My Potters wrasse

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She was out in front waiting for my sandstar to surface so she could find some goodies to munch on.
It was a perfect time to get a couple of easy pictures of her.:bigsmile:

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How long have you had her? I used to have one for a long time. Love your avatar! lol
 

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One of my faves, along with the checkerboard. Beautiful fish you have.
 
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Thank you everyone. I've had this one for about six months now. My first one I had for well over a year and then caught a virus from another wrasse. I love how they are constantly cruising the tank looking for food. Great fish for the reef if you can find a healthy one.
 

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Yeah very cool fish! A friend of mine has one, definitely when its out it is a focal point of the tank. She's had hers about a year now, anyone have one for much longer?
 

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incredible fish..thanks for posting those great pics. besides snacking on sand critters, what else does it eat?
 
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She eats all of the prepared foods I feed. But I think all of my fish really prefer spectrum pellets over anything.
Even my yellow tail tamarin loves the pellets.

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I have a 180 and just went on vacation. We had our daughter watch our tank. Big mistake! I lost around 12 fish, but my potters survived. It is a beautiful fish. After about 3 weeks of constant water changes I am still working on getting my chemical levels back to a safe zone.
 
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That sucks! I always worry when I work out of town, but my wife has gotten pretty good at takeing care of both of my tanks. Even though she hates doing it.

I have another wrasse that I hardly ever see, but I got a picture of him this afternoon, although not very good. My little possum wrasse.

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Another clearer shot of the potters.
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Thats cool, I have two possum wrasse, one like you have posted and a red one with stripes. You have to look for them between the rocks, they never really show themselves. They are truly possums.
 
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I agree, I've had him well over 6 months now and only see him once a week.
Never out in the open, always close to cover, or under an overhang. Kool fish, but very cryptic. These are the first pictures I have gotten of him and it took me almost an hour for him to show up .
 

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