Let's see your rare wrasses!!!!

[Yurivd]

Came in great and in a pair. LOL Fantastic fish from a fantastic sponsor here, P.I.A.

it is a nice pair
i think in the future i will also like to buy a pair

 

[DFS]

Hello Mr. Kohen,

My name is Robert and I was looking for a PM option on your contact page to send you a message but could not find it.

I am currently a senior at Boise State University and I have a project in my International Business Hybrid course and I would truly be honored to have the opportunity to contact you regarding this project.

What is the best means to contact you by? I would like to fill you in completely on the project, but do not want to put all of the information regarding the project on the internet. Please PM me with your information if possible.

Thank you very much,

Robert

Robert,
I sent you a PM with my email address so please feel free to contact me at your convenience.
Cheers,

 

[DFS]

hey Kevin , have you found any specific needs that the choati leopards need above and beyond most other leopards ? i have really tried hard to keep them nearly a dozen times and have had no luck past a few months and all mine pass seemingly looking fat and happy but sure enough they die . i have had many ,many other wrasses and have a few leopards that are seven or eight years old but just seem to be missing something with the choati's . also i love the lennardi's that you have in your tank too as they have enticed me but just seem to be a bit pricey as you well know .
thanks in advance Dave

Dave,
Obtaining fish that have been handled properly is the first important criteria. I have found that temperature stability is critical when maintaining these fishes as they seem to prefer temperatures from 74-77 degrees. Feeding them often, small quantities of enriched foods is important as well (I use Selcon soaked Hikari Mysis, PE Mysis, and Spirulina sprayed Brine all mixed together in a cup to let the Selcon soak in for several hours) and feed up to 10 times per day. Lastly, very low dissolved organics is important, along with little to no Phosphates and nitrates and high dissolved oxygen levels is critical. This can be achieved by performing water chances several times per week and utilizing high quality GAC and GFO that are changed frequently.

Kevin, your collection is beyond comprehension...Brad, second...thanks for pushing the envelope...


I wish I can pull the trigger quicker on DD! lol! But I lot it much!

here's a few picks.....

Thank you very much, and all of these fishes will be offered for sale very soon in the Divers Den. I have been sitting on a pair of Cirrhilabrus earlei in my office that have been quarantined and conditioned for over three months now, and will be available in the Divers Den section of the site soon. The male is drop dead gorgeous, and is a large fish at 5".

Regards,

 

[DFS]

Brad,
Congrats on your new acquisitions, these guys are beautiful fish.

Below is a pic of the male that has resided in my office for several months now, as he is gorgeous and rules the tank.

 

[bradleyj]

Thanks Kevin. I agree, words cannot describe the beauty of these guys.
I would love to see your big male in person, 5 inches, WOW.

 

[iamwrasseman]

thanks Kevin for the advice and i am pretty close to spot on with your recomendations so i may have some underlying condition that the simply cant deal with . hmmmmmmmmm ,at any rate you have a gorgeous collection and i wish you the best !

 

[Ralph ATL]

Gorgeuose Ralph. How long have you had your potters now?

a year and 3 months.....and Thanks!

 

[pacislandaqua]

The Majuro earles seem be a bit nicer than the Palau Earles. I have seen several of both and the only the 2 males terminal males from Majuro had a deep red color, with an even deeper purple and yellow on the head. Sadly, we received a 4" male but it didn't pull through acclimation (not sure why still) but it was a much nicer shade of red than any Palau specimens i have seen. Pretty cool how there are variations on this very deep water fish!

 

[huskerreef]

I had the pleasure of seeing Bradley's new Earlie pair in person as I was traveling through Salt Lake. I found them very difficult to look at with all of the other awesome wrasses swimming by trying to distract me from paying to much attention to the new pair. What a collection he has, even better in person. Every time he left the room I quickly looked for a net and some bags but he never left me alone for more than a minute of two, plus he checked my pockets for splashing when I was leaving, LOL. Great fish, great guy, great visit!

 

[bradleyj]

Jim, You must not of seen my security cameras. LOL
Seriously, Thank you, it was pure pleasure meeting you, and we had a great time. Hope you come back in a couple of months during your travels back to LA. You have a place to stop and stay if you like.
On a crazier note, I went downstairs this morning to find the smaller earlei had gone thru the acclimation slots and was out swimming free. So I let the other one out and now both are doing very well with the others.

 

[reefkeeps]

I doubt this is a 'rare' one but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is....

If you know, please fill me in!

 

[bradleyj]

Yellow flanked fairy wrasse. Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis

 

[zarryah]

Nice wrasses

 

[launchnukes]

What a beautiful pair bradley. I just can't seem to pull the trigger on an earlei yet. I want to let my tank get a little more established first. I've been having issues with the last few wrasses I've added.

 

[reefkeeps]

Yellow flanked fairy wrasse. Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis

Thank you so much!

 

[38bill]

Here's flash photo of my Redhead wrasse (Halichoeres rubricephalus). He is always cruising in and out of the rocks and its hard to get a photo that shows the colors.

 

[Ralph ATL]

very nice...very nice...

 

[curlykid]

Bradley, as always, your collection is beautiful! same to everyone. Kevin, can you post some pics of your current collection and maybe an FTS?

 

[Chooch1]

38bill,

Great Redhead wrasse. How long have you had it and where did you purchase it from? I had one for 8 months that did great and then it developed a swim bladder problem and promptly died. They're hard to find.

 

[MCCOOL]

sweet Halichoeres rubricephalus! Great lookin' fish