DanW's 187 SPS Dominated Reef Journal

[mpoletti]

Yes, I still have the male, but he is blind in one eye. The female I lost due to an overly aggressive rosy scales wrasse. That was my first fish that I found as jerky on my netting

I think the one you have is a male. When they are paired up, their colors also become more intense. The whole "supermale" thing, IMO, is just another marketing tool and a way for a reefer to feel better than they next guy even though they have the same fish; I sometimes sit back and laugh at people who must have a supermale :lol: "Supermales" are more intense and are larger. Fairies wrasses start out as females, sub males, males, and then on to dominant males. As they get older and more dominant, they get even more colorful. If you pair him up, you will see

 

[pookstreet]

So where is the linny? And where did you get these guys from? Spill the beans!

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409170#post15409170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
A few females may push him over the edge, so to speak Females of any species have a tendency to do that :rolleye1:

:lol: Ain't that the truth! And most of the time it only takes one. OK, I'm going on a hunt for a female. (Another chance to insert wise crack here _______.)

 

[pookstreet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409191#post15409191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
The whole "supermale" thing, IMO, is just another marketing tool and a way for a reefer to feel better than they next guy even though they have the same fish; I sometimes sit back and laugh at people who must have a supermale :lol:

I happen to be one of those that buy into the supermale thingy. It makes me feel good inside too :lol:

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409170#post15409170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
Yeah, yours doesn't look like a super or terminal male yet. A few females may push him over the edge, so to speak Females of any species have a tendency to do that :rolleye1:

Now that there is funny :lol: Thanks Kenny

 

[pookstreet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409211#post15409211 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DanW
:lol: Ain't that the truth! And most of the time it only takes one. OK, I'm going on a hunt for a female. (Another chance to insert wise crack here _______.)

Be wery wery quiet. I am huntin' females :lol:

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409191#post15409191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Yes, I still have the male, but he is blind in one eye. The female I lost due to an overly aggressive rosy scales wrasse. That was my first fish that I found as jerky on my netting

I think the one you have is a male. When they are paired up, their colors also become more intense. The whole "supermale" thing, IMO, is just another marketing tool and a way for a reefer to feel better than they next guy even though they have the same fish; I sometimes sit back and laugh at people who must have a supermale :lol: "Supermales" are more intense and are larger. Fairies wrasses start out as females, sub males, males, and then on to dominant males. As they get older and more dominant, they get even more colorful. If you pair him up, you will see

Cool, learing every day. How did your male become One Eye Jack? Are Rosy Scales typically aggressive?

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409222#post15409222 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
I happen to be one of those that buy into the supermale thingy. It makes me feel good inside too :lol:

I figured

I think its even better when someone wants to buy a supermale by itself where if they had done any research before, they would know that the only way to keep those colors is to have a female around.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409232#post15409232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
Be wery wery quiet. I am huntin' females :lol:

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409210#post15409210 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
So where is the linny? And where did you get these guys from? Spill the beans!

Still waiting for him to come in. I know a guy that smuggles them in. He puts them into balloons and swallows them before he gets on the plane. You don't want to know how he gets them out.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409236#post15409236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DanW
Cool, learing every day. How did your male become One Eye Jack? Are Rosy Scales typically aggressive?

Tumor growth. I thought it was goner. It even hid in the corner for three days. Then out of no where, the tumor in its mouth was gone and I noticed the shot eye.

The rosy scales was the most aggressive fairy I have ever kept and I have had a few. I know plenty of reefers that have had similar experiences. They are an awesome looking fish though.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409263#post15409263 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DanW
Still waiting for him to come in. I know a guy that smuggles them in. He puts them into balloons and swallows them before he gets on the plane. You don't want to know how he gets them out.

I do that with acro colonies :lol:

 

[pookstreet]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409249#post15409249 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti

Mark, looks like it's been a long time since you've watched afternoon cartoons. That ain't no Elmer Fudd!

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409232#post15409232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
Be wery wery quiet. I am huntin' females :lol:

Story of my life before I mail ordered my wife.:lolspin:

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409284#post15409284 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pookstreet
Mark, looks like it's been a long time since you've watched afternoon cartoons. That ain't no Elmer Fudd!

:lol: I'll chalk that one up to too much Handy mandy, Backyardigans and not enough coffee. Besides, sometimes when you are hunting for females, you need to come out with guns blazing

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409238#post15409238 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
I think its even better when someone wants to buy a supermale by itself where if they had done any research before, they would know that the only way to keep those colors is to have a female around.

So will your male begin to lose it colors? Looks like I'll avoid the Rosy Scales. I like me some beef jerky but fish...not so much.

 

[mpoletti]

Yep, Its not as colorful as when I had the female, but since its blind, once and awhile it flashes up on an anthia or two; too each its own

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409272#post15409272 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
I do that with acro colonies :lol:

OUCH!

 

[DanW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409328#post15409328 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Yep, Its not as colorful as when I had the female, but since its blind, once and awhile it flashes up on an anthia or two; too each its own

Maybe he thinks that it's last call before the lights go out.

 

[aquariumclown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15409328#post15409328 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Yep, Its not as colorful as when I had the female, but since its blind, once and awhile it flashes up on an anthia or two; too each its own

Maybe he's a ****, will screw anything w/ fins, blind in one eye or not. :mixed: