Juvenile/Female Flasher wrasses?

[maxxII]

I posted this in the reef discussion forum but got pretty much ignored, so I'm re-posting here.....

I'm looking for either juvenile or female Carpenters, McCosker's, or Royal Flasher (Paracheilinus angulatus) wrasses. Any place online to buy juveniles and or females of these flashers?


I see them listed as out of stock at pretty much all the big known online retailers and I've been on the in stock notification list for at least 6 plus months without a single notification.

I only have a 120 (48x24x24) so I can not house more than one male which is why I was looking for juveniles and or females.

Based on my reading and research, I'm probably only going to be able to house one male and one or two female flasher wrasses in my system.

If this is incorrect, please let me know....

Really looking forward to some information from you wrasse fans out there...

 

[SaltyDoug]

Not a pro so take this with a grain of salt.

Its my understanding females arent as available since all the demand is for the colorful males.
Also i believe they have a habit of transitioning to male in captivity.

That being said i believe mixing flasher males of different species will cause them to flash but they wont fight the same way males of the exact species will fight.

 

[maxxII]

I've been watching several McCoskers in the LFS in different 4 foot cubes, (240 gallons each), and have seen them all chase sub males of the same species and males of other species around the tank.

I've only got a 120 with minimal aquascaping so I'm assuming I'll only be able to have one male....unless the LFS has some especially aggressive McCosker's......

 

[Ryan1190]

The general recommendation around here is that males of different species of flasher wrasses should be fine together. I have a male flasher and male fairy that look similar and they are fine. Just use an acclimation box when introducing new wrasses.

Also adding a male and a female of the same species carries the risk of the female transitioning to a male leaving you with two males of the same species which will lead to aggression. The aggressive behavior you see in the LFS might just be flashing.

With that said DD just had some female flasher wrasses. I think a red tail, maybe yellow fin, can't remember off the top of my head.

 

[twon8]

I think you should have no problem having several different species of fairy or flasher wrasse


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[Duke4life]

Several flashers of different types is ok and should be fine even if mixed with fairies. Avoid going all the same type.