Marshall O
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You guys got your lances ay ny aquatics? I don't see them listed on their website
Yes, and as noted he doesn't have any more I believe. I am guessing he will be getting more in as this is already his second batch.
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Yes, and as noted he doesn't have any more I believe. I am guessing he will be getting more in as this is already his second batch.
ingtar_shinowa
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NYA was very pro with my fish too. I've always loved kuiteri but have also heard they were aggressive. I might pick up a leopard or two more. My wife always says, "Are we going to to get ANYTHING other than wrasse?!?" No dear, no we won't. hahahaha
Where did you pick up your lunate wrasse? I had a trio at one time, but unfortunately I don't have any of them anymore. I had the male for well over two years, before a faulty heater and lost both females at different times. One never recovered fromthe move from the Lfs to the QT.
Marshall O
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NY Aquatic. Believe this was the only one he had.
here;s the same fish i had on reef builders. this is it flashing.
pintails, and lunatus are being collected by the dozens now for the first time in years by RVS fish world. and this time many are alpha males or terminal in coloration. rarely they also offer C. brunneus and, this hybrid above.
If you haven't seen their Facebook page yet, you should. The number of pintails they hVe are insane.
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Marshall O
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Wow, just saw what you are talking about. Crazy how many of each they have! Glad to see both entering the US.
that hybrid tail showing the trident shape is a mix of crescent + lancet from two parents. there are more pics of these fish and their parents in the rb article.
i love brunneus and it's very interesting. almost fully black almost diabolical looking. i have not owned one but i would like to.
the hybrid male i have is very aggressive and spawns with two female pintails regularly. i had to remove my terminal pintail and am keeping it in another tank with its own females.
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i've trimmed down my species list tremendously these days. deciding to keep a few of my favorite species rather than mixing too many together.
in my display i have that male hybrid and two females, and in my smaller system, a trio of pure blooded pintails. next month i'm waiting on two P. piscilineatus flashers from mauritius.
also have a maldivian Terelabrus sp, the white one.
not really a wrasse, but something related. i just got him not too long ago and he's been awesome. anyway sorry for the off topic.
nope the terelabrus is an angel.
i'm getting two female pisci. the males are very much more expensive for me and with that kind of money i can get multiple tiny females and grow my own male. kevin kohen's amazing alpha male pisci on his wordpress was a female grown. and it's now a big tuna!
it's going to be slower, but it'll be fun.
ingtar_shinowa
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I like watching the transition as well.
Marshall O
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Awesome, looks good! Mine just arrived this morning, but had a rough transport...hoping it pulls though.
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I completely missed this thread on here until now.
I would like to point out one point of possible confusion; there is a BIG difference between C. cf. lanceolatus and C. lanceolatus. The latter is only known to the depths of Japan and has only been offered in the states in very few numbers (and at thousands of dollars). C. cf. lanceolatus is actually much closer (genetically) to C. lunatus, and is found in areas south of Japan and into the Philippians.
C. lanceolatus; big, deep (rare), very expensive, and quite aggressive
C. cf. lanceolatus: much smaller, more readily available (relatively), and quite mild in temperament
Some confusion was created on these two in the last year or so by some individuals and blogs using the common name of "Pintail"; Pintail used to be used in reference to cf. lanceolatus exclusively, but some started applying it also to C. lanceolatus. As a purest, it's only appropriate towards the former, but I digress.
I would like to point out one point of possible confusion; there is a BIG difference between C. cf. lanceolatus and C. lanceolatus. The latter is only known to the depths of Japan and has only been offered in the states in very few numbers (and at thousands of dollars). C. cf. lanceolatus is actually much closer (genetically) to C. lunatus, and is found in areas south of Japan and into the Philippians.
C. lanceolatus; big, deep (rare), very expensive, and quite aggressive
C. cf. lanceolatus: much smaller, more readily available (relatively), and quite mild in temperament
Some confusion was created on these two in the last year or so by some individuals and blogs using the common name of "Pintail"; Pintail used to be used in reference to cf. lanceolatus exclusively, but some started applying it also to C. lanceolatus. As a purest, it's only appropriate towards the former, but I digress.
