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I finally got a P. attenuatus, the Diamond Tail Flasher Wrasse. I really love to have this wrasse but the price tag of 500.00 was a bit much. Finally, I was able to ordered one from @NYAquatic. A friend and I each got one, arrived last Friday 2/14/2020.
Both are doing very well in my QT. The larger one, will go to my friend is about 1.5 inch and I got a female at 1 inch. Belwo are pictures of the two wrasse and a video of them in QT system eating Otohime pellets. Both are very full at the end of the day. Now that they are eating pellets aggressively, I as able to set up an automatic feeder feeding them 4 times a day at 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, and 15:00 hrs. I will feed flakes and frozen a about 7:00 and 18:00.
I will keep my friend wrasse for 2 weeks or so before he will pick the fish up.
Larger Wrasse, my friend's wrasse
Smaller, my wrasse.
Video of them eating pellets and also in the QT is a Carpenter Flasher Wrasse. You may have to go to YouTube to view the video
Beautiful fish!
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I am officially wrasse addicted.
There are plenty of beautiful wrasses available for our tanks. It is best that we QT them to get them use to captivity prior to throw them into DT. I don't QT for disease but I have a 40 system and a 24 gal cube that I keep new fish in to get them use to captive live. Only after they are fat and eating well, I release them into DT. Some of the more aggressive wrasses, getting them into condition and release to DT are easier than the timid wrasses.
The only time I have to remove a wrasse from the tank was at the beginning, I have only a Bluethroat, and a Laboute in a 320, with two tang, did I find that they fight to no end over weeks. I have to trapped and remove the Bluethroat.
Later, when there are a number of wrasses in the tank, adding a juvenile Bluethroat was fine. He raised up in rank and eventually been the dominate wrasse of the tank.
I cannot stress enough that having a numbers of wrasses help, and the mirror trick really help. IMHO, using the mirror, I can keep aggression to the new fish at the minimum. The mirror also keep stimulate the wrasse and help develop/keep their color, give them exercise, and perhaps mimic the dominate/submissive interaction between the wrasses in the wild.
Using the mirror, one can really see which fishes are territorial and which fish are not. I only use it short time, 30-60 mins at a time. Some of the more aggressive fish will get glue to the mirror the whole time. The most territorial of my fishes is my Male Black Leopard. I would not have guess this in a million years.
There are plenty of beautiful wrasses available for our tanks. It is best that we QT them to get them use to captivity prior to throw them into DT. I don't QT for disease but I have a 40 system and a 24 gal cube that I keep new fish in to get them use to captive live. Only after they are fat and eating well, I release them into DT. Some of the more aggressive wrasses, getting them into condition and release to DT are easier than the timid wrasses.
The only time I have to remove a wrasse from the tank was at the beginning, I have only a Bluethroat, and a Laboute in a 320, with two tang, did I find that they fight to no end over weeks. I have to trapped and remove the Bluethroat.
Later, when there are a number of wrasses in the tank, adding a juvenile Bluethroat was fine. He raised up in rank and eventually been the dominate wrasse of the tank.
I cannot stress enough that having a numbers of wrasses help, and the mirror trick really help. IMHO, using the mirror, I can keep aggression to the new fish at the minimum. The mirror also keep stimulate the wrasse and help develop/keep their color, give them exercise, and perhaps mimic the dominate/submissive interaction between the wrasses in the wild.
Using the mirror, one can really see which fishes are territorial and which fish are not. I only use it short time, 30-60 mins at a time. Some of the more aggressive fish will get glue to the mirror the whole time. The most territorial of my fishes is my Male Black Leopard. I would not have guess this in a million years.
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My Diamond Tail Flasher yesterday on 3/19/2020
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My Gigas today, about 6 inches.
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Coloration and fin shape differences between a male and female Flame angels
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Female
Male
Female
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I did but a rock fell into one of the two and killed it. Now I only have 1.
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My Melanurus wrasse 2 years ago, tiny about 1.5 inch and today.
