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BlueNWhite,

Flashers (Paracheilinus) have a different dorsal ray count ‡\, 11 and in Fairies (Cirrhilabrus) it is@‡]‡T, 9. Flashers are very similar in appearance to Fairies but none has long pelvic fins, and many of Fairies have longer ones.

Both will feed on such items of foods, and you may find no difficulty to choose. They are easily kept and will take foods on the day you purchase.

They do not need sand bed, or they will produce mucus while they are sleeping under or among rocks or corals.

Any Flasher or Fairy can be the starter; it may depend on availability or price and then I recommend Cirrhilabrus lubbocki, cyanopleura, solorensis, etc. / Paracheilinus carpenteri, mccoskeri, flavianalis, filamentosus, etc. for the beginners and veterans as well.

If you are interested in fairies my article on June issue of this site would hopefully be a help. Thank you.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7661368#post7661368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 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.
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Thanks
I'm fairly new to wrasse.
So, thats not a male and female? What does the female looks like?
 
I assume that the black margin on the caudale fin is an indication for a male. I posted pic's of juvenile fish earlier in this thread and asume the females stay almost at the same coloration.

Of my group two show now the first black margins in the fins and as also the entire fin coloration is getting more red / purple I assume these will be tow males. Will be interesting to see how the group dynamics will be established.

I will try to make a pic of the wanna be male soon, but head out to Barcelona tomorrow morning for one week.
 
Tanaka i sent u PM

If I have a tank that is dedicated to light lovers like Acropora and the like can i keep a flasher. My point being...now i have my tank top completely open and the surface exposed(i use a suspended light fixture) Is there a way that I can cover the surface to keep the wrasses enclosed without cutting down my light. With light being so crucial to my reef I dont think i could put a glass top on it without cutting down the light significantly.

Any suggestions?
 
I use egg crate and it doesnt cut down on my light, but you could build a barrier/wall around the tank so if the fish jumps it falls back into the tank.
 
I have a fully enclosed canopy over my SPS tank but that also will mean fans. So far, all jumpers fall back into the next tidepool.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7662906#post7662906 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H.Tanaka
BlueNWhite,

Flashers (Paracheilinus) have a different dorsal ray count ‡\, 11 and in Fairies (Cirrhilabrus) ....
If you are interested in fairies my article on June issue of this site would hopefully be a help. Thank you.
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Hello H.Tanaka

Thank you very much for that information and your article (and thanks to Skipper for the link). Would you happen to have a similar article on Flashers too?

Thanks again,
Raymond:)
 
BlueNWhite,

Many thanks for your kind message and yes, I will post the next on Flashers this week. I have almost finished it.
 
Yes, the article on fairy wrasses was superb so I will look forward to the one on flasher wrasses. We are lucky to have such an authority on this board. Thanks in advance, I will look forward to next week!
 
Yes, I cannot wait. Dr. Tanaka is a world authority on fairy and flasher wrasses and angelfish. Perhaps you can convince him to do an article on angels??
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7677822#post7677822 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H.Tanaka
BlueNWhite,

Many thanks for your kind message and yes, I will post the next on Flashers this week. I have almost finished it.
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We all thank you immensely for sharing all of hard earned knowledge with us.;)

BTW:D , I have a couple of quick questions before I go to check out these two fairy wrasses (Carpenter and Whip Fin) tomorrow.

1) Are they like Anthias, in that they all start off as females when they are juveniles, and then transform into males if there are no males in the group?

2) Do the female Carpenter and Whip Fin also have the long fin on the top? How do you tell male from female for the Carpenter and the Whip fin Fairy Wrasses?

Thanks,
Raymond
 
Off topic...but i see you have dispars Bluenwhite...that is awesome accomplishment...very tough fish to keep...at least at the outset of them acclimating
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7680061#post7680061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Serioussnaps
Off topic...but i see you have dispars Bluenwhite...that is awesome accomplishment...very tough fish to keep...at least at the outset of them acclimating
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Hello Serioussnaps (funny name, what does it mean?:p BlueNWhite are the colours of my favourite hockey team Toronto Maple Leafs.)

I started with a trio. One of them had a brown spot that got bigger and bigger over the next couple of weeks. It looked like some kind of flesh eating bacteria because it was not only on the surface, but was creating a 'dent' in the body. Eventually it died. Then shortly after that one died, the next smallest one died, but I'm not sure why because it didn't look like it was being harrassed. So I've had one of them for about four months now.

Recently, about two weeks ago, I picked up another three. One was really small (that I probably shouldn't have chosen), but the other two seem to be eating well and swimming out in the open. If I am correct, the males and females have red fins on the top, but the body and tail of the male is more of an orangy yellow, while that of the famales are more of a pinkish red colour.

Unfortunately it's hard to get a picture of them all together because they move around so fast, but I'll try.

Raymond
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7679377#post7679377 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BlueNWhite
...I have a couple of quick questions before I go to check out these two fairy wrasses (Carpenter and Whip Fin) tomorrow.

1) Are they like Anthias, in that they all start off as females when they are juveniles, and then transform into males if there are no males in the group?

2) Do the female Carpenter and Whip Fin also have the long fin on the top? How do you tell male from female for the Carpenter and the Whip fin Fairy Wrasses?

Thanks,
Raymond
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I'm hoping that someone could help me out with the answers to the above questions, before I go to check out these wrasses tomorrow.

Thank you in advance.
 
Hiroyuki might post but he runs his own clinic in Miyazaki and like most doctors works too hard. :)
 
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