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achillesheel
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thats my guy. i had a female that i picked up this last weekend but i havent seen her in a couple days, since i put her in the, er, since she escaped into the tank.
i put my "pintail" into the main tank today. he was very active, the other wrasses saw him and were uninterested, and had a very healthy appetite. he was timid and and i lost him after about 20 min then the lights went out. we'll see how tomorrow goes.
i put my "pintail" into the main tank today. he was very active, the other wrasses saw him and were uninterested, and had a very healthy appetite. he was timid and and i lost him after about 20 min then the lights went out. we'll see how tomorrow goes.
zemuron114
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thats a nice looking wrasse!!
where do they originate??
where do they originate??
CrazyLionfish
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They have this in the divers den on LiveAquaria
Listed as Thalmossa spp. Unidentified Wrasse
any idea of what it is?
What in the...
They have this in the divers den on LiveAquaria
Listed as Thalmossa spp. Unidentified Wrasse
any idea of what it is?
All right fairy wrasse experts, I have a problem.
I have been successfully keeping saltwater aquariums for 18 years. I have been keeping high end wrasses and angels for about ten years (college education paying off). I have been mixing wrasses angels and sps corals for about four years. I preface with all this just so you understand my background. I donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t post that much.
Prior to hurricane Ivan, I had two 120 gallon tanks with sps, wrasses and angels. In particular I had a long term pair of Lineatus and Rhomboids. I also had some Flames, Laboutis and other miscellaneous flasher wrasses. I never had a problem with disease or parasites that I knew of.
Hurricane Ivan pretty much destroyed my livestock. I was fortunate enough to find a good home for some of my fish, but basically had to start over 4 months later. I started over with the 225 that is described in signature lines below. For about one year I really had no fish in the tank. I concentrated on my sps and allowed the tank to cycle.
I then started to add fish. The current inhabitant list is as follows: 2 Regal angels, 2 juvenile Rhomboid wrasses, a Lineatus wrasse, a true Rosy fin, 3 Majorie wrasses (probable), 2 Flame wrasses, 2 Mystery wrasses, a Solarensis wrasse and 2 Pink Streak wrasses.
The problem is the death of two Lineatus wrasses and a Rhomboid wrasse. Over the past 8 months I have lost all three fish in the same manner. They acclimate fine to the aquarium and appear to be great for 2-4 weeks. Then they begin to act like they cannot maintain their balance and appear to be almost paralyzed in the rear half. It takes a very long time for the fish to perish. Probably ten days. The first occurrence happened to coincide with a small outbreak of Ick/Brook in my tank that lasted about two weeks. I havenââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t seen any sign of Ick/Brook since then. Most of the other fish have been in the tank since the first occurrence and have been unaffected. This is really beginning to annoy me at this point. Not to mention, it hurts in the wallet.
All of the fish have come from the same wholesaler. I have been using this wholesaler through the LFS for a very long time and have had great success.
Anybody ever experienced anything like this?
I have been successfully keeping saltwater aquariums for 18 years. I have been keeping high end wrasses and angels for about ten years (college education paying off). I have been mixing wrasses angels and sps corals for about four years. I preface with all this just so you understand my background. I donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t post that much.
Prior to hurricane Ivan, I had two 120 gallon tanks with sps, wrasses and angels. In particular I had a long term pair of Lineatus and Rhomboids. I also had some Flames, Laboutis and other miscellaneous flasher wrasses. I never had a problem with disease or parasites that I knew of.
Hurricane Ivan pretty much destroyed my livestock. I was fortunate enough to find a good home for some of my fish, but basically had to start over 4 months later. I started over with the 225 that is described in signature lines below. For about one year I really had no fish in the tank. I concentrated on my sps and allowed the tank to cycle.
I then started to add fish. The current inhabitant list is as follows: 2 Regal angels, 2 juvenile Rhomboid wrasses, a Lineatus wrasse, a true Rosy fin, 3 Majorie wrasses (probable), 2 Flame wrasses, 2 Mystery wrasses, a Solarensis wrasse and 2 Pink Streak wrasses.
