There was some rapid breathing, not really any flashing though.
Best of luck
Same time if you can but otherwise yes. Lubbock first yes
Long snout. I don't think this one's related to a gulper eel in any way.Quiz
On a bird wrasse where would you guess the jaw hinge is? On the end like a long snouted tang or foxface. Or farther back like a heron or dog? Aka is the facial protrusion a long snout or mouth?
Wrong but I thought the same way till I saw it open its mouth today. It’s very much a long mouthed creature. Kind of funny looking with the mouth open
And your next mission: camouflage yourself, sit very still with your camera and get a shot of your bird wrasse yawning. Take as long as it takes. Your supers will understand.
The supermale that we had as a display fish was not tolerant of any other fish in its tank. For example, it grabbed a volitan lion and smashed it against the corals in its tank. We used to feed it 2 to 3 inch goldfish and shiners which it would grab, smash them into little pieces then eat the pieces. I hope that yours is a lot more mellow than that beast.
One of my first saltwater fish back in 2003 was a 6" bird wrasse. I remember bringing home some cleaner shrimp following the advice of my long since closed LFS, and watched in horror as the wrasse grabbed it mid-water, smashed it against the rocks, and consumed it before I could even get a net in the tank. Did the same thing to the much larger coral banded shrimp that it had lived peacefully with a few months later. Also devoured bristle worms, was always hunting for them.
I'd quarantine both at least 30 days. Copper (I like cupramine, but everyone has their preference), 3 rounds of prazi at 7 day intervals, and 7 days of rally pro. I do all treatments concurrently. For really sensitive fish, like certain leopard wrasses, pipefish, seahorses, mandarins, or fish that stop eating in copper (but show no signs of velvet), I do 30 days of hypo at 1.009 instead of cupramine.
From what I remember it’s at the back right?Quiz
On a bird wrasse where would you guess the jaw hinge is? On the end like a long snouted tang or foxface. Or farther back like a heron or dog? Aka is the facial protrusion a long snout or mouth?
Coris Aygula
While I differ to the experts, I see no problem with that list.
You realize Coris aygula is a 3ft fish?
Make sure to look at what a Coris aygula looks like and its size when it grows up. Cute as a juvenile. Monstrous as an adult (and apparently quite aggressive).
