Cirrhilabrus Jordani information wanted.

[StarF]

So i am gonna try and get myself this beautifull wrass, i got a few questions thought, that i hope someone will be able to answer.

1: do they change sex? i notice that the male cost around 3 times as much as the female, couldent you just get 3 females and wait for one of them to change sex?

2: would 3 be better than 2? (1 male and 2 female or?)

3: any tricks on getting succes with this one? its gonna be added to a sps reef system, and its gonna be some of the first wrasses that go in there. I plan to have a polupation of wrasses.

 

[snorvich]

So i am gonna try and get myself this beautifull wrass, i got a few questions thought, that i hope someone will be able to answer.

1: do they change sex? i notice that the male cost around 3 times as much as the female, couldent you just get 3 females and wait for one of them to change sex?

2: would 3 be better than 2? (1 male and 2 female or?)

3: any tricks on getting succes with this one? its gonna be added to a sps reef system, and its gonna be some of the first wrasses that go in there. I plan to have a polupation of wrasses.

I would buy three females of different sizes. You will get a male for sure. Males are more problematic shippers.

 

[reefjunkie42]

all females. different sizes would help for sure. either way u will end up with a male. also dont forget to put a lid on your tank. not egg crate. fine mesh nets. also Id go with a harem. that is how they arent mongamous (sorry for the spelling)

 

[StarF]

perfct tnx for the feedback

are they that prone to jumping?

 

[LargeAngels]

Yes! All wrasses will jump. 1/4" egg crate at a minimum for a cover.

 

[albano]

Yes! All wrasses will jump.

+1

1/4" egg crate at a minimum for a cover.

don't think, I've ever seen 1/4" egg crate for sale?...would block a LOT of light!

 

[StarF]

Hmmm

better find something then, need something that wouldent block out all the light. eggcrate sounds like it would block out to much light. mabye some kind of net, on a frame.

 

[rssjsb]

1/4" bird netting is what you want. You can stretch it using an aluminum window frame cut down to the size you need it to be. Be sure to cover all openings, no matter how small. You'd be surprised the tiny spaces they can jump out of.

 

[LargeAngels]

Yes, 1/4" bird netting is what I meant.

 

[StarF]

1/4" bird netting is what you want. You can stretch it using an aluminum window frame cut down to the size you need it to be. Be sure to cover all openings, no matter how small. You'd be surprised the tiny spaces they can jump out of.

perfect idea, i was thinking along something like that aswell. i was thinking about using some small pvc tubes as a frame.

 

[rssjsb]

Do you have a canopy? The window frame is pretty low-profile if you're going to be able to see it. If not, it doesn't really matter as long as you can stretch the netting tightly across the frame. It will eventually droop a little, so you want to account for that.

 

[StarF]

Do you have a canopy? The window frame is pretty low-profile if you're going to be able to see it. If not, it doesn't really matter as long as you can stretch the netting tightly across the frame. It will eventually droop a little, so you want to account for that.

yes i do, but i dont know if its a hazzle to mount it on that. If you did that, you would have to remove the canopy when you wanted to feed. Mabye i should try and search reefcentral and see what people are doing here.

 

[rssjsb]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. The frame can just sit directly on the tank, so you can move it out of the way to access the tank. That's true no matter what you use to stretch the netting.

It's just if you have a canopy, it won't matter so much if the frame is bigger and, well, less than attractive, because you won't see it when the canopy is closed anyway. The window framing is just lower profile and not quite so noticeable.

 

[StarF]

Sorry, I wasn't clear. The frame can just sit directly on the tank, so you can move it out of the way to access the tank. That's true no matter what you use to stretch the netting.

It's just if you have a canopy, it won't matter so much if the frame is bigger and, well, less than attractive, because you won't see it when the canopy is closed anyway. The window framing is just lower profile and not quite so noticeable.

I see now, tnx for making that clear