Golden rhombid wrasse vs diamond tail flasher? I have a feeling it’s going to be the diamond tail, the only reason I’m looking at a golden rhombid is because I’m getting impatient waiting for a diamond tail and don’t want to regret it.
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jkcoral
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I can’t imagine a universe where you’d regret getting a rhomboid. They are beautiful fish.
Edit: it’s a win-win for you, in my opinion. Although I’m particularly enamored with rhomboids
I’m in Canada sadly
Did you get these?
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Took the one, well, I’ll pick up in a few weeks. After qt.
Passed on the second one. It looked a little strange, having a weird looking mouth injury where it appeared to be missing the top lip of the mouth, but like it had healed. Didn’t feel comfortable with that one. Still eating though, but for how much these guys cost, want a good healthy one.
Edit: you can see the mouth on the second one in the photos.
Oh ya. I didn’t notice that. Good to pass on that one.Took the one, well, I’ll pick up in a few weeks. After qt.
Passed on the second one. It looked a little strange, having a weird looking mouth injury where it appeared to be missing the top lip of the mouth, but like it had healed. Didn’t feel comfortable with that one. Still eating though, but for how much these guys cost, want a good healthy one.
Edit: you can see the mouth on the second one in the photos.
What size tank is that in?… i’d wait to get a diamond.
rhomboids can be jerks…
You find the 4 foot length enough for the flasher?
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Red Shoulder Wrasse (Stethojulis Bandanensis)
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
The Red Shoulder Wrasse (Stethojulis Bandanensis), of the order of Perciformes and family Labridae is commonly known as the Orange-Axil Wrasse, Red-spot Rainbowfish, or Red-Spot Wrasse.
Red Shoulder Wrasse are very beautiful when in full colour, but when young their colouring is more matte. Males (terminal phase) are olive-brown above, with a paler lower body separated by a narrow blue stripe through the pectoral-fin base running onto the tail, a narrow blue stripe from the eye along the dorsal-fin base and upper part of the tail, two blue stripes on the anterior body, blue stripes on the head, and a yellow patch on cheek. Females (initial phase) are greyish with small white spots densely covering the upper body, a light patch on each scale on the lower part of the body giving a cross-hatched pattern, a reddish spot above the pectoral-fin base and two small ocelli in the middle of the tail base. Juvenile have small ocelli on the rear of the dorsal fin and tail base.
A 100 gallon aquarium or larger is necessary to provide plenty of swimming room. This species and those in this genus ‘can’ be maintained in fish-only aquariums having a fine sand bed, (0.5 – 2.0 mm) and at least 4 inches deep, along with several rocky crevices to hunt and also open swimming areas. It quickly burrows into the sand if frightened or sleeping at night.
This species can change gender from female to male. When a male is needed, a female changes sex and takes on the role.
They must not be kept with aggressive fish, as this will make their acclimatization problematic. Members of this genus not only rearrange bottom corals in search of delicious bottom invertebrates, but also eat smaller fish, snails, tube worms, starfish, cucumbers, urchins, crabs and shrimp they can find.
Without available natural food it is essential to have an automatic feeders to provide regular, daily food of a varied nature. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, and other meaty type marine-based frozen or fresh foods, and should be fed numerous times daily. This species thrives best when there is a sufficiently large amount of micro life (copepods, amphipods or similar) in the aquarium, so that the it can always find their own food.
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
The Red Shoulder Wrasse (Stethojulis Bandanensis), of the order of Perciformes and family Labridae is commonly known as the Orange-Axil Wrasse, Red-spot Rainbowfish, or Red-Spot Wrasse.
Red Shoulder Wrasse are very beautiful when in full colour, but when young their colouring is more matte. Males (terminal phase) are olive-brown above, with a paler lower body separated by a narrow blue stripe through the pectoral-fin base running onto the tail, a narrow blue stripe from the eye along the dorsal-fin base and upper part of the tail, two blue stripes on the anterior body, blue stripes on the head, and a yellow patch on cheek. Females (initial phase) are greyish with small white spots densely covering the upper body, a light patch on each scale on the lower part of the body giving a cross-hatched pattern, a reddish spot above the pectoral-fin base and two small ocelli in the middle of the tail base. Juvenile have small ocelli on the rear of the dorsal fin and tail base.
A 100 gallon aquarium or larger is necessary to provide plenty of swimming room. This species and those in this genus ‘can’ be maintained in fish-only aquariums having a fine sand bed, (0.5 – 2.0 mm) and at least 4 inches deep, along with several rocky crevices to hunt and also open swimming areas. It quickly burrows into the sand if frightened or sleeping at night.
This species can change gender from female to male. When a male is needed, a female changes sex and takes on the role.
They must not be kept with aggressive fish, as this will make their acclimatization problematic. Members of this genus not only rearrange bottom corals in search of delicious bottom invertebrates, but also eat smaller fish, snails, tube worms, starfish, cucumbers, urchins, crabs and shrimp they can find.
Without available natural food it is essential to have an automatic feeders to provide regular, daily food of a varied nature. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, and other meaty type marine-based frozen or fresh foods, and should be fed numerous times daily. This species thrives best when there is a sufficiently large amount of micro life (copepods, amphipods or similar) in the aquarium, so that the it can always find their own food.
i mean, i wish i had a 6+ foot tank…
but living in the middle of a major city doesn’t help.
but they seem fine…
and there are no tangs or other aggressive fish
I may have to rethink this fish.
Beautiful fish! It will be worth the wait… i’d wait to get a diamond.
rhomboids can be jerks…
not sure if anyone on here remembers my story about my pin tail fairy, but after 2 months of thinking he has passed on he shows up last night! About an hour and a half after lights off I see a fish swimming around, thought it was weird one randomly came out and he was super white and I couldn’t beleive my eyes. He swam around for maybe 10 mins then disappeared again but still had some meat on him. Haven’t seen him today since the lights have been on but he’s in there! Should I try and take him out and put him into his own tank if I see him again? Or just leave him be and hope he comes around again? Very happy he’s still in there and hope he pulls through. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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