The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Slocke]

Cirrhilabrus santaclausus

 

[i cant think]

Cirrhilabrus santaclausus

Ah yes, the Christmas fairy coris wrasse

 

[Slocke]

Question is is it POTM worthy despite not having much green?

 

[jkcoral]

Went to go see 2 Brunneus today. It was really cool to see them. I got into wrasses in the mid 2000’s, yet until today have never had the chance to see one in person, so that’s always cool.

Both were about 2.25”-2.5” and being quite shy. One had more color than the other, and I got that one for my dad for a Xmas present. I was considering one for my tank, but I passed for now. They’ll be available on Quality Marines order sheet for a couple of weeks in case I change my mind.

This is the one I passed on:

Got this one for old man:

 

[jkcoral]

Question is is it POTM worthy despite not having much green?

Yes! That’s a great photo!

 

[Crabby48]

@Crabby48 let’s see that transitioned magma

You will have to wait for pictures.

So, to transition a wrasse quickly you must add more wrasse, got it!

Tried that. Doesn't work

That won’t work. Needs to be a wrasse that is equal competition. Most wrasse will do what it takes to out grow and get the upper hand on another wrasse. If the added wrasse isn’t a threat or is too high on the pecking order it won’t have the need.

 

[AZReef13]

Went to go see 2 Brunneus today. It was really cool to see them. I got into wrasses in the mid 2000’s, yet until today have never had the chance to see one in person, so that’s always cool.

Both were about 2.25”-2.5” and being quite shy. One had more color than the other, and I got that one for my dad for a Xmas present. I was considering one for my tank, but I passed for now. They’ll be available on Quality Marines order sheet for a couple of weeks in case I change my mind.

This is the one I passed on:

Got this one for old man:

Like seeing your Pics... Mine was a little shy now right out in the middle doing its thing.

 

[GBRsouth]

You will have to wait for pictures.




That won’t work. Needs to be a wrasse that is equal competition. Most wrasse will do what it takes to out grow and get the upper hand on another wrasse. If the added wrasse isn’t a threat or is too high on the pecking order it won’t have the need.

You need to take your business opportunity mate! "Turn your wrasse male" You'll be raking in the money!

 

[tbrown]

Cirrhilabrus santaclausus

Cirrhilabrus Coris Santaclausus?

 

[Crabby48]

You need to take your business opportunity mate! "Turn your wrasse male" You'll be raking in the money!

it’s not easy getting females. They collect mostly male so they get them money lol

 

[Tcook]

All fins and muscles working which is a good sign with this species

 

[Coffee Soundboard]

Those with a Vivien's Leopard, where are you guys getting them from? My Vivien's that I've had about a year and a half disappeared a few days ago, and I'm assuming it's probably dead. Sad day.

 

[Tcook]

Those with a Vivien's Leopard, where are you guys getting them from? My Vivien's that I've had about a year and a half disappeared a few days ago, and I'm assuming it's probably dead. Sad day.

I got one from TSM. Fully quarantined. I would email them and tell them you want one. Otherwise they put them up for some waffle nonsense. This current one originally from @Crabby48

 

[Crabby48]

Those with a Vivien's Leopard, where are you guys getting them from? My Vivien's that I've had about a year and a half disappeared a few days ago, and I'm assuming it's probably dead. Sad day.

TSM had some. I recommend checking with them also

 

[Crabby48]

I got one from TSM. Fully quarantined. I would email them and tell them you want one. Otherwise they put them up for some waffle nonsense. This current one originally from @Crabby48

Hello sweet baby. Still wish I had time to introduce two females to my male

 

[Coffee Soundboard]

I got one from TSM. Fully quarantined. I would email them and tell them you want one. Otherwise they put them up for some waffle nonsense. This current one originally from @Crabby48

Thanks for the heads up. I've been looking on there for a while, and I've only seen one, but I still had mine. Do you know if they will do specialty orders?

 

[Tcook]

Thanks for the heads up. I've been looking on there for a while, and I've only seen one, but I still had mine. Do you know if they will do specialty orders?

They used to grt them quite regularly. The best way is to email them with what you want.

 

[i cant think]

Question is is it POTM worthy despite not having much green?

Definitely!

I’ve not seen what the POTM is yet. But to me it’s definitely worthy.

 

[LeonardTheWrasse]

I have a couple questions.

1. What is the indication that your tank is mature? My best understanding of this is that the system is stable, but I would like clarification. I'm interested in keeping a couple fish that come with the requirement that the tank is mature, so I don't want to mess up with this and risk my fish.
(This question leads directly into the 2nd one, in that I want to be sure my system, my skill set and my resources would be able to care for such fish.)

2. I've read/heard from other Australian reefers that we tend to have far better luck with the Anampses genus than those in the Northern Hemisphere. Does anyone know whether this is accurate?
From what I've seen with the ones in store at the LFS where I work, their care is on par with leopards in the sense that if they are healthy and eating from the beginning, you're basically good to go.
There is a lennardi wrasse at the store that's been there for over a month, and is doing very well. I want it, but don't want to risk the fish's life/s, as I said in the previous question.

Just to make sure I don't send the wrong message, if I ever ended up with a wrasse like a lennardi, I would make sure I kept it in suitable conditions. I don't want anyone to think that I would keep livestock in a unhealthy environment. (Temp, tank size, tank mates, etc.)

Thanks in advance, sorry for the wall of text.

 

[Slocke]

I have a couple questions.

1. What is the indication that your tank is mature? My best understanding of this is that the system is stable, but I would like clarification. I'm interested in keeping a couple fish that come with the requirement that the tank is mature, so I don't want to mess up with this and risk my fish.
(This question leads directly into the 2nd one, in that I want to be sure my system, my skill set and my resources would be able to care for such fish.)

Get a flashlight and inspect your glass at night. Do you see copepods. The more you see the better. Use phytoplankton to increase their population.

2. I've read/heard from other Australian reefers that we tend to have far better luck with the Anampses genus than those in the Northern Hemisphere. Does anyone know whether this is accurate?
From what I've seen with the ones in store at the LFS where I work, their care is on par with leopards in the sense that if they are healthy and eating from the beginning, you're basically good to go.
There is a lennardi wrasse at the store that's been there for over a month, and is doing very well. I want it, but don't want to risk the fish's life/s, as I said in the previous question.

Two reasons you should have better wrasse then us. One is that the sensitive wrasse really struggle from shipping stress and apparently jet lag. They often sustain injuries, extreme stress, or just fail to acclimate to a new day/night schedule when being transported across the globe.

The second reason I am just speculating but it is well known that Australian collection is far more humane/responsible then Indonesian. Cyanide collection is very prevalent in Indonesia and many species of fish and coral inevitably die which is why people here will pay a lot more for Australian fish and corals. Harlequin tusk, regal angelfish, elegance corals, etc all have completely different survival rates from those two countries.

So I’m not at all surprised your tamarind and other wrasse do better.