I'm not sure what's the etiquette on this, but I posted this in the Reef Fishes forum but think perhaps this is a better place to ask:
So there are two Macneilli Assessors at an LFS and I have a 24-hour option to buy both at an unbeatable price. I'm kind of particular about keeping my fish in pairs or harems, and I am begging anyone who's seen a pair or been able to pair this fish to please let me know what I should look for.
The LFS was kind enough to put them in a new tank together simultaneously today, and I'm going to drop by tomorrow afternoon to observe and hopefully see two fish swimming together, hopefully a big one and a little one. Perhaps the bigger one might have a large mouth (mouthbrooder) like a Banggai male would.
This would be the coolest pair I could ever possibly hope to get within my budget. Alternatively, has anyone had success pairing the yellow assessor? I assume their sexuality is fairly similar, except that the blue ones are mouthbrooders (I guess that makes them pretty different...)
My tank should be fine for it (150), the only fish that I would possibly worry about is a Lubbock's wrasse terminal phase male. He sometimes chases the Lubbock's female or the yellow wrasse female then displays his flashy nature. He leaves all the other fish alone though.
So there are two Macneilli Assessors at an LFS and I have a 24-hour option to buy both at an unbeatable price. I'm kind of particular about keeping my fish in pairs or harems, and I am begging anyone who's seen a pair or been able to pair this fish to please let me know what I should look for.
The LFS was kind enough to put them in a new tank together simultaneously today, and I'm going to drop by tomorrow afternoon to observe and hopefully see two fish swimming together, hopefully a big one and a little one. Perhaps the bigger one might have a large mouth (mouthbrooder) like a Banggai male would.
This would be the coolest pair I could ever possibly hope to get within my budget. Alternatively, has anyone had success pairing the yellow assessor? I assume their sexuality is fairly similar, except that the blue ones are mouthbrooders (I guess that makes them pretty different...)
My tank should be fine for it (150), the only fish that I would possibly worry about is a Lubbock's wrasse terminal phase male. He sometimes chases the Lubbock's female or the yellow wrasse female then displays his flashy nature. He leaves all the other fish alone though.
