CedzAquAddictio
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Great. Was considering hatching some live brine just to trigger their appetite when mine arrived, but may try my hand at frozen first. Plus, I have added some pods to my QT just for these fish.
Leopard Wrasse Primer
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anyone going to try their "expert" hand at the choati on dd tonight?
the first two went very fast. getting from dd has it's perks sometimes but figure i'd see how the one i got in qt does before jinx'ing myself. should have an update ready in a couple weeks but so far so good!
the first two went very fast. getting from dd has it's perks sometimes but figure i'd see how the one i got in qt does before jinx'ing myself. should have an update ready in a couple weeks but so far so good!
frankyrivera
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Must be gone already just checked and there's nothing there lol
yeah - you're right. here is where it was: http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=211025
great sizes on all three of them, too. all almost 4" if not bigger.
great sizes on all three of them, too. all almost 4" if not bigger.
frankyrivera
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I can buy 3 of those for that price locally lol
that's a good deal for you then and that is what you find valuable. some folks prefer dd knowing the choati is eating and what it is eating, treated, have the hardest part of the chain of custody over with, and the fact that on such a "delicate" species you can get a full refund two weeks later more valuable and gladly pay for it.
hope whoever got them post up on here soon enough so we can take the journey with them good or bad.
i hope we get some activity on that front as well. i've had luck with the typical preparations. lots of pods, 74-76°, separate confined sandbed in qt, darkness upon introduction, no float, ammonia binder in shipping water, 1.5 hour drip, no sand in acclimation vessel to prevent diving and having to remove from sand, remove with nets not containers to avoid beak damage, feed 10x a day along with pods slowly wean onto frozen meaty goodness, and i can't think of anything else but i did all the research i could and so far so good.
Where did you get your Choati - LFS? I have never tried one myself, too tricky and not my favorite looking fish; but good luck with it! My LFS had a few of them a while back at about $150 per, but I prefer Bipartitus.
had one ordered in. not my favorite looking fish either but i dont always like the aesthetics of the fish i put in my tank either. there are many other redeeming qualities that can allow a fish to make the cut, haha. bipartitus sure are pretty both the males and females. is your male showing up more during the day?
I actually do think he is coming out every day, but just not for very long - so easy to miss. I did see him today for about an hour, and he is picking on the rocks, but did not take any of the frozen foods I offered. Females are little piggies though, so hopefully he will get the idea before too long.
frankyrivera
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Wow I don't know if it's a perspective thing but that male looks huge
Yeah, partly perspective, but he is significantly bigger than the females - probably a good 4 inches compared to them at only 1 1/2 or so. Good news is that he's got some pretty significant girth on him, so a week or two to coax him to eat ought not to be a problem.
you sure that bottom female isn't an m.marisrubri? given the differences and extension of her dorsal fin seemingly on display like that. gorgeous find if it is. where did you get your trio from, was the trio sold as m.bipartitus?
gregrocks79
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Haven't seen my male in 6 weeks since I added more LR. I didn't put any over him but maybe he didn't make it. I has a sad 
DD had them as a Bipartitus trio - no reason to doubt that I don't think (even if that female has more red than I've generally seen).
ah that's right i forgot these were from dd. sorry my memory is not the best sometimes. when you post more photos it'll be good to see how the dorsal fin shows up as she ages and that will be more revealing i think. i still have to say it looks for full and pronounced than any female bipartitus i've seen, from that picture anyway and it is a new species split but more have been trickling in. who knows?
Male continues to spend more and more time emerged - 4 hours yesterday. He is picking at the one wall of my fuge that is heavily encrusted with those small white tube worms, but showing no interest in thawed Mysis (females eat it all). I may have to do a reefs2go pods order early next week.
I think that female dorsal fin was just a function of the photo - watching her regularly, looks like a pretty 'standard' Bipartitus.
I think that female dorsal fin was just a function of the photo - watching her regularly, looks like a pretty 'standard' Bipartitus.
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