The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Eienna]

Based on my experience, I would say you are correct. Hopefully someone else will chime in if theirs went rogue on other non-wrasses!

I'll do a little web-hunting to confirm.

 

[evolved]

Your turn, Hunter you can play too, haha

Ok...

C. nahackyi (x2)
C. earlei
C. lunatus
C. rhomboidalis
C. lineatus
C. johnsoni (x3)
P. octotaenia
P. bellae
P. attenuatus
H. timorensis (m/f pair)

I can tell you my attenuatus is quite the bold little fish! Easily the smallest wrasse in the tank, yet most aggressive at feeding time! I think Hunter's is the same in that respect.

Definitely bold, but octotaenia is much bolder.

I want that cf. lanceolatus post on... the other forum/

If you find one get me one too.

Patience you two.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

I thought you had a leopard wrasse Hunter?

 

[evolved]

I do not. I once tried a M. geoffroy, but after the first day and sand dive, she was never to be seen again.

The female timorensis may have fooled you?

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

probably. I wasn't as much of a wrasse guy back then.

 

[joshporksandwich]

No apologies necessary! I tried to get one from NYaquatics but the last one died. If that's the attenuatus that went through DD a month ago or so, I had just as much of a chance of getting it as you. I passed due to bad timing of traveling when it would have come in. I'll find one someday when the timing is right. Beautiful fish.

Speaking of Hunter's wrasses...here are some new pictures I took of his collection:

Missed the flashing shot...going to have to go back another time and try again:

Attenuatus Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

1 of 3 males. This one's tail caught the light perfectly, wasn't flashing.

Johnson Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr


Lineatus Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr


Earl's Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr


Eightline Flasher Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Finally got this guy on camera

Lunatus Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Another male Johnson (I think this is the same one I caught flashing last time)

Johnsoni Wrasse by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

Group shot:

Rhomboid & Lunatus Wrasses by ..:.. EZ ..:.., on Flickr

OMG!! I've never seen such beautiful wrasses and your picture skills are even more amazing.

 

[Aquaph8]

Patience you two.

Are you holding out on me?

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Are you holding out on me?

pffft He just means "me first!"

 

[Marshall O]

pffft He just means "me first!"

That's the way I read it!

 

[Aquaph8]

Haha, I don't blame him. That one may be out of my budget anyway.

 

[evolved]

I mean there's a good chance you'll see them soon, with a certain exclusivity. And the price might not break the wrasse-addict bank... It certainly won't be a $200 fish though.

That's all I will say for now.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Secrets secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone.

 

[Aquaph8]

This thread just went Jr. High, haha

 

[watchguy123]

Decided to add a couple of cleaner shrimp to the tank. I know I have a lot of wrasses and some aggressive toward inverts. But I put these guys (the cleaner shrimp) in late at night, and I knew they would play it safe. got up in the morning and saw one of them out on a rock so I grabbed the camera and took a picture of one of my new cleaner shrimp.



Wait, where did he go. He was right there on the rock. No, no!! It really didn't get eaten, did it?. About 5 minutes later, this wrasse found the second cleaner shrimp. Lesson learned, I won't repeat that mistake again, maybe.

 

[evolved]

Gourmet meal!

 

[Marshall O]

Well at least you got a great photo out of it!

 

[Newb_reefer1]

Hey everyone, I picked up my first wrasse last night and thought I'd share with you guys here's my new potters wrasse

Is it abnormal to see any leopard wrasse a few hours after you put it in the tank ?? I read up that they usually hide in the sand for upwards to a week, but I put mine in around 9:30 last night and I woke up to him/her swimming around and exploring its new house so I'm pretty stoked

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

greats bud, where did you get him?

 

[coraal]

Hey everyone, I picked up my first wrasse last night and thought I'd share with you guys here's my new potters wrasse

Is it abnormal to see any leopard wrasse a few hours after you put it in the tank ?? I read up that they usually hide in the sand for upwards to a week, but I put mine in around 9:30 last night and I woke up to him/her swimming around and exploring its new house so I'm pretty stoked

Same thing with my leopard. I put her in and she stayed out and the next day she came out after lunch time. hopefully it doesn't mean anything bad

 

[Dashiki]

they have an internal clock so depending on the attitude of the fish it may come right out and look for food. they don't understand daylight savings time yet so when they come out isn't up to the clock on the wall....




made an amusing mistake yesterday in my tank. I have a few aptasia so I bougt a few peppermint shrimp. not thinking much about my timorensis. he nabbed 2 of them before the got to the sand. his belly was so huge.

I love my Timor wrasse im surprised they aren't more popular. the colors are great.