The problem is the death of two Lineatus wrasses and a Rhomboid wrasse. Over the past 8 months I have lost all three fish in the same manner. They acclimate fine to the aquarium and appear to be great for 2-4 weeks. Then they begin to act like they cannot maintain their balance and appear to be almost paralyzed in the rear half. It takes a very long time for the fish to perish. Probably ten days. The first occurrence happened to coincide with a small outbreak of Ick/Brook in my tank that lasted about two weeks. I havenââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t seen any sign of Ick/Brook since then. Most of the other fish have been in the tank since the first occurrence and have been unaffected. This is really beginning to annoy me at this point. Not to mention, it hurts in the wallet.
All of the fish have come from the same wholesaler. I have been using this wholesaler through the LFS for a very long time and have had great success.
Anybody ever experienced anything like this?
I just bought my latest fairy wrasse; a lineatus. It looks to be a she but some other wrasse owners here thought it might be starting to gain male colors. I can see the tail isn't turning yet but I can't really tell otherwise. Here she is.
Any thoughts from the experts?
Redfin,
I really don't know the answer to your question. I hope you find out. I'm sure we are all very interested. Did you qt? Almost sounds like internal parasites. I remember zemuron saying male flames have been dying after a few weeks also.
Any thoughts from the experts?
Redfin,
I really don't know the answer to your question. I hope you find out. I'm sure we are all very interested. Did you qt? Almost sounds like internal parasites. I remember zemuron saying male flames have been dying after a few weeks also.
DeltecRules
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Here are my new babies in QT
Here are my new babies in QT
Lineatus Male
Female Lineatus sorry bad pic
Male Laboutei with girl in background
Here are my new babies in QT
Lineatus Male
Female Lineatus sorry bad pic
Male Laboutei with girl in background
CrazyLionfish
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7168511#post7168511 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CrazyLionfish
They have this in the divers den on LiveAquaria
Listed as Thalmossa spp. Unidentified Wrasse
any idea of what it is?
What is it?
slobound
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achillesheel
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redfin
i saw it and it did look exactly like the juvenile of the c.cf lanceolatus in the ruiter book and that is what i am basing my assumption on. it looked like the female that i had but at that size so many of these fairies look so similar.
i saw it and it did look exactly like the juvenile of the c.cf lanceolatus in the ruiter book and that is what i am basing my assumption on. it looked like the female that i had but at that size so many of these fairies look so similar.
If you notice in the Ruiter book, it appears they lump Lanceolatus with what Hiroyuki is now calling a Pin Tail. I believe the fish looked more closely like the Pin Tail type fish. As I recall, the true Lanceolatus is on the left page and the "Pin Tail" is on the right page.
Maybe Hiroyuki will be kind enough to post his Pin Tail pictures here for us.
I tried to buy it. I do not know yet if I got it though. It was a deal even if it gives me another Bells flasher. I can almost certainly say it was not a Bells flasher, however.
Maybe Hiroyuki will be kind enough to post his Pin Tail pictures here for us.
I tried to buy it. I do not know yet if I got it though. It was a deal even if it gives me another Bells flasher. I can almost certainly say it was not a Bells flasher, however.
achillesheel
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like i said, it looked excactly like the female/juv that i got last week but haven't seen since it escaped into the tank. it had the same lateral line and markings on its head as the pin tail that i have. just not as distinct or bright. hiroyuki has some great pix of the male in his gallery and i posted some on pg 14. didnt get any pix of the fem/juv.
achillesheel
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i might be picking one up this weekend if its still there. if i get her then i will get pix quick this time
Thanks, and I am glad that all of you are true fairy wrasse enthusiasts.
Pin-tail Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus species) has two distinct stripes on side; one on back and another on side, and the latter is curving just behind pectoral-fin base. But C. lanceolatus has only one stripe on back, not on side.
Pin-tail seems appears to be close to C. lanceolatus (only from southern Japan), but I think that Pin-tail is closer to C. blatteus (from the Red Sea only) in having two stripes on side. C. lanceolatus is very closely allied to C. roseafascia (from New Caledonia, Samoa, Fiji, Palau and Cebu, the Philippines).
See my newest photo on my gallery to compare these species.
Pin-tail Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus species) has two distinct stripes on side; one on back and another on side, and the latter is curving just behind pectoral-fin base. But C. lanceolatus has only one stripe on back, not on side.
Pin-tail seems appears to be close to C. lanceolatus (only from southern Japan), but I think that Pin-tail is closer to C. blatteus (from the Red Sea only) in having two stripes on side. C. lanceolatus is very closely allied to C. roseafascia (from New Caledonia, Samoa, Fiji, Palau and Cebu, the Philippines).
See my newest photo on my gallery to compare these species.
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