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lynn53
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Thanks, I really like him too! He is very active compared to the others so far. According to http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/wrasses.htm they say they are aggressive. But Dr. Tanaka article doesn't mention that nor any others I've come across (wetwebmedia) etc. Anybody have opinions on that?
FishF00d
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Anyone have a sure fire way to tell the difference between the female flavidorsalis, lubbocki and tonozukai. The lfs has a female of one of these but I have no way of determining what it is. It looks the least like a tonozukai from the pictures I could find. The lfs swears it is a red fin fairy wrasse. I have kind of been looking for a female to go with my male flavidorsalis.
As far as I experienced C. filamentosus, tonozukai, rubripinnis, rubriventralis, and species (from southern Sulawesi similar to rubripinnis) and another one from Kenya (similar to rubriventralis)are the most aggressive among the genus.
One of my C. condei (from the Solomons, 7cm) was very aggressive toward other males, but generally speaking larger males tend to fight in the tank.
A large C. roseafascia (male, 16cm) was very gentle, and did not show any aggressiveness with swimming so gracefully.
One of my C. condei (from the Solomons, 7cm) was very aggressive toward other males, but generally speaking larger males tend to fight in the tank.
A large C. roseafascia (male, 16cm) was very gentle, and did not show any aggressiveness with swimming so gracefully.
Peter Schmiedel
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Brad,
you got a male of Cirrhilabrus rubromarginatus
lynn53
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Thank you, well I'll just have to keep a eye on him and see how it goes.
I find fish so fascinating. I have a solar and lubbocks in the tank now. This filementosus was quarantined with a exquisite and were added to the tank together (yesterday) The filementosus was out within a few minutes...swimming around and the exquisite went into hiding. The solar displayed at the filementosus and there was a few short matches...the filementosus coming out on top. From then on the solar didn't challenge him, but the filimentosus would have these like burst's of energy and go speed swimming around the tank flashing and dipping up to the surface and then down and across displaying. He wasn't really chasing the others...just kind looked that way ..but he would go straight for them and then past them. The did this to the lubbocks and solar...but when the exquisite came out he left him alone as he knew him from the QT. Thats the same with the solar and lubbocks...they were quarantined together and have been "best buds" in the main tank since added.
I sure hope there isn't a huge problem when I add my Scotts. Do you think there will be? Any precautions I can take first?
When a fairy wrasse display's ...is it called flashing? or is that reserved only for the flasher wrasses?
thanks everyone...this thread is great!!
cheers
I find fish so fascinating. I have a solar and lubbocks in the tank now. This filementosus was quarantined with a exquisite and were added to the tank together (yesterday) The filementosus was out within a few minutes...swimming around and the exquisite went into hiding. The solar displayed at the filementosus and there was a few short matches...the filementosus coming out on top. From then on the solar didn't challenge him, but the filimentosus would have these like burst's of energy and go speed swimming around the tank flashing and dipping up to the surface and then down and across displaying. He wasn't really chasing the others...just kind looked that way ..but he would go straight for them and then past them. The did this to the lubbocks and solar...but when the exquisite came out he left him alone as he knew him from the QT. Thats the same with the solar and lubbocks...they were quarantined together and have been "best buds" in the main tank since added.
I sure hope there isn't a huge problem when I add my Scotts. Do you think there will be? Any precautions I can take first?
When a fairy wrasse display's ...is it called flashing? or is that reserved only for the flasher wrasses?
thanks everyone...this thread is great!!
cheers
Scottkelly911
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Just thought I'd do my good deed for the day and let any Los Angeles area fairy wrasse fans know that one of our LFS just got in a Laboutie Fairy Wrasse. I would have picked him up, but I just couldn't justify the $140 admission fee. Beautiful fish, just a little rich for my blood. I didn't have my camera with me, but here's a couple of pix of what they look like. If anyone is interested in this fish, pm me and I'll tell you where it is. This fish was everybit as good looking in person and no, I don't have any affiliation with the LFS other than buying many of my fish there, just want to see this fish go to a good home and help out fellow reefers in finding a very nice fish if they've been looking for one.
fishermania
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I received 2 juvi Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis previously and they looked just like that. Don't know how they compare to other juvi Cirrhilabrus Sp. though.
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