RichConley
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FWIW, a halichoeres is more closely related to a leopard than a fairy or flasher.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8587113#post8587113 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rickh
I hate to spend $50 for fish, take care of it for a month in quarantine then have him go carpet surfing. There isn't an infinite number of these fish in the wild. I was out of the marine hobby for years because collection techniques used in third world countries. All that live rock we cherish is collected by jokers with a sledge hammer in an unregulated country. R
Thanks for the info - I didn't replace him, instead I bought a pair of yellow fin fairy wrasses - so far so good - no jumping, but it turns out they are both male :smokin:<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8589162#post8589162 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snorvich
Lubbock's are highly prone to jumping. Sorry Marie.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8585219#post8585219 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jda
Leopards are the only wrasse that is not a real jumper. I haven't heard of too many people losing leopards that way.