TwentyTwenty
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Thanks for the information. He came out the other night and started eating as soon as I put some food in. He looks healthy and is eating like a pig.
Let Them Flash!
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Rickyrooz1
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No one can help me with my McCosker's question?
Hi Phil! Still a little leery of the local forum...
I think 2 days in the dark is CRITICAL for shipped specimens. That was my main point. The 2 seperate group buys we did (via someone who didn't profit at all, but was punished by RC anyway - you probably know who I'm talking about...) was with the same wholesaler, by all accounts a respected one.
In the 1st buy, the flashers ordered were in large bags, black-booted and the acclimation procedure was much like yours - in the dark. Worked fantastic! On the 2nd buy, the flashers arrived in clear, limp, small bags. When I arrived, someone was holding one of the bags to the light, trying to I.D. the species. Although I followed the same acclimation and QT procedures, I lost those 2 flashers (I had ordered 3, but there were DOA's and we split up the remaining - I believe if the they were bagged properly then there wouldn't have been the # of DOA's). So this really isn't in regards to store bought flashers, but those ordered online. Just wanted to know if ZINN22 was referring to store bought or online purchases.
Oh yeah, in regards to tank stress, I've seen female flashers go at each other. I'm not quite sure that this "harem" thing is more like a "truthiness" than an absolute rule. At least within the confines of a glass box.
Meredith
I think 2 days in the dark is CRITICAL for shipped specimens. That was my main point. The 2 seperate group buys we did (via someone who didn't profit at all, but was punished by RC anyway - you probably know who I'm talking about...) was with the same wholesaler, by all accounts a respected one.
In the 1st buy, the flashers ordered were in large bags, black-booted and the acclimation procedure was much like yours - in the dark. Worked fantastic! On the 2nd buy, the flashers arrived in clear, limp, small bags. When I arrived, someone was holding one of the bags to the light, trying to I.D. the species. Although I followed the same acclimation and QT procedures, I lost those 2 flashers (I had ordered 3, but there were DOA's and we split up the remaining - I believe if the they were bagged properly then there wouldn't have been the # of DOA's). So this really isn't in regards to store bought flashers, but those ordered online. Just wanted to know if ZINN22 was referring to store bought or online purchases.
Oh yeah, in regards to tank stress, I've seen female flashers go at each other. I'm not quite sure that this "harem" thing is more like a "truthiness" than an absolute rule. At least within the confines of a glass box.
Meredith
I wish I could help you rickyrooz1, I think the Doctor has gone over this. They'll flash with other males in the tank (at least from his pics!) and certainly there should be times with a female or group of females that he would flash - to me, the latter would seem less stressful. I have a male hybrid (me thinks) with females and he never flashes. Maybe he's just too young.
Given the number of hybrids I've seen on this thread, I think any flasher (male or female) would do the trick. Although with yours, if you went with a male, a flavianalis would make for a nice contrast - just my aesthetic call
My flashers look totally boring...
Meredith
Given the number of hybrids I've seen on this thread, I think any flasher (male or female) would do the trick. Although with yours, if you went with a male, a flavianalis would make for a nice contrast - just my aesthetic call
My flashers look totally boring...Meredith
H. Tanaka. There are plenty of flashers wrasses here in the Philippines. I have obtained two of my favorites "carpenter and lone spot". I placed the carpenter three days in my 29 gallon tank prior to addition of the line spot however, I have observed yesterday that the carpenter was chasing the line spot. The linespot change color from red to blue for a few seconds. Do you that I don't have territorial problem in my tank? Carpenter is about 2.5 inches while the line spot is about 2 inches long.
Thanks,
Anthony
Thanks,
Anthony
nycsicktank
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all of you have great looking flashers!
is my a male or female?
okay, wrasse gurus... i'm just finishing up a new 120g... ready to go, i'm leaning toward the fairy wrasses...
what about mixing scott's fairy wrasses, mccosker's flasher wrasses, and longfin fairy wrasses?
already have 1 sixline, 2 black ocellaris, harlequin star, emerald crab, hermits, soft corals in the tank... any suggestions?
what about mixing scott's fairy wrasses, mccosker's flasher wrasses, and longfin fairy wrasses?
already have 1 sixline, 2 black ocellaris, harlequin star, emerald crab, hermits, soft corals in the tank... any suggestions?
