The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[4FordFamily]

That's good to hear, I may attempt it. My Lineatus is 3-3.5". I would have to attempt it when adding several others to the DT I feel so any aggression would be spread out. I don't feel so much from him as more so from the Hooded. LOL, you're telling me about trying to catch this Canary! I have literally thrown just about the entire seafood counter from Kroger at the tank in the attempt. A buddy has joked about about making a miniature spear gun, as we have spent hours in front of the tank with the trap. :mad:

LoL! That's crazy! I have a lime green wrasse that is the same way. I am going to have to disassemble the tank to remove his fat a**. I removed him from a tank once before with the trap and since then he cannot be caught with it. No amount of hunger (days without food) will draw him in to the trap to eat.

It took awhile to lure him the first time, he was so weary. I've seriously thought about a tiny fishing hook. Worried I will catch something I actually care about!

Little bass turd!

 

[saltyhog]

Yep my yellow wrasse is the only fish in my tank that never swims in my trap. Fortunately he's very laid back and never bothers anything (inverts, corals or other fish).

 

[4FordFamily]

Yep my yellow wrasse is the only fish in my tank that never swims in my trap. Fortunately he's very laid back and never bothers anything (inverts, corals or other fish).

I love my yellow Coris I don't know that I could ever get rid of him. He did slightly bully my radiant wrasse for the first few days but they get along fine now.

 

[saltyhog]

My Potter's wrasse is in the DT and doing great! My Vrolik's who has never bothered any other fish chased her for an hour or so but now ignores her. She ate great tonight and mixed it up with the other wrasses to get her share.

 

[evolved]

LOL, you're telling me about trying to catch this Canary! I have literally thrown just about the entire seafood counter from Kroger at the tank in the attempt. A buddy has joked about about making a miniature spear gun, as we have spent hours in front of the tank with the trap. :mad:

Put the trap in the tank and leave it for a week. Then start feeding the tank only through the trap. Don't even try to close the trap door until it starts swimming freely in/out during feeding time.

chased her for an hour or so but now ignores her.

"She" is a he.

 

[4FordFamily]

Put the trap in the tank and leave it for a week. Then start feeding the tank only through the trap. Don't even try to close the trap door until it starts swimming freely in/out during feeding time.


"She" is a he.

Yep this is how I caught him the first time

 

[saltyhog]

Thanks Hunter. I can never remember how to tell with leopard wrasses in general. Would you tell us again the differences in male/female with Potter's? Is this one "terminal" or will his color/markings change more?

 

[evolved]

Potter's are pretty simple; just look at the facial markings. Males have lines (or stripes if you rather), whereas females have dots (or broken bands is the stripes terminology is more your thing).

The body pattern will still morph a bit more with maturity on your male, but that'll be a real subtle change. You may not even notice it unless you compare two photos from different time periods down the road.

 

[4FordFamily]

I think this is true of most leopard wrasses if I recall. Lines vs broken lines

 

[Lonelyreef]

I have a carpenters flasher wrasse and I'm wanting to get a solenaris wrasse is there any compatibility issues. Tanks a 30x30x20 deep 75.

I've kept four wrasse in a 80 shallow a carpenters, yellow coris, pencil wrasse and a melnarud with no issues but I don't know how a carpenters would get along with the selonaris wrasse.

Thanks for the info

 

[4FordFamily]

Ok,

Earmuff wrasse - appears female any chance it's transitioning male?

Buying two.

 

[evolved]

I have a carpenters flasher wrasse and I'm wanting to get a solenaris wrasse is there any compatibility issues. Tanks a 30x30x20 deep 75.

Compatibility wise, you'd be okay. The tank is borderline in size however, IMO. Note solorensis reaches 5" in length.

Ok,

Earmuff wrasse - appears female any chance it's transitioning male?

Buying two.

Not female; transitional male.

 

[4FordFamily]

Compatibility wise, you'd be okay. The tank is borderline in size however, IMO. Note solorensis reaches 5" in length.


Not female; transitional male.

Great news thanks. Can you describe how you can tell? I want to see if my other is in the same boat!

 

[4FordFamily]

I have a carpenters flasher wrasse and I'm wanting to get a solenaris wrasse is there any compatibility issues. Tanks a 30x30x20 deep 75.

I've kept four wrasse in a 80 shallow a carpenters, yellow coris, pencil wrasse and a melnarud with no issues but I don't know how a carpenters would get along with the selonaris wrasse.

Thanks for the info

I have kept both together without issue. Still have a filamented flasher with my solar

 

[evolved]

Great news thanks. Can you describe how you can tell? I want to see if my other is in the same boat!

Easy on these; note the eye-spots.

Male:

Female:

 

[4FordFamily]

Easy on these; note the eye-spots.

Male:

Female:

I thought juveniles only had the spots, but females lost them too. I guess that makes it really easy!

 

[evolved]

I thought juveniles only had the spots, but females lost them too.

The tail spot being the exception there, and you can see it's fading/shrinking in your photo.

 

[4FordFamily]

The tail spot being the exception there, and you can see it's fading/shrinking in your photo.

True.

Think I have a better bet getting a super gorgeous male by keeping them together? Or should I separate in to two tanks and let them both become male?

My guess is that they're both transitioning but I haven't received them yet.

 

[evolved]

Really depends what the other one looks like. If it's younger or still female (or less male), together might be fine. If it's a larger and more male, together might be risky.

 

[4FordFamily]

Really depends what the other one looks like. If it's younger or still female (or less male), together might be fine. If it's a larger and more male, together might be risky.

Do you think keeping the two together would yield a more beautiful supermale or am I better off separating them and ending up with two males would you say? (Assuming the other is female or "less male")