The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Slocke]

So @SaltyT @i cant think any consensus? Marisrubri or bipartitus?

 

[steveschuerger]

So @SaltyT @i cant think any consensus? Marisrubri or bipartitus?

Heres my supposed Bipartitus, was curious myself and now think it might be a Marisrubri after seeing an almost identical image in the Google search

 

[Tcook]

Definitely not a coris

 

[tbrown]

Definitely not a coris

I was thinking maybe we should call it the Pink Jaguar Coris Wrasse though...

 

[SaltyT]

So @SaltyT @i cant think any consensus? Marisrubri or bipartitus?

Hmm I’m leaning towards bipartitus. Got a side profile pic of her?

 

[Slocke]

Hmm I’m leaning towards bipartitus. Got a side profile pic of her?

Yeah I think you’re right. When she was a juvenile she had much longer fins I feel?

 

[SaltyT]

Yeah I think you’re right. When she was a juvenile she had much longer fins I feel?

She’s a pretty leopard!

 

[Alpha_and_Gec]

Marginatus wrasse is kicking my cleaner a bit during feeding. It's not a big deal since half his food is fed in the morning when the marginatus is too lazy to wake up, but still. Is it ok to wait it out or should I pick up another wrasse to divert aggression?

 

[i cant think]

So @SaltyT @i cant think any consensus? Marisrubri or bipartitus?

I’m leaning towards bipartitus however the fins being quite flat are putting me off.

 

[Slocke]

My LFS had a male and female P attenuatus for 85 and 135 respectively. Very tempting but work will be brutal next few weeks so had to pass.

 

[i cant think]

My LFS had a male and female P attenuatus for 85 and 135 respectively. Very tempting but work will be brutal next few weeks so had to pass.

I would take the female alone… The pair probably wouldn’t work long term but a female would be fun

My male iridis has vanished, I didn’t see him yesterday or today and am unsure when I last saw him. The female is doing her thing though and happily trotting round the tank.

 

[tbrown]

Carpenter is at 3 weeks without even a glimpse. Pretty sure he's disappeared permanently.

 

[Slocke]

I would take the female alone… The pair probably wouldn’t work long term but a female would be fun

That’s what I would have done

My male iridis has vanished, I didn’t see him yesterday or today and am unsure when I last saw him. The female is doing her thing though and happily trotting round the tank.

Hope he’s alright. My red coris hasn’t been out for a couple days. It used to do that a lot but hasn’t in months which has me a bit worried.

 

[saltyhog]

Just got an order in today for some wrasses I wanted to add. They are all healthy and eating well right off the bat. Unfortunately, one was not what I ordered......they obviously don't know the difference between a Fijian Exquisite and one from Africa or another locale! Aaarrgh.

 

[Tcook]

Just got an order in today for some wrasses I wanted to add. They are all healthy and eating well right off the bat. Unfortunately, one was not what I ordered......they obviously don't know the difference between a Fijian Exquisite and one from Africa or another locale! Aaarrgh.

Only see a play button that doesn’t work

 

[tbrown]

Only see a play button that doesn’t work

You iPhone users...

 

[tbrown]

Here's a screenshot for you

 

[blecki]

Yellow wrasse is settling in nicely. Gotten nice and fat. Fun to watch her bang bristle worms on the rocks.

And got this QT in QT right now (with a replacement six-line who doesn't hold still long enough)

But got some flatworms infesting that trumpet in the picture and a very large leather coral; so far none of these guys seem interested in them so I'm thinking of a melanurus.

With this set of wrasses -
2x tricolor fairy
yellow 'coris'
christmas
blue-streak cleaner
six-line

Anyone think a melanurus could cause problems?

 

[tbrown]

Yellow wrasse is settling in nicely. Gotten nice and fat. Fun to watch her bang bristle worms on the rocks.

And got this QT in QT right now (with a replacement six-line who doesn't hold still long enough)

But got some flatworms infesting that trumpet in the picture and a very large leather coral; so far none of these guys seem interested in them so I'm thinking of a melanurus.

With this set of wrasses -
2x tricolor fairy
yellow 'coris'
christmas
blue-streak cleaner
six-line

Anyone think a melanurus could cause problems?

I think a Melanurus can always cause problems!

I have a transitioning male in with my Leucoxanthus and Garnoti with no problems so far. I've had him for about a year, Leuco (female) for about 4 months, and Garnoti (female) has been out of the sand for about 5 days now.

What size tank (mainly footprint)?

 

[blecki]

What size tank (mainly footprint)?

230; 6 feet by 2 feet. Sand bed is about 3 inches deep except where the engineer gobies have decided to pile it this week.

Wary of the chemical solution because I don't want to kill off the worms.