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CrazyLionfish
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Amazing looking fish, and I do believe you are right that it is a rubrimarginatus
CrazyLionfish
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brad23, I'd recommend possibly moving one of your wrasses from the QT out or putting the more aggresive one in a specimen cup within the tank. Also when you add them to the display tank, defintily add the exquisite first and let him get used to the surroundings before you add the painted.
However, from the picture the exquisite doesn't look too bad, but the stress may keep him/her hiding. Are they both eating ok?
However, from the picture the exquisite doesn't look too bad, but the stress may keep him/her hiding. Are they both eating ok?
Mike,
It looks like a McCoskers because of the single dorsal filament and the yellow ventral fins. Carpenter's usually have at least 3 dorsal filaments and red ventral fins. The ventral fins are a distinguishing mark for the Carpenters from the McCoskers. But since your guy still has mostly juvy colors it could go either way. These 2 are very closely related.
Phil
It looks like a McCoskers because of the single dorsal filament and the yellow ventral fins. Carpenter's usually have at least 3 dorsal filaments and red ventral fins. The ventral fins are a distinguishing mark for the Carpenters from the McCoskers. But since your guy still has mostly juvy colors it could go either way. These 2 are very closely related.
Phil
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Wow... Your rosy scale is beautiful... My one is still under-going transformation... How long have you kept it?
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7102804#post7102804 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marcel leroux
eight line flasher fairy
rosy scale
Wow... Your rosy scale is beautiful... My one is still under-going transformation... How long have you kept it?
CrazyLionfish
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brad23, I know a lot of people acclimate their wrasses into their display tank (acclimate them to the other fish) in a "Breeder Cup" type thing with holes in it. As long as it is fairly large I'm pretty sure the wrasse will be fine. I know bronco is the pro at the breeder cup method 
mike89t
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7105991#post7105991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by palmer59
A couple of shots (flash) of my Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus, I think that is what it is. Has been in the tank for a week and still pretty shy.
Mike
Great looking fish!
I'm looking for one like that to pair with my female:
heuerfan
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7106221#post7106221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by palmer59
Here is another one of my new guys. Don't know if it is a Carpenters or a McCoskers.
Mike
Neither, its a yellowfin flasher wrasse.
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/fish/wrasses/paracheilinus/Pflavianalis.htm
heuerfan
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7062441#post7062441 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smokez01
mccoskers flasher wrasses have one straight top fin, like so:this is a mccoskers from Melev's reef fish photos
this is a carpenters flasher wrasse, they have the same rounded tail, but instead of one top fin, they have three to four top spikes
I agree with smokes, all the mccoskers that i've seen that have the bright red anal fin only have one spike.
Here are mine
marcel leroux
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Thankyou, I have had him for a couple of months now.
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