The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[ChiCity]

In general 5-7 is a rule of thumb for wrasse, i would of figured longer?

It would be longer, if they didn’t lead such active lives fraught with peril

 

[evolved]

In your experience with this species am I likely to have to intervene or should I just let them sort it out? At the main feeding time today both were acting normally.

If the dominant one is not forcing the other into hiding or outright beating it up, I would let it ride.

It would be longer, if they didn’t lead such active lives fraught with peril

*Insert old school adventure hero quote here*

 

[AlbinoTang]

Same of my wrasses

 

[HairyGary]

Same of my wrasses

What’s below and to the left of the Attenutus? Pencil?

 

[AlbinoTang]

Are you referring to the anemone?

 

[HairyGary]

Are you referring to the anemone?

No. The types of wrasses.

 

[AlbinoTang]

A potter wrasse and a Blu Star wrasse. Both are leopards

 

[HairyGary]

A potter wrasse and a Blu Star wrasse. Both are leopards

Thanks. Is that a Pencil wrasse as well? Type?

 

[AlbinoTang]

Royal pencil

 

[Flameback Pair]

How do you quarantine sand-burying wrasses? Can you quarantine them without sand?

 

[Baldguy]

How do you quarantine sand-burying wrasses? Can you quarantine them without sand?

Many put a tupperware dish full of sand in the QT tank.

 

[AlbinoTang]

I had 3" sand in my 60 gal Qt Tank

 

[bluedevils6653]

Same of my wrasses

love the diamond tail. cant wait for mine to get here tuesday!

 

[JuanGutz]

My fat happy moyeri wrasse.

 

[saltyhog]

Some of my wrasses competing with the new Gold Rim Tang for nori.
H. biocellatus

H. melasmapomus, C. laboutei

 

[evolved]

How do you quarantine sand-burying wrasses? Can you quarantine them without sand?

Many put a tupperware dish full of sand in the QT tank.

Yup; you need a sandbox for them.

 

[Reefltx]

Anyone with a Lennardi wrasse have them get darker?

It seems mine is getting darker, the yellow stripes are more dark gold, bottom fins were yellow now also dark.

I wonder if it’s because of the change in lighting or possibly diet?

 

[saltyhog]

Lot's of wrasses from cooler/deeper water and some others can do that under bright reef lighting . Paracheilinus attenuatus is very prone to doing this.

Don't know about A. lenardi but I would guess it's normal. My H. biocellatus above is extremely dark but they are not from cooler waters or from deep depths as far as I know.

 

[2una]

Anyone with a Lennardi wrasse have them get darker?

It seems mine is getting darker, the yellow stripes are more dark gold, bottom fins were yellow now also dark.

I wonder if it’s because of the change in lighting or possibly diet?

i have a small juvi that's done this also - mostly the back half of it , was also assuming diet or my lighting(maxed out radions)

 

[Reefltx]

i have a small juvi that's done this also - mostly the back half of it , was also assuming diet or my lighting(maxed out radions)

I guess it could be from high lighting, as I run a mostly sps tank. The wrasse was held at my lfs for weeks and kept it’s bright yellow color.