 215 will be two small for the wrasse collection? ;Hilarious

Thanks Ray. You will need to come down and help move fish over

Following the new adventure!
(With lots of envy on your new tank! )

Thank you. It hasn’t fully set in yet for me. I’m very lucky and had help getting this upgrade. Friends and Reefco aquariums made it possible.

I will be lurking.

Thanks Simon

@i cant think that might be your playground

Thanks for stopping by

@Crabby48 need more wrasse pics!!!!! Hehe

I have some but man they are hard to catch and when I do the colors don’t come out. I should start collecting fish that perch more

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think that might be your playground

It is!! Thankyou for mentioning me

 

[i cant think]

I may have misread this however:
Do you have the Madagascar half banded flasher, how big is it and got any photos??

By far a VERY nice wrasse but rare and expensive for its life span. Is it as nice as it looks in photos though?

 

[Crabby48]

I may have misread this however:
Do you have the Madagascar half banded flasher, how big is it and got any photos??

By far a VERY nice wrasse but rare and expensive for its life span. Is it as nice as it looks in photos though?

Madagascar is over 5”. He is a beast but hard to keep in the tank. So far he knocked out a feed door and also knocked a acrylic lid up enough to exscape. His colors are a dark maroon except when excited then the pictures are accurate. It’s hard to beat the Diamond tail for the price. Similar to Madagascar but little less color. I haven’t been able to get a decent picture of him. His body will turn more orange, the blue stripes glow a metallic blue and finish have multi color but mostly red little green mixed in

 

[Crabby48]

Few older pictures for those who ask

Potter’s

Vivien’s

Flames

 

[TriggerFinger]

Another hater fan along for the ride!

 

[Crabby48]

Another hater fan along for the ride!

Give it time you will edit the post and unscratch hater lol.

 

[Crabby48]

Like to hear favorite tangs. I have Achilles so probably won’t add any Acanthurus. Gem tang is on my list and possible yellow or three from Hawaii. I know a secret stash of them bought before Hawaii closing.

Floor was about 3/4” from level leaning forward left. Cut carpet around stand ground down a hump in concrete then poured cement and sealed. Topped it off with 3/4” plywood.

Tank back in place and light bracket hung. Other two lights are in use and will get moved over down the road. The 3 whitish colored spots in the stand is where I drilled and epoxied magnets for the doors I removed the hinges so the doors are removable hate tripping over open doors when working on the tank

Got this little gem to keep Rhomboid company while I grew him out. Not sure if I will keep him

 

[Erin O]

Like to hear favorite tangs. I have Achilles so probably won’t add any Acanthurus. Gem tang is on my list and possible yellow or three from Hawaii. I know a secret stash of them bought before Hawaii closing.

Floor was about 3/4” from level leaning forward left. Cut carpet around stand ground down a hump in concrete then poured cement and sealed. Topped it off with 3/4” plywood.

Tank back in place and light bracket hung. Other two lights are in use and will get moved over down the road. The 3 whitish colored spots in the stand is where I drilled and epoxied magnets for the doors I removed the hinges so the doors are removable hate tripping over open doors when working on the tank

Got this little gem to keep Rhomboid company while I grew him out. Not sure if I will keep him

That fish is beautiful!

 

[Crabby48]

That fish is beautiful!

Thank you. McCosker flasher wrasse. They stay smaller. Just putting that out there. It’s the one fish I didn’t pick out and one of the most colorful

 

[fishguy242]

Gone for a day ,and Crabby's got a new build thread...

 

[Devaji]

nice! I am along for the ride I have a wrasse dom. tank well in theory I have been have some real bad luck getting them shipped in. I hate to say it I have lost more then made it. either DOA or just disappears in the tank never to be seen again after adding. where talking the easy wrasses then a cpl not so good shippers like the leopards.
so I am kinda living through you...HA after the new year I am gonna try again hopefully they make it.

 

[Crabby48]

Gone for a day ,and Crabby's got a new build thread...

I’m haven’t you realized I can’t be left unsupervised

nice! I am along for the ride I have a wrasse dom. tank well in theory I have been have some real bad luck getting them shipped in. I hate to say it I have lost more then made it. either DOA or just disappears in the tank never to be seen again after adding. where talking the easy wrasses then a cpl not so good shippers like the leopards.
so I am kinda living through you...HA after the new year I am gonna try again hopefully they make it.

Thanks for following! I was following you in the beginning then you fell off my watch list. Earlier I was trying to remember you or build thread name to refollow. You made that easy for me lol.

I’m sorry for wrasse struggles. I get mine locally and that helps a lot. Also if you have a little tank to put them in and eat to build strength for a few days or weeks before putting in display I find that helps specially with shipped fish that never been properly conditioned.
Where you buy wrasse has a lot to do with success when they are being shipped. Find a place that qt’s and conditions the fish. That way the strong will ship when healthy and eating.

If I can pass info I learned to help with wrasse I will just ask

 

[Crabby48]

All 1” drains plumed. One is full siphone and two emergencies. One emergency base gate valve if needed but also takes extra water when overflow box level rises. I recommend cutting pvc with a miter saw if possible. Clean straight cuts that are exact lengths. I used the pvc clamps from brs and like them a lot when keeping pipe tight to stand

Started plumbing returns. Again I fit everything dry before glueing. I’m this picture you can see how the 1 1/4” elbow with reducer fits snug to the bulkhead. I didn’t use true union ball valves because I will rarely remove the pipe and when needed I’ll just raise the line lock above water level.

 

[sfin52]

 

[MERKEY]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

[ProxyAquarist]

Wow, someone was planning this for a while.

I like the starfish star.

A few questions :
- Does Santa use a submarine instead of a sleigh?
- Do the sharks replace the reindeer?

Gotta love Christmas,
Jim

 

[sfin52]

Wow, someone was planning this for a while.

I like the starfish star.

A few questions :
- Does Santa use a submarine instead of a sleigh?
- Do the sharks replace the reindeer?

Gotta love Christmas,
Jim

If I remember right this is a Christmas decoration in a public Aquarium