The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Slocke]

I had to “look up” that name.

Sorry. Was told about them by a marine biologist thus the scientific name. She needs some photography tips from Orion though.

 

[AZReef13]

These are some of the animals, and 1 plant I got from Petco Corpus Christi. They don’t look like this when they first arrive to my tank, but this is how they look after a time. View attachment 3170862View attachment 3170863View attachment 3170864View attachment 3170866View attachment 3170867View attachment 3170868View attachment 3170869View attachment 3170870View attachment 3170871View attachment 3170872View attachment 3170873View attachment 3170874View attachment 3170875View attachment 3170876View attachment 3170877View attachment 3170878View attachment 3170879View attachment 3170880View attachment 3170881View attachment 3170882
Not the blue Gig ổ the clowns but the multicolor Gigantea
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The bllack snowflake only

Great job on getting those petco fish, to great standards. Awesome job

 

[JoJosReef]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

 

[fishface NJ]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

bag only

 

[OrionN]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

They just ship in bag only

 

[Tcook]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

Depends. My vivien was sent with a half gallon of water and plenty of sand for it to burry.

 

[fishface NJ]

Depends. My vivien was sent with a half gallon of water and plenty of sand for it to burry.

Who did you buy from?

 

[Petcrazyson]

These are some of the animals, and 1 plant I got from Petco Corpus Christi. They don’t look like this when they first arrive to my tank, but this is how they look after a time. View attachment 3170862View attachment 3170863View attachment 3170864View attachment 3170866View attachment 3170867View attachment 3170868View attachment 3170869View attachment 3170870View attachment 3170871View attachment 3170872View attachment 3170873View attachment 3170874View attachment 3170875View attachment 3170876View attachment 3170877View attachment 3170878View attachment 3170879View attachment 3170880View attachment 3170881View attachment 3170882
Not the blue Gig ổ the clowns but the multicolor Gigantea
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The bllack snowflake only

Really!?!?! I would’ve never thought all those would be from a Petco

 

[Petcrazyson]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

I think it could be beneficial, some people do it others don’t, but only enough for it to get its body covered enough not like half the bag is sand.

 

[JoJosReef]

I think it could be beneficial, some people do it others don’t, but only enough for it to get its body covered enough not like half the bag is sand.

I would imagine that it would help with its shipping stress wouldn't it?

 

[Isaac Alves]

Do leopards typically ship in sand or bag only?

I know fishotel.com ships wrasses with sand.

 

[A Young reefer]

I lost my blue throat today for no apparent reason I have had him for two years only

 

[OrionN]

I lost my blue throat today for no apparent reason I have had him for two years only

I am sorry.
They only live about 5 years or so anyway. Did you get him as a juvenile, or full terminal male? Usually, I can tell as they get old. Everything the same and all the other wrasses, as he was before, are thriving, he just get thinner, less active, less colorful, less flashing and just die. When this come at an appropriate time, I attribute it to old age. If it is obviously too soon, or if her left abruptly for the reef in the sky, then I would consider other causes.
Sorry for your loss. This is what we accept when we decided to keep Flasher and Fairy wrasses. I cut back on getting new wrasses because of this.

 

[A Young reefer]

I am sorry.
They only live about 5 years or so anyway. Did you get him as a juvenile, or full terminal male? Usually, I can tell as they get old. Everything the same and all the other wrasses, as he was before, are thriving, he just get thinner, less active, less colorful, less flashing and just die. When this come at an appropriate time, I attribute it to old age. If it is obviously too soon, or if her left abruptly for the reef in the sky, then I would consider other causes.
Sorry for your loss. This is what we accept when we decided to keep Flasher and Fairy wrasses. I cut back on getting new wrasses because of this.

i got him as a full terminal male. He was getting less and less active recently rarely flashes and the colors weren’t as before even the throat wouldn’t really appear blue.
i have also lost my exquisite wrasse a while back in the same way, I also got him fully transitioned and he lasted 2 years too.
As of now I only own a melanarus and a pintail.

 

[OrionN]

i got him as a full terminal male. He was getting less and less active recently rarely flashes and the colors weren’t as before even the throat wouldn’t really appear blue.
i have also lost my exquisite wrasse a while back in the same way, I also got him fully transitioned and he lasted 2 years too.
As of now I only own a melanarus and a pintail.

Many of the seasoned wrasse keeper tend to pay more for young fish rather than full grown male flasher and fairy.
This guy live for about 5 years in my tank. First picture within a few days of arrival from Petco. The second picture is a picture I got of him 10 months or so later.

 

[Petcrazyson]

i got him as a full terminal male. He was getting less and less active recently rarely flashes and the colors weren’t as before even the throat wouldn’t really appear blue.
i have also lost my exquisite wrasse a while back in the same way, I also got him fully transitioned and he lasted 2 years too.
As of now I only own a melanarus and a pintail.

Then it was about time then. Really sorry buddy.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Many of the seasoned wrasse keeper tend to pay more for young fish rather than full grown male flasher and fairy.

And that’s why it’s been difficult for people like myself to get them. A lot of the ones they sell are already full grown terminal males. They just don’t seem to show the attention the young fish deserve. Honestly IMO the younger fish should be worth more.

 

[A Young reefer]

Many of the seasoned wrasse keeper tend to pay more for young fish rather than full grown male flasher and fairy.
This guy live for about 5 years in my tank. First picture within a few days of arrival from Petco. The second picture is a picture I got of him 10 months or so later.
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I would always prefer buying young fish, however I rarely come by young wrasses (the country I live in has like 4 stores only)

 

[Petcrazyson]

I would always prefer buying young fish, however I rarely come by young wrasses (the country I live in has like 4 stores only)

WWC and TSA have the same problem. I think it’s due to “health during shipping percentages”

 

[Tcook]

Many of the seasoned wrasse keeper tend to pay more for young fish rather than full grown male flasher and fairy.
This guy live for about 5 years in my tank. First picture within a few days of arrival from Petco. The second picture is a picture I got of him 10 months or so later.
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Upside down. What a clown.