6/2018
Today 03/22/2020
6/2018
Today 03/22/2020
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I had my Diamond Tail Wrasses for the last 6 weeks or so. They are growing very fast and the larger of the two have change sex. Not full glories yet but is getting there.
They were both less than 1 inch, I was worry that they maybe Harlequin Tusk dinner if I put them into my DT so I have been feeding them in my QT system. Yesterday, I released them into DT. They hid, I can only locate the smaller one and was very worry that one did not make it. This afternoon, they were both out eating, still dodging the larger wrasses but are eating their fill.
The smaller of the two seem to start to have the 10th dorsal ray elogation. Counting the dorsal ray, it is this ray that elongated in Male Diamond Tail wrasse. I hope this is not the case. The two of them stay together and no fighting.
Larger of the two on 2/16/2020
3/29/2020
Smaller of the two today 3/29/2020
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They were both less than 1 inch, I was worry that they maybe Harlequin Tusk dinner if I put them into my DT so I have been feeding them in my QT system. Yesterday, I released them into DT. They hid, I can only locate the smaller one and was very worry that one did not make it. This afternoon, they were both out eating, still dodging the larger wrasses but are eating their fill.
The smaller of the two seem to start to have the 10th dorsal ray elogation. Counting the dorsal ray, it is this ray that elongated in Male Diamond Tail wrasse. I hope this is not the case. The two of them stay together and no fighting.
Larger of the two on 2/16/2020
3/29/2020
Smaller of the two today 3/29/2020
Both
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I ordered a Blue Throat Fairy several weeks ago but was send a Red Fin Fairy instead. Released him to DT two days ago (same time as the Diamond Tail Flashers)
Here are a few pictures of him this AM
Here are a few pictures of him this AM
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I sorta hit the Jackpot this AM. I just have my camera and see if I can get lucky. Here are two of the pictures I got. The coloration have change a lot just over the last several days. However, light angulation really make a different in bringing out these coloration at this time. An example of this is below. Same light, same camera setting, just slight angle of the fish which clearly show the florescent color in one and not the other.
This guy is growing fast and is a very bold wrasse.
Recap 6 weeks ago:
This is the very best picture of my Diamond Back Wrasse. The light striked at just the right angle
Picture just a fraction of a second later the light angle is off by a tiny bit.
This guy is growing fast and is a very bold wrasse.
Recap 6 weeks ago:
This is the very best picture of my Diamond Back Wrasse. The light striked at just the right angle
Picture just a fraction of a second later the light angle is off by a tiny bit.
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My Melanurus Wrasse today
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He is changing FAST
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My fish list as of today 4/4/2020. Total of 42 fishes.
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus attenuates (x2)
Paracheilinus octotaeni (x2)
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki (X2)
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
Cirrhilabrus isosceles (x2)
Cirrhilabrus naokoae
Cirrhilabrus temminckii
Anampses neoguinaicus(X2)
Halichoeres melanurus
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon meleagris(x2)
Synchiropus splendidus(X2)
Pygoplites diacanthus (X2) (Indian Ocean)
Centropyge loricula (X4)
Acanthurus leucosternon
Zebrasoma flavescens
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Chelmon rostratus
Choerodon fasciatus
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion Percula (x4)
Valenciennea puellaris (x2)
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus attenuates (x2)
Paracheilinus octotaeni (x2)
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki (X2)
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
Cirrhilabrus isosceles (x2)
Cirrhilabrus naokoae
Cirrhilabrus temminckii
Anampses neoguinaicus(X2)
Halichoeres melanurus
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon meleagris(x2)
Synchiropus splendidus(X2)
Pygoplites diacanthus (X2) (Indian Ocean)
Centropyge loricula (X4)
Acanthurus leucosternon
Zebrasoma flavescens
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Chelmon rostratus
Choerodon fasciatus
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion Percula (x4)
Valenciennea puellaris (x2)
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