Fairy wrasse Photo Library

[zemuron114]

LargeAngels, Let me know when you do, because im interested to see what your male does. I want to add a big male as well but dont want to disrupt my current pair (even though they are small).
Your male is much bigger then mine, so i would assume he would have more of a problem with a dominant male. Although he was housed with other big male lineatus's before he was sent out to you.
keep me posted

 

[snorvich]

The new identified species at LA, is so similar to C. bathyphilus, I am afraid to purchase it. I doubt that my pair of C. bathyphilus would allow introduction into the tank due to similarity. This pair, by the way, has been changing colors and has been mating (I think nightly).

 

[mike89t]

Here is a shot of my new Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse that just got moved over to my Display tank:

For the price I love the Lubbock's fairy wrasse. I personally think it is one of the more beautiful fairy wrasses.

 

[snorvich]

So out of curiosity, what is your favorite fairy/flasher wrasse? My favorite fairy is C. rubrisquamis. My favorite flasher is P. mccoskeri.

 

[H.Tanaka]

mike89t,

Yours is a very nice fish and many people overlook the loveliness of C. lubbocki so often; many tend to look for more gorgeous, rare and expensive fishes.

 

[clkwrk]

Here is one of my female lubboki's

 

[heuerfan]

I was thinking about adding a Neon Goby to my wrasse tank. Anyone with experience with them, supposedly they are cleaners and will eat parasites?

Thanks,
Steven

BTW: my favorite fairy right now is my Blue Margin, and my favorite Flasher is a Mccoser as well

 

[CeeGee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7966631#post7966631 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mike89t
Here is a shot of my new Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse that just got moved over to my Display tank:

For the price I love the Lubbock's fairy wrasse. I personally think it is one of the more beautiful fairy wrasses.

That fish RIPS!

I have had two the first was doing great but jumped into my return pump The replacement starved to death even though it ate really well

IMO the are one of the nicest fairy wrasses regardless of price.

 

[zemuron114]

i have had a cleaner goby for almost 2 years now. He is great! He cleans my hand when i put it in the tank and he goes and cleans any fish i add. I will probably always have one !

 

[achillesheel]

well my favorite fairy is my pin-tail but yes it has a lot to do with the fact that i know not everybody has one and i wouldn't be able to replace him if i lost him.

 

[LargeAngels]

I have a pair of gobies. I see them cleaning the angles and once I saw them on the Scott's.

 

[heuerfan]

Thanks guys, i'm going to go pick one up tomorrow

 

[anydarnthing]

I have a question I have a Lineatus male and a juvenile, just today I put them both into the same tank and the male developed brighter colors and started to display in front of the juvenile. Does that mean the juvenile is a female?

 

[zemuron114]

most juvies are females. the male lineatus is telling the female that he is the dominant male and he likes her

 

[zemuron114]

favorite fairy is either rhomboid or flame. favorite flasher is mccosker. I just picked up a TRIO of mccoskers and they are awesome.

 

[CeeGee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7974433#post7974433 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zemuron114
favorite fairy is either rhomboid or flame. favorite flasher is mccosker. I just picked up a TRIO of mccoskers and they are awesome.

bring on the pics.

 

[Ninong]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7973549#post7973549 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anydarnthing
I have a question I have a Lineatus male and a juvenile, just today I put them both into the same tank and the male developed brighter colors and started to display in front of the juvenile. Does that mean the juvenile is a female?

It means that the resident male is establishing his dominance.

All Cirrhilabrus wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites. That means that males are derived from females. The usual course of action is that the juvenile will become female and then, if circumstances are appropriate, it will become male. Obviously it can't become male in the presence of another resident male of the same species in a relatively small aquarium (less than 700 gallons).

The exception to this rule for Cirrhilabrus wrasses is that some species in this genus are known to have primary males. A primary male is one that is born male. It will forever be submissive to a dominant, secondary male. A secondary male is one that is derived from a female and it will progress to become a supermale capable of controlling a harem.

In my own experience, a resident dominant male of one Cirrhilabrus species will prevent females of the same genus from becoming males even when they are a different species; but this was only a 120-gal tank. It is probably possible for females to progress to males if the tank is large enough; however, in my 120-gal tank, the dominant male C. scottorum prevented a female C. lineatus from becoming male.

 

[zemuron114]

I would, but im back in Hawaii ill see if someone at home can

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7969299#post7969299 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
That fish RIPS!

I have had two the first was doing great but jumped into my return pump The replacement starved to death even though it ate really well

IMO the are one of the nicest fairy wrasses regardless of price.

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What a great picture.

 

[MarvinsReef]

which one do you prefer?

C. temminckii or C. balteatus

and why?

Thanks