Let Them Flash!

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7534213#post7534213 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snorvich
I believe there are three states for Cirrhilabrus. The "initial state" is composed of females and all Cirrhilabrus pass through this state. The second is the initial male state which some females can transition to but this transition is situationally induced. However males in this state can revert to female. The final state is the terminal male state, which again, is situational; all initial males do NOT make this transition. Once they do, however, they cannot revert. It is difficult to make longitudinal studies of dimorphic transitions as the aquarium dynamics are simply not the same as in the open ocean.

If you want to make the distinction, the 'initial phase' consists of females that may or may not have the potential to progress into males (i.e. they will not be males, yet). In the wild, you will rarely observe a reversal as you describe. It is more possible in aquaria, but hasn't been confirmed. The conversion of color in immature males (as Dr. Tanaka pointed out) is more likely than a complete reversal.

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

Update on my bathyphilus

Update on my bathyphilus

All five seem to be fine, but they are really shy compared to the lineatus added at the same time. The bathyphilus still did not find each other and are split in 2 and 3. The downside of a big tank is that you really have to search for this little fish. I made first pictures but only of single fish and not of the group. I will try to post some later.

Compared to the US we do not Q the fish. Persnally I believe that stresses the fish mich more then it can help. But of course I can't judge if the gerneral fish quality is here different then in America or Asia.

 

[H.Tanaka]

Do not worry; they will be coming out and meeting each other.
I am greatly looking forward to seeing your pics, and thanks.

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

You can imagine how concentrated I am searching for all 5 every day. My main tank is 100cm deep and has lots of hidding spaces.

Here are two pictures:

 

[H.Tanaka]

Peter,

How great ! You can take such wonderful pics, and many thanks. It seems difficult to find small fishes in a deep reef and photograph. How long is it ?

I cannt tell where it comes from.

 

[keefsama2003]

what is this guy it was labeled assorted

and below is the best pic i could get.

 

[H.Tanaka]

keefsama,

I do not tell the upper fish but it seems a dottyback (?).

The lower one is Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus (not rubromarginatus, a misspeling), male form.

 

[Peter Schmiedel]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7567623#post7567623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H.Tanaka
It seems difficult to find small fishes in a deep reef and photograph. How long is it ?

This tank is 160 x 100 x 70 all in centimeter.

Seems as if my little gold fish - my girlfriend pointed out that they look almost the same as my Bodianus bimaculatus (she got a point there) - are not so keen on bright light. They are more out when the tank is lit only by natural light and / or blue light phase. But this could also be due to the other fish still being more inactive. Current bigger tank mates are 2 Z. flavescens, 1 C.rostratus, 1 S.magnificus

 

[keefsama2003]

thanks Dr.T

ill have to look else where for the top. as say they were labeled assorted wrasses and i have a pair of them.

 

[H.Tanaka]

Peter,
It is a wrasse and there are some similarities among different genera of the family. Bodianus bimaculatus has two spots (one behind eye and another on tail) as you know but these are somewhat similar in appearance.


keefama,
You may take closer looks and photos of them. They are interesting even if they are not wrasses.

 

[chadp]

my new flasher

my new flasher

H. Tanaka,

This was listed as a carpenter's at my LFS but after taking several pics and looking at previous posts I'm starting to think it's a McCosker's. Any thoughts? If a McCosker's I got a good deal for $39.

Thanks,
Chad

 

[thor32766]

wow chadp, thats a beautiful fish.

 

[chadp]

Thanks Thor, I am extremely happy with my purchase. He started coming out the day I bought him and is eating frozen mysis/flake food. Also no problems with my royal gramma.

 

[H.Tanaka]

It is a nice picture but I am very interested in the specimen itself.
It is not carpenteri, as you state, because of the single filament of the fish.

I suspect that it is a hybridized specimen of flavianalis x mccoskeri; it has an unusual red area on anal fin that cannot be seen in flavianalis or mccoskeri. It should be a cross of these, and I have never seen such an individual.

Many thanks and wait for my PM.

Here is a photo for comparison among the three similar species.

 

[pnsnowboard]

would 2 or 3 capenters get along in a 90 gallon reef

 

[this is me]

Not sure if these are consider flasser wrasse or not but I saw a couple pics of them in this thread. So here is my pair of Cir. Bathyphilus.
Male.

Female

Some more macro shot of the male.

 

[Beckmola24]

Wow what an awesome pair of fish! Great photography skills!

 

[DeltecRules]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7661004#post7661004 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by this is me
Not sure if these are consider flasser wrasse or not but I saw a couple pics of them in this thread. So here is my pair of Cir. Bathyphilus.
Male.

Female

Some more macro shot of the male.

I have a pair myself, very nice, they are fairy wrasss.

 

[H.Tanaka]

Very nice shots of Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus, male and young male.
I suspect that it is a sub-specis from Vanuatu (the Efate Island population). Now we are preparing a paper on these 'variants' and will submit soon. Wait for sometime for publishing it.

 

[BlueNWhite]

Beginner.

Beginner.

Hello everyone, I apologize for my ignorance but I just have to ask some silly questions so please bear with me.

1) What is the difference between a Flasher and a Fairy Wrasse?
2) Do they both take to flakes and frozen foods, or do they eat up pods like regular wrasses do?
3) Are they anything like the regular wrasses?
4) What would be a good starter wrasse?
5) Anything else or a link to a good informational thread on Flasher and/or Fairy Wrasses.

Thanks,
Raymond