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[wabbit]

need help for my new labouti!

I bought a beautiful labouti and 3 weeks later he started having problems swimming!

For the last 3 weeks he has been upside down and has had problems swimming....swim balder problem.

He eats and has a desire to live but has problems navigating to catch it even if I shut all pumps to help him.

He is not constipated and doesn't have any other signs....all other fairy wrasses are ok.

I was told that it could be because they way the fish was caught and it was raised to the surface too quickly.

Is there anything I can do to help save him?? Is this permanent or can he regain his ability to swim??

Thanks

 

[bronco7777]

swim bladder is a hard thing to fix and many times you just have to hope the problem will fix itself. I would suggest placing the fish in a QT and do frequent water changes to keep the quality of the water in prestine shape. Also use Maracyn 2 fro tag team the issue.

 

[zemuron114]

they are all in seperate tanks.. but i have about 7-8 fairies in each tank, so insurance is a good idea.

tanaka, what is the last fairy called?

 

[H.Tanaka]

zemuron,

The silver fish was shipped under the name of C. temminckii but it does not seem temminckii. It grew to 9cm but no distinct change of color is seen. Now I am waiting for Dr. Allen's comment.

 

[zemuron114]

it is very nice in a simple sort of way. where was it shipped from?

 

[H.Tanaka]

It was collected in and shipped from Vietnam; There are at least two Cirrhilabrus species that they will collect, and the other is C. melanomarginatus, a surprising discovery from Vietnam, for it was known only from s. Japan to n. Philippines until now. Melanomarginatus will not be imported so often but is sold at a cheaper price.

 

[moonpod]

Is this a female balteatus? This is what I purchased it as anyways. 3 bad pix of the same fish

 

[H.Tanaka]

moonpod,

That's right ! It is a female form of balteatus (the Marshalls endemic). Very nice pics and I have never seen females/ juvs of the species in the aquarium trade.

 

[Texas Aggie 06]

I am planning to add trios of the following wrasses:
Flame Fairy Wrasse
Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse
Lineatus Fairy Wrasse

A few people have told me that I should introduce them all at once, but after reading these threads, I've come to the conclusion that it is possible to successfully avoid one large financial blow. If I cannot add them all at once, what order, in your opinions, should I introduce them into my tank. Are these three a good mix and generally compatible?

I have an established 175 gallon with 2 mandarins, 2 Helfrichi Firefish, 2 false percs, 1 Jawfish, 1 Lawnmower Blenny. Oh and LOTS of live rock!

 

[moonpod]

I got 'em in my system....except it's only a single flame and pairs instead of trios..

 

[zemuron114]

flames first, then rhomboids, then lineatus

 

[bigdee65]

Hi everyone, quick question

I have gotten the wrasse bug and I have started to stock my 135g mixed reef with these awsome fish. I have a few compatability questions I would like to ask before I purchase any more fish.

My current stocking list in my 135g is:
5" Clarkii Clown (female)
6 Lyretail Anthias (1 male 5 females)
3-4" Solar Wrasse

I currently have in QT the following (they will be put in display by end of the weekend):
Hectors Goby
Red Sea Sailfin Tang
3" Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
4-5" Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse

So far everyone in the QT has been getting along great and I am hoping they do the same in the display.

As for future purchases I would like to get the following:
Single Labouti (Can I get a smaller one?)
Potter's Wrasse
Pair or Trio of Flame Wrasses

Will these guys get along in my display? There is plenty of rockwork and open swimming room and currently little aggression in my display.

Thanks for your help!!!

 

[bigdee65]

Oh and one last questions, will a Juvi Labouti wrasse color up and become a male if it is the only Labouti in the tank?

Thanks!

 

[zemuron114]

Bgreene, Bronco and Tanaka (and any other male flame wrasse owner)

what is the longest you have owned a male flame? I keep hearing theydo very well then suddenly die 5-7 months later without a sign of distress. Then i also heard that if you pin them they are inevitably going to die early... But then most of them are almost always pinned because they are deeper and it would take many hours to decompress them. I have had mine for almost 7 months with no signs of illness at all, but am worried since no one seems to be able to keep the MALES past a year...

any thoughts?

 

[bronco7777]

Going on to 3 years with the flame I have know. No signs of slowling down

 

[LargeAngels]

2 years until the "brown out" two years ago. Current male, 8 months.

 

[Russjax]

Here's my new Red Sea Eight-Line Flasher Wrasse

Other fish with him is a black A. Oscellaris. She absolutely loves him. The wrasse even got her to finally eat mysis. Before, she would not touch anything but Formula Two pellets.

 

[moonpod]

just added a juvi/female exquisite, and WOW, what a color change in the male! Gotta get some pix!

 

[snorvich]

A quick question to the forum experts: am I able to add a female rubrimarginatus to my 320 gallon tank that already has a male rubrimarginatus and a male linneatus? Getting both the males into this tank was NOT easy. I don't wish to repeat the process with the female.

Also, in my fairy wrasse 200 gallon, my harem of C. Jordani, pair of C. earlei, par of C. johnsoni, and pair of C. rhomboidalis are all doing exceptionally well. Many thanks to Brian Greene for wonderful animals and shipping procedures.

I am TRYING to take pictures but these animals move so quickly, it is really tough.

 

[moonpod]

Well, I've got some recent experience. I have a pair of balteatus, a pair of lineatus, a pair of rhomboids, male exquisite, male yellowfin, labouti (unknown sex), female flame, and a bunch of flashers.

I added a scotts male, juvi/female balteatus and juvi/female exquisite. The new balteatus and exquisite had no problems. The Scotts was fighting for it's life for the first 24hrs. The exquisite in particular was being a b!$#@d. Things have calmed down now though. I wanted to add a flame male, but now I'm a bit....concerned....

On another note--can someone post a pix of a scotts female?