FS: SPS frags+yellow wrasse

[little_d]

I have 3 frags of each, monti, orange pavona and green pavona. $20/frag. I can bring it to the meeting tomorrow.

I also have a yellow wrasse that been with me for a long time, along with my six line, he's just too much of a competition to the madarin so I'll let him go. $15 for the yellow wrasse.

 

[Justin74]

Whoa! Your wrasse is doing what mine is doing, growin into a male with the markings and such on his face, pretty cool

Sweet deal on the pavona, too bad I dont have room Have you gotten any halimeda since I talked to you? I can bring it to the meeting if your still interested. Sorry again bout last time.

-Justin

 

[wombat2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7962952#post7962952 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
Whoa! Your wrasse is doing what mine is doing, growin into a male with the markings and such on his face, pretty cool
-Justin

It's not a male characteristic in the Halichoeres genus. Both sexes show it when they get older.

 

[Justin74]

oh, I was told it was a sign of dominance.Still pretty cool. Took me 2 years before mine started doing that.

-Justin

 

[wombat2]

Really? Do you happen to remember where you read this? I could be wrong, but I swear I've seen groups of adults that all have it. <shrugs>

Cool fish regardless!

 

[wombat2]

Here we go...

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4855

I love this site. According to FB the males have a spot on their dorsal fin in a different location than the females. But it just says that "adults" have the green head markings.

 

[Justin74]

Not off the top of my head, I know the book is old but they also refer it as a Thalassoma lutescens and describe the females and juvenile adults stay yellow while the male will turn into the green and striped markings along the face and and a lil past the gills? But looking at the Thalassoma lutescens specie the markings are almost identicle in regards to the markings on the face that are now just recently starting to show through like little_d's.

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

This photo you can barely see it,

It was getting unmistakingly noticeable last month, infact I think I tried getting your attention about, but forgot if we talked about it. I dont think we did. Funny thing is after I put the CB butterfly in there the markings are starting to fade out! Things that make you go hmmm...

-Justin

 

[little_d]

Justin,

Go ahead and bring it to the meeting today.

Thanks
Anthony

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7962952#post7962952 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
Whoa! Your wrasse is doing what mine is doing, growin into a male with the markings and such on his face, pretty cool

Sweet deal on the pavona, too bad I dont have room Have you gotten any halimeda since I talked to you? I can bring it to the meeting if your still interested. Sorry again bout last time.

-Justin

 

[wombat2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7965008#post7965008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
...but they also refer it as a Thalassoma lutescens....

Huh? This fish is a Halichoeres chrysus. Very different from a Thalassoma wrasse. Are you saying the book called them by both names?

 

[Justin74]

No, it just referred it as Thalassoma lutescens, but they showed a pic of the ones we have desribing it as the juvinile version. I'll bring the book to the meeting tonight, I think Im done with it.

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7965065#post7965065 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by little_d
Justin,

Go ahead and bring it to the meeting today.

Thanks
Anthony

Hey Anthony, will do. This clump is on me, for being so damn flakey.

-Justin

 

[fishsoldseprtly]

I have actually seen the frags in Anthony's tank and thats a pretty good deal. Nice looking Pavonas, If I am not mistaken are these the same ones Anthony?

http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/sps2.html