The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

eatbreakfast · May 25, 2016

mfinn said:
My package came with my 3 Macropharyngodon bipartitus wrasses.
I met the UPS guy in my driveway. He came walking up carrying the box under his arm, and just before he got to me he grabbed the box and spun it between his fingers and handed it to me upside down. God,, sometimes I hate those guys.

That is both sad and hilarious considering the leopard's delicate nature and how clueless ups drivers can be. Now watch, all three of them will be perfectly fine.

evolved · May 25, 2016

Sadly, one spin upside down is the least turbulent the whole journey is, going through sorting facilities and being offloaded into trucks.

mfinn · May 25, 2016

evolved said:
Sadly, one spin upside down is the least turbulent the whole journey is, going through sorting facilities and being offloaded into trucks.

yeah, I know but it just the sight of it, knowing what's inside that makes you wonder, what the heck were they thinking?

evolved · May 25, 2016

mfinn said:
what the heck were they thinking

Must go faster!

mfinn · May 25, 2016

Yeah, but it was spinning the box between his fingers that got me. Like he was being extra fancy, stylish in the way he handed the box over.
Oh well, the fish are in a dark quarantine tank. 2 are swimming around in a cave, one is laying on his side.
Hope she is just sleepy.
I'm thinking maybe turning on one bulb later this afternoon and adding some tigger pods, see if they respond.

wesamazmy · May 26, 2016

My favorit Leopard Wrasse

eliramos · May 26, 2016

TUSI said:
My male needed females

What kind of wrasses are these??

evolved · May 26, 2016

eliramos said:
What kind of wrasses are these??

Anampses femininus.

TUSI · May 26, 2016

evolved said:
Anampses femininus.

Yep. Unfortunately lost both of them and yesterday lost my original one which was Turning into a male approx 6 yrs old. Went three days not feeding cause of my daughter graduation and came home he was very skinny around the head. Maybe parasitic. It was sad but nothing last forever. The problem is they are hard fish to get them going in a tank.

MIKE NY · May 27, 2016

Sorry to hear Joe....one of my favorite Tamarins just haven't had the guts to pull the trigger for one.

TUSI · May 27, 2016

MIKE NY said:
Sorry to hear Joe....one of my favorite Tamarins just haven't had the guts to pull the trigger for one.

Thanks mike. It's tuff to watch a fish fade away. I'm still waiting for you to stop by

mfinn · May 27, 2016

Is there a problem using Prazipro and Macropharyngodon bipartitus ?

eatbreakfast · May 27, 2016

mfinn said:
Is there a problem using Prazipro and Macropharyngodon bipartitus ?

No problem, in fact it's recommended. Just wait to treat until it is eating readily, as prazi can inhibit appetite.

mfinn · May 27, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
No problem, in fact it's recommended. Just wait to treat until it is eating readily, as prazi can inhibit appetite.

All 3 were eating good.
Added Prazipro this morning. The recommended dose is a little less than 1-1/2 teaspoons for a 29 gallon tank. I used 1-1/4 teaspoons. Added the PP to a gallon of tank water and slowly added it over about 5 minutes. One disappeared into the sand immediately, the second one after lunch, and found another dead in the corner.
I haven't dug around in the sand, but I can see a shadow on the side of the container with the sand, in the shape and size of one of them.

eatbreakfast · May 28, 2016

mfinn said:
All 3 were eating good.
Added Prazipro this morning. The recommended dose is a little less than 1-1/2 teaspoons for a 29 gallon tank. I used 1-1/4 teaspoons. Added the PP to a gallon of tank water and slowly added it over about 5 minutes. One disappeared into the sand immediately, the second one after lunch, and found another dead in the corner.
I haven't dug around in the sand, but I can see a shadow on the side of the container with the sand, in the shape and size of one of them.

That shouldn't have been caused by the prazipro. The only way that would have been an issue is if the gills were completely covered in flukes and when they died left the gills too damaged, but that's rare.

eatbreakfast · May 28, 2016

Here are some from last year.

demonspeedn · May 28, 2016

I was killing some Palys last weekend with Aiptasia-X, and my Naoko took a big mouthful. The next day he was curled up in the rockwork, breathing heavy. The following day he was dead. Anybody ever hear of Aiptasia-X killing fish?

eatbreakfast · May 28, 2016

demonspeedn said:
I was killing some Palys last weekend with Aiptasia-X, and my Naoko took a big mouthful. The next day he was curled up in the rockwork, breathing heavy. The following day he was dead. Anybody ever hear of Aiptasia-X killing fish?

It's pretty caustic, but it could also have been the palytoxin from irritated paly, it's quite toxic.

mfinn · May 28, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
That shouldn't have been caused by the prazipro. The only way that would have been an issue is if the gills were completely covered in flukes and when they died left the gills too damaged, but that's rare.

I really didn't see any problems with any of the wrasses.
And, just a few minutes ago one popped out of the sand.
But I can still see the shadow of one on the side of the sand dish.
Was thinking about disturbing the sand and see if she is alive.
Would that be a bad idea?