The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

FoD · May 4, 2016

TUSI said:
My male needed females

Just two?! Pfft! Amateur.

Jealous!

TUSI · May 4, 2016

FoD said:
Just two?! Pfft! Amateur.

Jealous!

I love these fish, if my old female did not turn into male i would have satyed with one but i couldnt resist. Ill might be sleeping in the garage tonight with this pair

Greenstreet.1 · May 4, 2016

@TUSI very nice congrats worth sleeping in the garage for a night [emoji16]

TUSI · May 4, 2016

Greenstreet.1 said:
@TUSI very nice congrats worth sleeping in the garage for a night [emoji16]

My next tank will be in garage so then it wont make a difference. lol

twon8 · May 5, 2016

saltyhog said:
Is that a H. biocellatus?

Yes indeed. Good eye.

townjas · May 5, 2016

What do people know about Stethojulis bandanensis? There does not seem to be a lot of hobby information on them.

eatbreakfast · May 5, 2016

townjas said:
What do people know about Stethojulis bandanensis? There does not seem to be a lot of hobby information on them.

A very active, voracious planktivore. It is one of the most difficult fish to keep in the hobby. I am unaware of a single success story.

townjas · May 5, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
A very active, voracious planktivore. It is one of the most difficult fish to keep in the hobby. I am unaware of a single success story.

Why is it so hard to keep? With a big enough tank and enough live rock the diet should not be an issue. Are they hard to get to eat at all in captivity?

eatbreakfast · May 5, 2016

townjas said:
Why is it so hard to keep? With a big enough tank and enough live rock the diet should not be an issue. Are they hard to get to eat at all in captivity?

It has more to do with their needed caloric intake. They are more equipped at eating from the water column rather than effectively picking pods off of the rock. They need to feed quite frequently. Even in tanks of a couple hundred gallons they fail to thrive. Perhaps in tanks 500+g, but I have yet to see a success story.

saltyhog · May 5, 2016

twon8 said:
Yes indeed. Good eye.

Beautiful specimen! I'm going to add one to my tank soon. Never see any males offered, but the females are nice enough it's worth waiting for the transformation.

Rybren · May 5, 2016

saltyhog said:
Beautiful specimen! I'm going to add one to my tank soon. Never see any males offered, but the females are nice enough it's worth waiting for the transformation.

They're a beautiful fish with lots of personality. Mine transitioned with 2 months.

adam87 · May 5, 2016

twon8 said:

Did you get them from petsolutions?

twon8 · May 5, 2016

adam87 said:
Did you get them from petsolutions?

No

adam87 · May 5, 2016

twon8 said:
No

Thank you, just wondering. I order a Radiant from LA last week. UPS destroyed the LA box and put the fish in a new box, so when I got the fish his mouth was damage. Didn't live too long.
But I did get my money back when I call LA. Now I'm a little hesitant about ordering fish online again.

Duke4Life · May 5, 2016

adam87 said:
Thank you, just wondering. I order a Radiant from LA last week. UPS destroyed the LA box and put the fish in a new box, so when I got the fish his mouth was damage. Didn't live too long.
But did get my money back when I call LA. Now I'm a little hesitant about ordering fish online again.

I'd be highly ticked off at UPS.

adam87 · May 5, 2016

Duke4Life said:
I'd be highly ticked off at UPS.

It was very sad, I really wanted that Radiant. I never had something like that happen to me before. I feel bad for the fish.

saltyhog · May 5, 2016

I wouldn't let that deter you from ordering on line. I've been buying fish/corals on line for several years and never had that happen. Just a freak accident I'd say.