Wrasse Resort

hard to get the vivien. She swims away whenever she sees the camera. Look at the perfect yellow of the chrysus. No white in there mucking things up;)

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Haha love it! I prefer chrysus over leucoxanthus too :winking-face:
 
Hey Salty I found something I think you may like
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Got sent an email from Marine Collectors looks like Elliot has a Grey Head and not bad price IMO. It’s WYSIWYG.
Sweet! Thanks for the info!
 
So my LFS got a halichoeres rubricephalus aka red head in for me - one of my dream wrasses! But sadly, his mouth was messed up from shipping and he wasn't able to bury himself so I couldn't take him home.

But I didn't leave empty-handed, I brought this adorable little girl home to my nano. I've been watching her for several months and finally decided to just take her home with me. I'm already attached. She's such a cool fish!

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So my LFS got a halichoeres rubricephalus aka red head in for me - one of my dream wrasses! But sadly, his mouth was messed up from shipping and he wasn't able to bury himself so I couldn't take him home.

But I didn't leave empty-handed, I brought this adorable little girl home to my nano. I've been watching her for several months and finally decided to just take her home with me. I'm already attached. She's such a cool fish!

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That is such a beautiful fish! What species of pipefish?
 
The one on the left. That the Auriga?
Yes, the one on the left in the first picture is Chaetodon auriga or Auriga/Threadfin butterflyfish. They are beautiful and one of the most hardy butterflyfish, though still not really a beginner fish in my opinion.
Both of my butterflyfish are not reef-safe, as they will eat corals, but neither has proved problematic with my toadstool (Sarcophyton) soft corals. I will be testing these butterflyfish with some hardy "invasive" corals in my work tank in the near future, such as xenia, zoas, GSP, mushrooms, etc. that all could potentially be consumed by butterflyfish (hence one main reason I want easy "invasive" corals).

Small anemones are great food for butterflyfish, so they will definitely help keep you tank free of Aiptasia.
When I added the ocean live rock to my work tank after the recent upgrade, I picked one of the pieces because it had a nice 3/8" lightbulb anemone that I liked. After adding it to the tank, I observed it moving to a nice prominently-viewable position before it disappeared... it dawned on me later that I prompted its demise putting it in a tank with a butterflyfish. Almost certainly, it was consumed by my Auriga butterflyfish.

In the future, I may be starting an intentional Aiptasia tank for butterflyfish food.
 
Yes, the one on the left in the first picture is Chaetodon auriga or Auriga/Threadfin butterflyfish. They are beautiful and one of the most hardy butterflyfish, though still not really a beginner fish in my opinion.
Both of my butterflyfish are not reef-safe, as they will eat corals, but neither has proved problematic with my toadstool (Sarcophyton) soft corals. I will be testing these butterflyfish with some hardy "invasive" corals in my work tank in the near future, such as xenia, zoas, GSP, mushrooms, etc. that all could potentially be consumed by butterflyfish (hence one main reason I want easy "invasive" corals).

Small anemones are great food for butterflyfish, so they will definitely help keep you tank free of Aiptasia.
When I added the ocean live rock to my work tank after the recent upgrade, I picked one of the pieces because it had a nice 3/8" lightbulb anemone that I liked. After adding it to the tank, I observed it moving to a nice prominently-viewable position before it disappeared... it dawned on me later that I prompted its demise putting it in a tank with a butterflyfish. Almost certainly, it was consumed by my Auriga butterflyfish.

In the future, I may be starting an intentional Aiptasia tank for butterflyfish food.
I'd love to have a big fowlr full of butterflies and angels. My favorite butterfly is the latticed - Chaetodon rafflesii. And my favorite angel is the rock beauty - Holacanthus tricolor. Of course it would also have a wrasse or two. A bird wrasse and an aussie tusk. Ah maybe someday.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%
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