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douglasnj
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marcel leroux
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Bronco, do you know about C. Balteatus.
marcel leroux
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Sorry about that, the question is, what do you know about it?
bronco7777
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marcel,
I know that the C.Balteatus comes from the Marshall Islands and that it is rare to find in the trade. Not sure why because it doesn't come from very deep water like a rhomboid. When they are found in the trade they are pricey.
This fish has very long pelvic fins.....similar to a pyle's in that regard. Experts believe this fish is tied to the temminckii complex and could also be a relative of the Katherine Fairy wrasse.
They are brownish-green with a orange strap around their mid section....thus the common name "Girdled Fairy".
I've owned one before for a brief period of time. I purchased him in a very weak and sick state. I managed to help him a bit before he died. Here's a picture of that specimen.
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I know that the C.Balteatus comes from the Marshall Islands and that it is rare to find in the trade. Not sure why because it doesn't come from very deep water like a rhomboid. When they are found in the trade they are pricey.
This fish has very long pelvic fins.....similar to a pyle's in that regard. Experts believe this fish is tied to the temminckii complex and could also be a relative of the Katherine Fairy wrasse.
They are brownish-green with a orange strap around their mid section....thus the common name "Girdled Fairy".
I've owned one before for a brief period of time. I purchased him in a very weak and sick state. I managed to help him a bit before he died. Here's a picture of that specimen.
marcel leroux
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Thanks for the quick response. I think a lfs has a male and two females as a group for sale. Just wondered because i have never seen this fish for sale before.
bronco7777
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ck1,
Really need a bettre pictures to be sure. That one is really out of focus. But just from the colors I see on the fish I'm gonna say its probably a finespotted fairy.
Really need a bettre pictures to be sure. That one is really out of focus. But just from the colors I see on the fish I'm gonna say its probably a finespotted fairy.
bronco7777
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palmer59,
Yes that is a cirhilabrus balteatus aka "girdled fairy wrasse. I just posted some additional info on that very fish just a couple of posts back. See page 6 of this thread.
sethd12,
I got my black hat from Marineaquatics.net. They are getting easier to find. Check around, I'm sure you'll uncover some.
Yes that is a cirhilabrus balteatus aka "girdled fairy wrasse. I just posted some additional info on that very fish just a couple of posts back. See page 6 of this thread.
sethd12,
I got my black hat from Marineaquatics.net. They are getting easier to find. Check around, I'm sure you'll uncover some.
tang_man_montreal
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Here's a reminder for all you wrasse lovers..
Last night I discovered my beautiful Scotts wrasse had decided to go carpet surfing. I'm sure he wasn't on the floor more than an hour... The back of my canopy is "wrasse proofed" with gutter guard netting. However recently my canopy wasn't closing all the way, leaving a ~1" gap. Sure enough, the wrasse managed to jump through this gap. I will miss this wrasse. He truly had some character.
I now only have 2 wrasses in this community tank. A Cirrhilabrus solarensis, and a Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis.
Last night I discovered my beautiful Scotts wrasse had decided to go carpet surfing. I'm sure he wasn't on the floor more than an hour... The back of my canopy is "wrasse proofed" with gutter guard netting. However recently my canopy wasn't closing all the way, leaving a ~1" gap. Sure enough, the wrasse managed to jump through this gap. I will miss this wrasse. He truly had some character.
I now only have 2 wrasses in this community tank. A Cirrhilabrus solarensis, and a Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis.
shane 1111
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can you guys help me with a ID?
Hi Bronco,
Thanks for the answer. I got a kick out of this situation. I ordered a Rosy Fin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus) from Live Aquaria and they sent this one. I sent them a message last night letting them know that they sent the wrong fish and attached two pictures. I get a message today saying.
ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œDear Mike,
Thank you for your email. It is possible that due to the stress of shipping the specimen may have lost coloration and will need to acclimate further in order to regain the coloration as you see on our site. Your shipment does have a 14 day warranty and we ask that you let us know if the coloration does not return within this time. At this time we have documented your customer file to reflect the condition of the specimen and ask that you continue to test the water parameters in order to ensure ideal water quality for the health of the fish."
