The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

jkcoral · Dec 20, 2023

JoJosReef said:
My pinkies in QT:

So cute! They all look pretty similar in size. You should take a picture of them every week if you can. I’d be interested to see how they progress, and which one becomes more male/alpha over time!

Slocke · Dec 20, 2023

jkcoral said:
For what it’s worth, I’ve found that getting them eating aggressively as soon as possible helps them to become more bold and outgoing.

Is that what you did with the possum? Because thats maybe too bold

EUPHYILLAADDICTION · Dec 20, 2023

Aquaph8 said:

That rhomboid is stunning!

Crabby48 · Dec 20, 2023

JoJosReef said:
Picking up my pair of pinkies tomorrow! Not quite finished with QT (observation period), but we have some scheduling challenges with vacation travel. Fingers crossed!

Scheduling is always an issue lol. Good luck with them

jkcoral · Dec 20, 2023

Slocke said:
Is that what you did with the possum? Because thats maybe too bold

Haha! No food required with him! The tomini tang chasing him one time made him snap and turn into a villain!

jkcoral · Dec 20, 2023

My exquisite wrasse mortally wounded my little trachy :/

I watched him rip some food out of its mouth the other day, and despite my best efforts to save it, the trachy is turning to jelly. Upsetting because there was *tons* of food around for him to eat and he had to go and pick on the trachy.

At least he finally let me take a decent photo, but he’s still on the naughty list.

GBRsouth · Dec 20, 2023

jkcoral said:
Haha! No food required with him! The tomini tang chasing him one time made him snap and turn into a villain!

JoJosReef · Dec 20, 2023

Happy Wednesday!

Build Thread - JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread

Looks like some bad developments over the weekend. My beautiful pink nepthea koji wada is in bad shape today. The pistol shrimp has built up a mountain of sand that was covering the koji wada's main stalk (and the toadstool's behind it): It's been all shrunk up all day. I lifted the base out...

www.reef2reef.com

jkcoral · Dec 21, 2023

JoJosReef said:
Happy Wednesday!

Build Thread - JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread

Looks like some bad developments over the weekend. My beautiful pink nepthea koji wada is in bad shape today. The pistol shrimp has built up a mountain of sand that was covering the koji wada's main stalk (and the toadstool's behind it): It's been all shrunk up all day. I lifted the base out...

www.reef2reef.com

Nice photos of those pink streaks! They are going to be pretty once they are all healed and colored up and settled.

The larger one with the more dramatic “eyeliner” looks like a male!

PR_nano · Dec 21, 2023

At the LFS, “hunting mode”.

Shibaken3 · Dec 21, 2023

was thinking of getting yellowfin flasher wrasse, Blue flasher wrasse,mccoskers wrasse, & royal flasher wrasse. Are these all compatible with each other? or should I just stick to one.

i cant think · Dec 21, 2023

Shibaken3 said:
was thinking of getting yellowfin flasher wrasse, Blue flasher wrasse,mccoskers wrasse, & royal flasher wrasse. Are these all compatible with each other? or should I just stick to one.

The Yellow-Fin and Mccoskeri may not get along, the rest however should.

Make sure your tank is Atleast 4’ long though for any flasher.

i cant think · Dec 21, 2023

Some pintail spam!

I’ve been away from the tanks for a short period of time (since Monday) and just got back about an hour ago. To my surprise, everyone was alright and the 3 wrasses in the nano were loving life.

jkcoral · Dec 21, 2023

Shibaken3 said:
was thinking of getting yellowfin flasher wrasse, Blue flasher wrasse,mccoskers wrasse, & royal flasher wrasse. Are these all compatible with each other? or should I just stick to one.

Make sure you have a lid to prevent any jumpers. McCoskers in particular seem eager to go sky diving!

i cant think · Dec 21, 2023

jkcoral said:
Make sure you have a lid to prevent any jumpers. McCoskers in particular seem eager to go sky diving!

Without a doubt, out of the 3 flashers I’ve had in personal tanks and countless others I’ve looked after, the mccoskeri was one of the most jumpy. Ironically, the Carpenteri is the least jumpy.