Interesting, seldom available wrasses...

[myerst2]

These wrasses were on BBox's blog. Love the way these fish look. Why are these seldom available and anyone have experience with these beauties?

SWEET FISH BELOW

 

[Dejavu]

Aren't some of these hard to keep. Beautiful none the less.

 

[myerst2]

Never heard of a wrasse hard to keep except if you consider having a well extablished display with pods etc for Melenarus and yes some are known poor shipppers

 

[LukFox]

I see some of these guys often enough~. I kept a severnsi for 6 months way back, and it was easy to keep. Ate from my hand, outgoing, and beautiful. It died because I let the salinity creep up to 1.031... My mistake entirely, and such an easy one to avoid.

 

[Dejavu]

I thought that some Pseudojuloides are hard to get to eat. I might be wrong.

 

[Dejavu]

I see some of these guys often enough~. I kept a severnsi for 6 months way back, and it was easy to keep. Ate from my hand, outgoing, and beautiful. It died because I let the salinity creep up to 1.031... My mistake entirely, and such an easy one to avoid.

Very nice! I will have on in QT in a few days.

 

[LukFox]

I've heard the general "they" say that they're hard to get eating, but I've heard several good first hand stories. Maybe the bad feeding was a thing of the past? Not sure, but given the right tank I think they're likely far easier than a leopard wrasse.

 

[flameangel88]

Tim, sorry for the hijack but since you bought up the subject of wrasse we don't see often.

I don't see much info on him but seem to be labeled with a bunch of different names online. One thing everyone seem to agree on is he will be big and need approx 300g tank and eat inverts. If anyone have info/comments please feel free to share. Thanks.

I hope I got ID right: Hologymnosus Rhodonotus

 

[JamesJR]

Never heard of a wrasse hard to keep except if you consider having a well extablished display with pods etc for Melenarus and yes some are known poor shipppers

that is a vast over generalization as there are hundreds of species of wrasses. While many of them do well there are many species and entire genuses that are some of the hardest fish to keep in the entire hobby.

 

[Dejavu]

I've heard the general "they" say that they're hard to get eating, but I've heard several good first hand stories. Maybe the bad feeding was a thing of the past? Not sure, but given the right tank I think they're likely far easier than a leopard wrasse.

That's what I have read. This one is eat and I hope that it remains that way but time will tell.

 

[zemuron114]

pencils are very difficult to get to eat and usually bust up their faces in transit and holding resulting in a quick death. They are tough to keep none the less.

 

[AuroraDrvr]

pencils are very difficult to get to eat and usually bust up their faces in transit and holding resulting in a quick death. They are tough to keep none the less.

I'm with him.

 

[Barracuda]

FA,

The ID is correct. Gets around 9 to 12 inches in the aquarium. As you mention, will eat any shrimp it can swallow. Will constantly turn over small coral rumble searching for inverts. Easy to maintain in the aquarium, readily takes any type of presented food items. Their temperment is similar to full grown Labrids, probably closer to temperment of Bodanius species. Will cruise the tank when fully acclimated.

HTH

Tim, sorry for the hijack but since you bought up the subject of wrasse we don't see often.

I don't see much info on him but seem to be labeled with a bunch of different names online. One thing everyone seem to agree on is he will be big and need approx 300g tank and eat inverts. If anyone have info/comments please feel free to share. Thanks.

I hope I got ID right: Hologymnosus Rhodonotus

 

[Barracuda]

Tim,

The pencil wrasses you posted are male / female, P. cerasinus, i.e. Candy Wrasse. These are probably the second most common pencils available. The top two are the common ones, and the bottom ones are the African variety (less common). The Black Hat pencil is the most common available.

These wrasses prefer less aggressive tank mates, spook easy, and as mentioned can come in with bruised noses.

Healthy specimens generally are easy to keep and will feed on most prepared / offered foods.

There has been a small juvenile available on DD for a couple of weeks!

 

[flameangel88]

Barracuda,

Thanks for the info. If it's similar to Bodianus then that's not a problem. I've a Sepiacaudus and couple of Pulchellus for couple of months now and they come out of the rocks more and more as they get more comfortable.

 

[Monkeyfish]

Anyone have a pic of an adult Hologymnosus Rhodonotus?