D. barberi

[AlexS95]

Got this guy from Pacific Island Aquatics. :thumbsup:

Not eating frozen yet, and he looks a bit skinny. I need to fatten him up.

 

[Moray keeper]

How long is he? I have two right now, one around 3 1/2"-4" and the other around 5".

 

[AlexS95]

He's roughly about 4 inches.

 

[seahorsedreams]

Niiiiiiice!

 

[AlexS95]

Renee, is yours still very small?

 

[seahorsedreams]

Ours is about 5".

 

[AlexS95]

Then we need to see new pictures, all the ones I've seen are when he's dime sized. :eek1:
This morning when I put him in, he explored a little bit when lights off, then hid for most of the day with lights on. But now that lights are off he seems to be exploring more. Would that just be him being scared of the lights or are they more active with less light?

 

[nateqt]

Nice! The pair I got is eating frozen already, the girl is about 1.5-2" and the guy is about 4"

 

[Moray keeper]

Then we need to see new pictures, all the ones I've seen are when he's dime sized. :eek1:
This morning when I put him in, he explored a little bit when lights off, then hid for most of the day with lights on. But now that lights are off he seems to be exploring more. Would that just be him being scared of the lights or are they more active with less light?

Both of mine that I have now hid quite a bit with the lights on when I first got them but now it doesn't seem to matter what cycle the lights are on. I had another one around 10 years or so ago that I had for 4 or 5 years, he hid almost all the time when the lights were on but would come out and beg for food as long as they were off. It was ok if the room was bright, just didn't like the light on above the tank.

 

[jarrod13]

Mine would do they same thing, hide most of the time when the lights were on

 

[nirvanaandtool]

Awesome fish. Love those red eyes on this species

 

[AlexS95]

Got this video from tonight. I've learned my lesson to have the camera ready before I put the food in, he downed two or three before I even had the net out of the water. :worried:

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[rayn]

Love it, sneak sneak sneak BOOM! You're a goner. Cool new fish there. Love the eyes.

 

[namxas]

Sweet! I love barberi...ours prefers actinic lighting to full spectrum, but she still comes out, esp. to beg for food (typical lionfish!).

 

[AlexS95]

Right now, with no light on the tank, the barberi is out and about and the fuzzy is hunting the hermits... It's pretty funny to watch. And could anyone guess as to if I have males, females, and whatnot with these two? I have more pictures if you need them... :lmao:

 

[namxas]

Need to see more of the fish to hazard an opinion...pec markings, pec sweep, and front half side view showing the head.

 

[AlexS95]

Here we go:

 

[nirvanaandtool]

The Fuzzy is hunting your hermits? lol awesome. Hopefully my future fuzzy does that cause I have an abundance of them in my mantis tank cause he is too lazy to eat them. He prefers escargot haha

 

[nateqt]

I can't tell about the barberi, but I would say that fuzzy is a male

 

[seahorsedreams]

How big/mature is your fuzzy. Anything young, and your sex guess could be wrong.

Yours has the stripe number of a female and the fin length of a male.