Allans Tube lip wrasse

[Sullyman]

I'm trying to find any info about this fish from someone that has or has had one. Other than some sps coral, I can't get lt to eat.
I've tried alot of stuff. Here's the fish

 

[Sullyman]

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[FiberLux]

Hey, I know this guy down the street who mixes his own food!

He said that, "Any SW fish or coral that won't love this food just doesn't know a good meal!!!"

You should take his advice and give it back to Tony and get some wrasses that eat. Or give this picky wrasse some live Misis...

 

[Sullyman]

I wish it was that easy, I'll give it a try but this fish is used to eating coral polyps, should never have been collected.

 

[FiberLux]

As I've advised and offered before, you should have me pick up all of the best corals, so this turkey doesn't eat them!

Of course, a meal is a meal......

I hope his eating habits change quick for you Sully!

 

[Sullyman]

Boyd, it's in my 20, my crowded 20, the fish above, 2 black Leopards, a Guinea fowl leopard wrasse, a Scotts wrasse, and a couple a clowns that were hanging out at Jimmys.
This fish can't do any damage where he's at, but he's got to be starving. The absolute kicker is, it won't eat just any sps polyps, he had to eat my Dendros

 

[FiberLux]

 

[dawgphish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7121092#post7121092 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sullyman
Boyd, it's in my 20, my crowded 20, the fish above, 2 black Leopards, a Guinea fowl leopard wrasse, a Scotts wrasse, and a couple a clowns that were hanging out at Jimmys.
This fish can't do any damage where he's at, but he's got to be starving. The absolute kicker is, it won't eat just any sps polyps, he had to eat my Dendros

Fine dining for sure!

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

That fish is a cleaner wrasse, as a juvi at least, when they mature they feed exclusivly on coral polyps.

Probably not much you can do, maybe try mashing some food onto a dead sps skeleton.

 

[Sullyman]

My Dendros are safe, this fish started dinning on some digis and a Milli before I got it into my 20 gallon. I put a frag in there but he hasn't noticed it yet, I don't think it will live much longer and I can't believe this fish was collected.

 

[Amphiprion]

You've got a beautiful little Labropsis alleni or Allen's tubelip. Unfortunately, there are no official references to specific corals in their diet. They do however, as adults, exclusively feed upon coral polyps (and "clean" as juveniles), as Jeremy said.

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7123833#post7123833 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
You've got a beautiful little Labropsis alleni or Allen's tubelip.

Oops. sorry for restating the obvious.