The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

Wrangy · Aug 22, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
Unless the tank is over 6' long, you won't get away with it longterm.

Aw man, now I have a to choose! That's an easy one though lol pintail allll the way

Wrangy · Aug 23, 2017

A wrasse goldmine has landed at my lfs

Being in Australia some of these wrasse I haven't seen in five years so it could be a rather expensive weekend haha a few on my list that I've been desperately waiting for too!!

Abhishek · Aug 23, 2017

@eatbreakfast @evolved - What species of Macropharyngodon can be kept with a 4 inch female bipartitus. I got a male but returned it while it was still in QT out of fear of the female killing it .

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Aug 23, 2017

Abhishek said:
@eatbreakfast @evolved - What species of Macropharyngodon can be kept with a 4 inch female bipartitus. I got a male but returned it while it was still in QT out of fear of the female killing it .

Regards,
Abhishek

As long as they are females, any of the Macropharyngodon species should work. Though I would recommend multiples and using a social acclimation box.

Labridaedicted · Aug 23, 2017

Wrangy said:
A wrasse goldmine has landed at my lfs Being in Australia some of these wrasse I haven't seen in five years so it could be a rather expensive weekend haha a few on my list that I've been desperately waiting for too!!

We're going to need pictures [emoji16]

evolved · Aug 23, 2017

Wrangy said:
C. Isosceles (C. cf lanceolatus) and c. (cf) lunatus together? Same complex I know but being a reasonably peaceful complex will I get away with it?

eatbreakfast said:
Unless the tank is over 6' long, you won't get away with it longterm.

Yup; it won't work I'm afraid.

gotwins86 said:
Wondering what the odds are a juvenile/female Golden Rhomboidalis Wrasse turning male over time? It would be the only wrasse in the tank. Thinking of getting one as it is half the price of a male.

Highly likely.

linus.chan said:
Given that wrasses need multiple feedings per day, how do people manage this? I have an auto feeder, but it only uses pellets, so i usually have frozen in the morning before work, pellets around noon, and then frozen when i get home. anyone figure out how to give frozen automatically?

eatbreakfast said:
I feed frozen once an hr every hr after I come home from work until lights go out.

I pretty much do the same and feed frozen a couple times during the evening. My lighting schedule is shifted towards the evening anyway so I can enjoy the tank, and I don't at all try to evenly space feedings out during the day.

Abhishek said:
@eatbreakfast @evolved - What species of Macropharyngodon can be kept with a 4 inch female bipartitus. I got a male but returned it while it was still in QT out of fear of the female killing it .

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast said:
As long as they are females, any of the Macropharyngodon species should work. Though I would recommend multiples and using a social acclimation box.

Agree; my thoughts are the same.

Wrangy · Aug 23, 2017

evolved said:
Yup; it won't work I'm afraid.

I knew deep in my heart that was going to be the case but the ever persistent optimist in me made me ask

Ah well, more to spend on other wrasse instead haha

Best Fish-Jake · Aug 24, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
Lubbock and flashers should be fine.

How many wrasse would you say could live comfortably in a 120? I added both a Lubbock and a McCoskers flasher to the list bringing the total to 7 wrasse.

eatbreakfast · Aug 24, 2017

Best Fish-Jake said:
How many wrasse would you say could live comfortably in a 120? I added both a Lubbock and a McCoskers flasher to the list bringing the total to 7 wrasse.

Depends on the particular species, but it is possible to have as many as 10+ wrasses in a 120.

DracoKat · Aug 24, 2017

How long does it take for a scott's wrasse to calm down?

I have one in QT. He's been fine since Saturday, almost a week. I get home from work and he darted, jerked, possibly hit the rocks and is now hiding. I am not sure if I scared him or something is wrong. I don't see anything physically wrong with him except he's breathing heavy. I did a water change, then turned the lights down and is leaving him alone.

I am going to trade him in tomorrow.. would stink if something happens to him overnight

MaddReefer · Aug 24, 2017

How do you like my adult lightning wrasse. Picture really does no justice. He is about 7 inches. you dont see many adults.

eatbreakfast · Aug 25, 2017

DracoKat said:
How long does it take for a scott's wrasse to calm down?

I have one in QT. He's been fine since Saturday, almost a week. I get home from work and he darted, jerked, possibly hit the rocks and is now hiding. I am not sure if I scared him or something is wrong. I don't see anything physically wrong with him except he's breathing heavy. I did a water change, then turned the lights down and is leaving him alone.

I am going to trade him in tomorrow.. would stink if something happens to him overnight

A fairy wrasse can be skittish for as short as day or as long as a couple months. In most cases a week or two generally is enough for one to settle down.

Husker · Aug 25, 2017

I currently have a C. solorensis in my 150 gallon and I would like to add several more fairies. Ideally, I'd like to add them all at once, but I hate to spend thousands on fish at one time. Could I add a C. lineatus and H. chrysus (with acclimation box) and then later add in C. exquisitus, C. Bathyphilus, and C. rhomboidalis?

eatbreakfast · Aug 25, 2017

Husker said:
I currently have a C. solorensis in my 150 gallon and I would like to add several more fairies. Ideally, I'd like to add them all at once, but I hate to spend thousands on fish at one time. Could I add a C. lineatus and H. chrysus (with acclimation box) and then later add in C. exquisitus, C. Bathyphilus, and C. rhomboidalis?

That should work. Is there any way that you could add the flip flop the rhomboid and lineatus? They are the most closely related out of your list, but rhomboids are a little smaller and a little more peaceful.

Husker · Aug 25, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
That should work. Is there any way that you could add the flip flop the rhomboid and lineatus? They are the most closely related out of your list, but rhomboids are a little smaller and a little more peaceful.

I was thinking about bumping the rhomboidalis, actually, as my wife isn't a big fan. Maybe I will plan on replacing the rhomboidalis with something in the Johnsoni complex.

I'm just worried about the solorensis mailing the lineatus, as he has been the only fairy in the tank for a while and he would be the only fairy added. Is this fear unfounded as they are distantly related?

evmibo · Aug 25, 2017

Acclimation box!!

Ocelaris · Aug 25, 2017

Husker said:
I was thinking about bumping the rhomboidalis, actually, as my wife isn't a big fan. Maybe I will plan on replacing the rhomboidalis with something in the Johnsoni complex.

I'm just worried about the solorensis mailing the lineatus, as he has been the only fairy in the tank for a while and he would be the only fairy added. Is this fear unfounded as they are distantly related?

I know solorensis have a bad rap, but mine is the most timid of all. My lineatus is the king. So it has been my experience once they're settled it may work. My exquisitus is more aggressive than my solorensis.

Husker · Aug 25, 2017

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to add the H. chrysus, the lineatus, and the exquisitus at the same time, I think (in an acclimation box). Hopefully that will diffuse aggression and the other two aren't as expensive as the lineatus.

saltyhog · Aug 26, 2017

I have been disappointed in my C. exquisitus. Kind of bossy (not problematic though) and has lost a lot of color already despite a varied diet. Kind of wish I'd gone with aurantidorsalis or cyanopleura.

leahfiish · Aug 26, 2017

saltyhog said:
I have been disappointed in my C. exquisitus. Kind of bossy (not problematic though) and has lost a lot of color already despite a varied diet. Kind of wish I'd gone with aurantidorsalis or cyanopleura.

Do you have a picture?