The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[JoJosReef]

Hi my name is Amanda and thanks to all of your beautiful pictures I have realized I now have an addiction...
Not pictured I also have an Exquisite Wrasse that arrived today and is in QT with the others. In my DT so far I have the Carpenter Wrasse. Sorry the pictures aren't the best they just don't stay still long enough. Lol Also I am horrible with scientific names so please forgive me for using common names.

You'll find that pencils are all the rage these days but soon learn that leopards are just the best fish, there is nothing cuter than a pair of pink streaks, and don't believe anything you read about peaceful possum wrasses--they are gangster!

 

[Calmwaters]

You'll find that pencils are all the rage these days but soon learn that leopards are just the best fish, there is nothing cuter than a pair of pink streaks, and don't believe anything you read about peaceful possum wrasses--they are gangster!

I have seen the pencil on the website I ordered my others from but they were out of stock. They are lovely fish.

 

[JoJosReef]

I have seen the pencil on the website I ordered my others from but they were out of stock. They are lovely fish.

I've been on the hunt for a Pseudojuloides severnsi (Royal Pencil Wrasse) for a long time now. I check with distributors every Sunday. Alas! One day, though...

I am also now looking for 2-3 fairies or 2 fairies and one flasher, black leopard, and an Anampses twistii. Oh, and a Halichoeres iridis. This new tank is going to be insane. The crown jewel will be a Halichoeres lapillus or Halichoeres pallidus.

 

[Calmwaters]

I've been on the hunt for a Pseudojuloides severnsi (Royal Pencil Wrasse) for a long time now. I check with distributors every Sunday. Alas! One day, though...

I am also now looking for 2-3 fairies or 2 fairies and one flasher, black leopard, and an Anampses twistii. Oh, and a Halichoeres iridis. This new tank is going to be insane. The crown jewel will be a Halichoeres lapillus or Halichoeres pallidus.

Can't wait to see them all!

 

[Slocke]

It’s weird with Anampses as they can seem fine and then just give up.

I guess it’s just always trial and error with this genus - some do great and others not so much. Hopefully the others all do well though!

I really should have come back a few days later. Those fish had just arrived the day before and there were plenty. Good lesson to never rush a purchase.

 

[Slocke]

However it does make me even more tempted to try a group of similar tamarins. Might just try and grow the micro biome in my tank more before I try again.

 

[Slocke]

Finally!

 

[JoJosReef]

Finally!

Awesome!

The moribund one died or managed to go into the sand?

 

[tbrown]

My Leopard is the first one awake and the last one to bed.

 

[Calmwaters]

My Leopard is the first one awake and the last one to bed.

Mine was the last one awake this morning lol

 

[Slocke]

Awesome!

The moribund one died or managed to go into the sand?

Dead. Only lasted a few more hours

 

[tbrown]

I haven't seen the Leuco yet today but I disturbed the tank when I got home and I saw a splash of sand. I'm going to assume it was him going back to bed.

 

[Calmwaters]

I haven't seen the Leuco yet today but I disturbed the tank when I got home and I saw a splash of sand. I'm going to assume it was him going back to bed.

I caught a glimpse of my exquisite under the rocks in the QT tank it moved a bit but it still hasn't come out in the open while I have been watching.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Finally!

This makes me want a local blue spot tamarin that may need a new home soon... ughhhh... I need a bigger tank

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Doing a rip clean on the big boys today, since I wanted to rescape the tank and clean the sandbed. I added a few new fish and the maculosus angel is not a fan, so figured a complete reaquascape would help. Had a mirror up, which completely solved the sohal tang's aggression, but the maculosus is apparently too smart. I pulled over 2 lbs of clam shells from the sand bed...

I also decided I'm not adding any more wrasses. This tank is more than fully stocked, and these fish are still growing. Maybe down the road, if we move to a larger house I can look at some more fish only wrasses if we upgrade to a 10'x4' footprint from this 8'x2'.

240 Gallon Current stocklist:

Wrasses:
1 Red Breasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)
1 Slippery Dick Wrasse (Halichoeres bivittatus)
1 Hardwick's Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke)
1 Secretive Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus)

Damsels:
2 Clarkii Clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii)
1 Jewel Damsel (Microspathodon chrysurus)
2 Orange Line Chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
1 Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
2 Blue Devil Damsel (Chrysiptera cyanea)
1 Ambon Damsel (Pomacentrus amboinensis)
1 Smithi Damsel (Pomacentrus smithi)
2 Green Spot Damsel (Neopomacentrus azysron)
3 Lyretail Damsel (Neopomacentrus cyanomos)

Angels:
1 Blue Angel (Holacanthus bermudensis)
1 French Angel (Pomacanthus paru)
1 Maculosus Angel (Pomacanthus maculosus)

Tangs:
1 Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal)
1 Clown Tang (Acanthurus lineatus)
1 Chocolate Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus)
1 Goldrim Tang (Acanthurus nigricans)
1 Yellow Belly Hippo Tang (Paracanthus hepatus)
1 Vlamingi Tang (Naso vlamingii)

Triggers:
1 Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Niger Triggerfish (Odonus niger)

Puffers:
1 Stars and Stripes Puffer (Arothron hispidus)
1 Yellow Belly Dogface Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)

Eels:
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 White Eye Moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)

Basslets:
1 Harlequin Basslet (Serranus tigrinus)
1 Neon Dottyback (Pseudochromis aldabraensis)

Other fish:
1 Falco Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)
1 Blackbar Soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus)

 

[Tcook]

Dumb chaoti is still going to bed around 4-5 pm

 

[AZReef13]

Dumb chaoti is still going to bed around 4-5 pm

Mine did that for the longest time,

 

[i cant think]

Dumb chaoti is still going to bed around 4-5 pm

Better coming out than not though!


Also, the two pencils - The Kaleidos is gorgeous from top down, the colours are like no other. And the Edwardi just glows, unfortunately I think I’ve lost the Severnsi and a Kaleidos.

 

[i cant think]

One thing I love about the sand sleepers is it seems all those genera are amazing for control of pests;
Pseudojuloides knock down bristle/fireworms
Anampses seem to destroy flatworms
Halichoeres… well, we all love them for their pest hunting skills!
Macropharyngodon (And Xenojulis) seem to be similar to Anampses and just knock out Flatworms/‘Bugs’
Coris and Novaculichthys will slaughter just about any invert

I mean my Jade has been out of the tank for a good 2-3 weeks now and I’ve yet to have pests resurface with my Pencils, Twistii and Leopards.
The twistii and kaleidos are without a doubt the best though as they love to hug the rockwork more than the others with the Twistii almost never leaving unless I add my algae covered fragrack from my nano.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Some pics of the wrasses in the 240 gallon. I love the personality of the Cheilinus wrasses!