The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

Slocke · Oct 29, 2023

Second dive added Anampses chrysocepahlus and @i cant think they are so much prettier in real life. But that was not the highlight as the coolest of wrasse Rhincodon typus made a late appearance!!

tbrown said:
I'm going in June next year. I'm planning a SNUBA outing with my daughter.

Let me know if you want recommendations!

i cant think · Oct 29, 2023

Slocke said:
Second dive added Anampses chrysocepahlus and @i cant think they are so much prettier in real life. But that was not the highlight as the coolest of wrasse Rhincodon typus made a late appearance!!

Let me know if you want recommendations!

That must have been impressive to see!
Also, were there male chrycosephalus, and how big were the females?

Did you see any Rabbitfish?

Crabby48 · Oct 29, 2023

How did you not bring back a box of fish.

Slocke said:
Second dive added Anampses chrysocepahlus and @i cant think they are so much prettier in real life. But that was not the highlight as the coolest of wrasse Rhincodon typus made a late appearance!!

Let me know if you want recommendations!

Slocke · Oct 29, 2023

i cant think said:
That must have been impressive to see!
Also, were there male chrycosephalus, and how big were the females?

Just a pair of females probably 3-4 inches. They were amongst a ton of small fish.

i cant think said:
Did you see any Rabbitfish?

Nope. Tons of tangs and parrots. Aren’t rabbits mostly lagoon fish? I have to admit a full size naso tang is a thing to behlod. Also would not fit in any tank under 1000 gallons. This one I saw was probably almost 2ft. I mean I did see a 30ft fish today so in relative terms but that was a massive naso.

Slocke · Oct 29, 2023

Crabby48 said:
How did you not bring back a box of fish.

I can’t catch fish walled in by 4 walls. No way could I catch a fish not in a tank.

Cichlid Dad · Oct 29, 2023

Ok, so I had received some advice earlier on this post for a wrasse to go in my Copperband tank and just picked up a nice pintail fairy wrasse.

tank

Crabby48 · Oct 29, 2023

Slocke said:
I can’t catch fish walled in by 4 walls. No way could I catch a fish not in a tank.

Bait your pocket!

tbrown · Oct 29, 2023

Slocke said:
Let me know if you want recommendations!

We're going to the Big Island. I think the northern coast... I forget the name of it.

Crabby48 · Oct 30, 2023

Years back I went to big island and hit a few of the others. It was a great time. Didn’t have a tank then but smuggled a dead coral skeleton back that was the size of a volleyball. Was told I can’t at airport but it didn’t take much to change their mind

JoJosReef · Oct 30, 2023

Crabby48 said:
Was told I can’t at airport but it didn’t take much to change their mind

There you go, Crabby, showing some leg!

Crabby48 · Oct 30, 2023

JoJosReef said:
There you go, Crabby, showing some leg!

Only had to show to knee. They weren’t fun people

JoJosReef · Oct 30, 2023

In case it escaped your radar

NYAquatic-5-6" Black Tangs-$620!!! While they last

Only a few left don't want to snooze on these https://www.nyaquatic.com/5-6-black-longnose-tang-zebrasoma-rostratum/

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Crabby48 · Oct 31, 2023

@i cant think how things going with your wrasse?

And a picture of some wrasse

blecki · Oct 31, 2023

Guys! I found my missing sixline wrasse. He's in the refugium!

Now... what am I going to do with the one in QT??

Crabby48 · Oct 31, 2023

blecki said:
Guys! I found my missing sixline wrasse. He's in the refugium!

Now... what am I going to do with the one in QT??

Bitter sweet post. Guessing refuge isn’t big enough to keep him there
Maybe lfs take it

albano · Oct 31, 2023

blecki said:
Guys! I found my missing sixline wrasse. He's in the refugium!

Now... what am I going to do with the one in QT??

6 line wrasse is on the top of my ‘never again’ list!

i cant think · Nov 1, 2023

Crabby48 said:
@i cant think how things going with your wrasse?

And a picture of some wrasse

My gang are doing great, now the hawk if out the Diamond Tail is happy. Still shy but he was being bullied into hiding for days so I can understand that. The rabbits seem to be trying to coax him out which is interesting to watch.
Displaying between the group seems to be much higher now, although I still can’t quite figure out what the Flavidorsalis looks like in displaying vs settled colours as not much, if anything, changes.

blecki · Nov 1, 2023

Crabby48 said:
Bitter sweet post. Guessing refuge isn’t big enough to keep him there
Maybe lfs take it

Refugium is bigger than my tank upstairs that has a sixline in it. Just it's full of algae.

Or I could just stick them both in the display.

Crabby48 · Nov 1, 2023

blecki said:
Refugium is bigger than my tank upstairs that has a sixline in it. Just it's full of algae.

Or I could just stick them both in the display.

Two in a display you would end up with one eventually. I like to hear fuge bigger then display!