I think we can wait until you know what freezes over and this fish is not going to be/become a ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œCirrhilabrus bathyphilusââ"šÂ¬Ã‚Â. I guess Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll wait until next week before contacting them again in the hope that this fish will change by then, if it does I guess I could write a paper on it.
Mike
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CrazyLionfish
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lol thats hilarious. That is defintily not a rosy fin fairy wrasse, you must have gotten an e-mail from someone who doesn't know much about fairy wrasses 
However not a bad deal that the rosy is $159.99 if you got the male and the balteatus is $269.99 Might as well sell the baleatus to someone and then buy another rosy and make $110 lol.
However not a bad deal that the rosy is $159.99 if you got the male and the balteatus is $269.99
Might as well sell the baleatus to someone and then buy another rosy and make $110 lol.bronco7777
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shane1111,
That fish looks like a juvenile cyanopleura. The black spot on the tail is a dead giveaway that it is a juvenile. the color pattern leans towards a cyanopleura.
palmer59,
It doesn't surprise me that you got that answer from Liveaquaria. Sometimes companies can be too be for their own good. The response you got obviously came from a customer service puppet who was probably quoting from a general "customer complaint response" manual. Obviously the fish you got is not a Rosy fin and it never will be. If I remember correctly, there was another person here recently that got a fish from Liveaquaria that didn't match the picture on the web site. It was the right fish order but the colors were just faded....I believe it was a Scott's. In any case that person said that Liveaquaria sent him a second fish as a way to correct he situation. If that is true and they do the same with you then you might have a huge steal on your hands. A pricey and rare balteatus for a very good price and a free rosy fin. Lets hope it works out this way for you. I think Liveaquaria is smart enough to realize that asking the customer to ship back an incorrect fish is worse than just sending a new fish. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
sethd12,
Black hat slender wrasse
Pseudojuloides severnsi
Fish come from: West Pacific, southern Japan to Indonesia also Sri Lanka
Usually found in 50 m of depth
They can grow to 11cm
Females: Completely different in coloration - a solid pink-orange body color
These wrasses are reef safe with the exception that they may go after some very small ornamental shrimp. However my guy has never touched my full grown cleaner and fire shrimp. These wrasses will fade without females. My specimen has lost most of its brilliant color it had at the time of purchase. They are sand sleepers so make sure you have a thick sand bed for them to dig into at night.
That fish looks like a juvenile cyanopleura. The black spot on the tail is a dead giveaway that it is a juvenile. the color pattern leans towards a cyanopleura.
palmer59,
It doesn't surprise me that you got that answer from Liveaquaria. Sometimes companies can be too be for their own good. The response you got obviously came from a customer service puppet who was probably quoting from a general "customer complaint response" manual. Obviously the fish you got is not a Rosy fin and it never will be. If I remember correctly, there was another person here recently that got a fish from Liveaquaria that didn't match the picture on the web site. It was the right fish order but the colors were just faded....I believe it was a Scott's. In any case that person said that Liveaquaria sent him a second fish as a way to correct he situation. If that is true and they do the same with you then you might have a huge steal on your hands. A pricey and rare balteatus for a very good price and a free rosy fin. Lets hope it works out this way for you. I think Liveaquaria is smart enough to realize that asking the customer to ship back an incorrect fish is worse than just sending a new fish. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
sethd12,
Black hat slender wrasse
Pseudojuloides severnsi
Fish come from: West Pacific, southern Japan to Indonesia also Sri Lanka
Usually found in 50 m of depth
They can grow to 11cm
Females: Completely different in coloration - a solid pink-orange body color
These wrasses are reef safe with the exception that they may go after some very small ornamental shrimp. However my guy has never touched my full grown cleaner and fire shrimp. These wrasses will fade without females. My specimen has lost most of its brilliant color it had at the time of purchase. They are sand sleepers so make sure you have a thick sand bed for them to dig into at night.
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