Thanks, I scored him at a LFS in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The Wrasse Lover's Thread!
- Thread starter Breakin Newz
- Start date
- Tagged users AtulR
oh207
Active Member
Here are the pics. I tried to upload before from my phone but it didn't work.
Attachments
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2015
- Messages
- 20,450
- Reaction score
- 47,597
- Location
- Carmel, Indiana
- What state or country do you live in
- Indiana
Kind of looks like it but that's almost unheard of. Worms and internal parasites are common in fairy wrasse?
Scored these yesterday got them acclimated and in tank. Eating good. Female doing great hiding a bit. Male is swimming frantic on glass intermittently comes out sws normal with his girl. Eats fine but then goes back to it. Thought I read due to stress. Any help?
They are beautiful!
Swimming on the glass is generally from being obsessed with reflection. I've read wrapping a sheet across the glass can help. I've never had good luck curbing the behavior but not always a sign it will perish. I have a few that do it constantly and have had them for a good long time.
KoleTang
Valuable Member
Scored these yesterday got them acclimated and in tank. Eating good. Female doing great hiding a bit. Male is swimming frantic on glass intermittently comes out sws normal with his girl. Eats fine but then goes back to it. Thought I read due to stress. Any help?
I love these guys. I am planning on picking up a group in the new build.
I had a leopard obsess over the reflections in the front corner of my tank for the first week. After that it would go back and check the corner several times a day for about a month until it eventually forgot about it.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
That wrasse is not carrying eggs. It likely has a digestive tract blockage.
Not a leopard wrasse, its a tamarin. Anampses chrysocephalus, males are known as psych head wrasses, females are red tail tamarins, or red tail anampses. Females are difficult and deemed expert only, males are even more difficult.
evolved
[email protected]
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Expert Contributor
Article Contributor
Moderator Emeritus
AZ FRAG Member
Hospitality Award
My Tank Thread
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2010
- Messages
- 10,633
- Reaction score
- 11,986
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- What state or country do you live in
- Arizona
Agree, and commonly from internal parasites.
Yes; not for the beginner. Also, the male pictured there is not yet a terminal male, as it is yet to lose the red tail.
maroonman
Active Member
Hey all.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.
My LFS text me that he got a African Exquisite Wrasse in today. He knew i had been looking for one for the past 8 months. Super nice of him To text me .
Long story short . i picked him up. Amazing coloring. But my luck with single quarantined wrasses has been very low. I know these guys stress and lay around when in Qt.
What are your QT protocol for your wrasses?
Here are the pics he text. Me. No justification to the coloring . Thanks for your input.
Attachments
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2015
- Messages
- 20,450
- Reaction score
- 47,597
- Location
- Carmel, Indiana
- What state or country do you live in
- Indiana
That looks like my Maldives variant. Very pretty
Braves Fan
Valuable Member
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2009
- Messages
- 2,033
- Reaction score
- 1,351
- Location
- D'Iberville Mississippi
- What state or country do you live in
- Mississippi
Always makes my day when I see someone has posted something new to this thread ,,, I know, I just might be in for a treat ,,,,
oh207
Active Member
What can I do to help? I have prazipro for flukes. Do you think that will help?
KoleTang
Valuable Member
Yes, Prazipro treats internal parasites as well.
I remember hearing that freshwater keepers feed their fish cooked peas when they have digestive issues. May be worth a shot.
Last edited:
KoleTang
Valuable Member
Breakin Newz I'm curious to know how did you get this fade out affect. Was this in post or a trick of the camera?
maroun.c
Moderator
Staff member
Super Moderator
Excellence Award
Reef Of The Month
Photo of the Month
Article Contributor
My Tank Thread
I've had two of those over the last couple of years, first one did fine in quarantine and only had a couple of prazi treatments before it went to DT. Grew rather quick and got an amazing pattern when flashing. Unfortunately it jumped out from a small opening. tried another one 3 months back and it dies in QT with no symptoms after 2 days. got another one after it and it showed ich while i was doing my first prazi treatment so it had 2 weeks in Quarantine with Cupramine at 3/4 dose then couple of weeks observation with one more prazi treatment and it went to DT and doing great. we don't get those frequently here so they're a nice addition.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
That is a nice African exquisite wrasse.
For quarantine, 2 treatments of prazi, no copper unless you see signs of ich, as I have found wrasses sensitive to copper. 6 weeks of observation, provide simple cover, such as pvc, so you can observe even if he hides,
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2015
- Messages
- 20,450
- Reaction score
- 47,597
- Location
- Carmel, Indiana
- What state or country do you live in
- Indiana
Here is a photo of my leopard wrasses - two aren't shown (male blue star and female black leopard)
I have:
1 blue star male
1 blue star female
1 ornate
1 potters
2 female regular leopards
1 black leopard
I have:
1 blue star male
1 blue star female
1 ornate
1 potters
2 female regular leopards
1 black leopard
