Let Them Flash!
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very nice
wrasseguy2
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I have only got this color on camera one time this is like the ultimate color to catch..his filaments are pink color...and that yellow front...that whole dorsal is just beautiful.. I knew with a little patience I would get it again...the first epic is from today and the 2nd was an older one I caught like this one time..just a very pretty fish is all I can say
wrasseguy2
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I have only got this color on camera one time this is like the ultimate color to catch..his filaments are pink color...and that yellow front...that whole dorsal is just beautiful.. I knew with a little patience I would get it again...the first epic is from today and the 2nd was an older one I caught like this one time..just a very pretty fish is all I can say
wrasseguy2
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sorry double post
wrasseguy2
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thanks Tanaka...you are right it is so hard to catch them like that....i have seen that color alot before but it only lasts for 5 sec..and then it goes back to that purple and baby blue color...i knew i would get a good pic of it one day...he just flashes all day...he has done that since i got him
Re: Attenuate Flasher Wrasse
Re: Attenuate Flasher Wrasse
We picked up a pair of "Carpenter" wrasses nearly two months ago but were quickly confused by their completely different colorings. The larger was drab red with only a yellow underside and extremely faint lines, no discernible filaments; unfortunately it passed away about a month later for an unknown reason. The remaining "Carpenter" wrasse flourished and flashes all the time. This is the only decent shot we have ever taken of it.
Although ours is not as red in this photo, while flashing it does change colors dramatically. Compared to a Carpenter wrasse, however, ours is not even close! Could you possibly identify this wrasse?
Thank you!
Charlie and Marty
Re: Attenuate Flasher Wrasse
We picked up a pair of "Carpenter" wrasses nearly two months ago but were quickly confused by their completely different colorings. The larger was drab red with only a yellow underside and extremely faint lines, no discernible filaments; unfortunately it passed away about a month later for an unknown reason. The remaining "Carpenter" wrasse flourished and flashes all the time. This is the only decent shot we have ever taken of it.
Although ours is not as red in this photo, while flashing it does change colors dramatically. Compared to a Carpenter wrasse, however, ours is not even close! Could you possibly identify this wrasse?
Thank you!
Charlie and Marty
wrasseguy2
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i got a real nice shot of this guy today...H. Tanaka do you think he will get some better color as he gets larger?? or is that is non exicted colors?...he will keep his fins spread out like this when just the atintics are on but does not go side to side and flash like my other flashers do
wrasseguy2
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Tanaka i have notice on all my pics of my linespot that there is a dark red spot on the soft -rayed part of the dorsal fin...is that on all of the linespots or is that something that is unique to my fish...all the pics i show to the lfs were i got him..they notice that right off the bat!!
wrasseguy2
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thank you for that info
wrasseguy2
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all i can say is wow...this guy just never stops amazing me...there is a few peoeple that i know that has one but it never flashes like mine...i can hardly wait to see him in action everyday!!!
wrasseguy2
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i have one other flasher in that tank and it is a filament flasher the other guys in that tank are a laboutti, lineatus, temmnicki, possum wrasse and a mandarin...i was at a store a day ago that had a p. angulatus that i was looking for..got one last year and it died but this one they have had in their store for almost 3 months so i put it on hold and i am going to get it this weekend...it flashes like crazy at the store so i can't wait for it...i had a mcoskers that never flashed..i guess i was pretty lucky with that line spot
TwentyTwenty
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Hello all. I have been following this thread from the beginning and it is the best ever. Enjoyed it and learned so much from it, that I went out and purchased a Blue Filamented Flasher Wrasse on this past Saturday. I acclimated for 3 hours before putting him in my quaranteen tank. Which has to pieces of live rock and a ball of cheto in it. Parameters are right on. I keep it dimmley lit. He has only popped out once. He spends what seems to be the entire day hiding under the rocks. I feed twice dailey, but I really do not know if he is eating. My question is, how should I proceed from this point on. Thank you in advance for any help. Mike.
Rickyrooz1
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My Male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse.
If I add a female will he flash more often or would adding another male flasher wrasse do the job? I wasn't going to get another male McCosker's, maybe a Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus) or a Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse (Paracheilinus flavianalis).
The Paracheilinus attenuatus is nice as well.
If I add a female will he flash more often or would adding another male flasher wrasse do the job? I wasn't going to get another male McCosker's, maybe a Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus) or a Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse (Paracheilinus flavianalis).
The Paracheilinus attenuatus is nice as well.
Acclimation and Photosensitivity
Acclimation and Photosensitivity
Hi, everybody! I've been quietly lurking looking at all these beautiful wrasses!
Anyway, I ordered a female McCoskeri from Liveaquaria and requested a large bag with lots of water and LOTS of O2. This got me thinking about some of the fatalities I've seen and heard about when acclimating and quarrantining shipped flashers. The story is basically the same: the fish during acclimation and in QT shows a whitish barred pattern, hides in a corner and dies within 3 days. I contacted Liveaquaria to ask about shipping mortalities and found out that many times it is shock from extreme photosensitivity. Link to my discussion with LA:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1225396
Everything I've experienced seems to bear this out. The flashers that acclimated the best were shipped in black-booted bags and were put in QT under barely visible conditions. I was just wondering if anyone wanted to share their stories (good and bad) & tips on acclimation and QT procedures for shipped flashers?
Meredith
Acclimation and Photosensitivity
Hi, everybody! I've been quietly lurking looking at all these beautiful wrasses!
Anyway, I ordered a female McCoskeri from Liveaquaria and requested a large bag with lots of water and LOTS of O2. This got me thinking about some of the fatalities I've seen and heard about when acclimating and quarrantining shipped flashers. The story is basically the same: the fish during acclimation and in QT shows a whitish barred pattern, hides in a corner and dies within 3 days. I contacted Liveaquaria to ask about shipping mortalities and found out that many times it is shock from extreme photosensitivity. Link to my discussion with LA:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1225396
Everything I've experienced seems to bear this out. The flashers that acclimated the best were shipped in black-booted bags and were put in QT under barely visible conditions. I was just wondering if anyone wanted to share their stories (good and bad) & tips on acclimation and QT procedures for shipped flashers?
Meredith
ZIN22
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All I do is drip acclimate for a coiuple three hours at least adding 4 times the amount of water in a 5 gallon bucket with a few rocks so he can hide . Then I just added them to my tank with little light and they usually hide or burry themselves for a day or two and they are fine. I have 7 wrasses and as long as they are not bothered by other fish they all have done great.
