The Wrasse Lover's Thread!
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I have never had a fish get sick and then recover. They always seem to have a straight downhill trajectory once they stop eating. About 2 weeks ago this fella got a big bump on his forehead, like a big ol bump on the noggin. It got better and disappeared mostly but a little hole in the center of his forehead remained with something white showing through about the size of a pinhead. I thought is might be a fistula but not really sure. He has been in the tank for over a year. He then got really "pale" for the last few days and stopped eating. Well his color returned today and he started eating. I am shocked and delighted.
I thought he was called an exquisite coris wrasse but I could use some help better identifying him. Here is an older picture (I did not feel like getting the camera out for him today.)
I thought he was called an exquisite coris wrasse but I could use some help better identifying him. Here is an older picture (I did not feel like getting the camera out for him today.)
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I have never had a fish get sick and then recover. They always seem to have a straight downhill trajectory once they stop eating. About 2 weeks ago this fella got a big bump on his forehead, like a big ol bump on the noggin. It got better and disappeared mostly but a little hole in the center of his forehead remained with something white showing through about the size of a pinhead. I thought is might be a fistula but not really sure. He has been in the tank for over a year. He then got really "pale" for the last few days and stopped eating. Well his color returned today and he started eating. I am shocked and delighted.
I thought he was called an exquisite coris wrasse but I could use some help better identifying him. Here is an older picture (I did not feel like getting the camera out for him today.)
I have had fish get sick and survive, but I am constantly watching my animals for aberrant behavior or changes in appearance and am very proactive as far as getting them healthy again. I'm learning the symptoms of different fish diseases so I can diagnose and care for them before they cross the point of no return.
To each his own; no bashing meant. It's just my style.
Congrats on your wrasse's recovery
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Elegant Corisis the most common, common name. It's a male; Coris venusta.
As usual, thank you for your always present knowledge and clarity.
Alex, you really need a real camera
Love this thread though! Here are mine:
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Love this thread though! Here are mine:
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Me neither! It's actually a C. Lubbocki. Got him as a young female and obviously now a terminal male. Great colors on him though.
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If given enough space can a Scotts wrasse coexist with other fairies and flashers? I have a lineatus, rhomboid, flame, eight line flasher and solar wrasses in my 315 gallon tank and will probably add several others down the road. Are Scotts that aggressive that I should not consider them?
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There's always a chance it could work; you never know what the personality of the particular specimen you end up might be like. If you really wish to try it, add it last and certainly use an acclimation box. Personally, I wouldn't roll the dice unless you're very experienced with fish, but it can be done with a little luck and a very cautious approach.
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Two new pictures of our Naoko and Chaoti:
Naoko Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
Choati Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
Naoko Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
Choati Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
Beautiful wrasses, and amazing pictures!
LittleBee
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Awesome shots! One question, the background is so dark but the fish very vibrant. Is that done post shooting in a editing program or can you adjust the cameras settings to shoot like that?
zibba
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Thank you!
Thanks! The backs of one tank is painted black and the other is black acrylic so that's where it starts. Using a flash brings out the more vibrant colors in wrasses and I generally shoot in "manual" mode so I can get a fast enough shutter speed while making sure I let in the right amount of light. Depending on the picture there can be a little or a lot of post-processing. I use Lightroom, which lets you vignette the picture to make the background appear darker than it really is. I do it so it removes the distractions.
zibba
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Wrasses are incredible fish. Pretty wild to see this transition:
Picked it up from a local member and didn't look like much.
When we added a male linespot it changed almost overnight. Ultimately we moved it into our larger tank that's higher energy and it fits him much better:
P. filamentosus x P. flavianalis hybrid by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
Picked it up from a local member and didn't look like much.
When we added a male linespot it changed almost overnight. Ultimately we moved it into our larger tank that's higher energy and it fits him much better:
P. filamentosus x P. flavianalis hybrid by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr
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Blue spot Tamarin.
