Tamarin Wrasse Primer.

[D_treezy]

Sorry, I really should have mentioned that I had seen that particular picture, though i find is doesn't give a true indication of what the male looks like. thats why i was after a photo, if anyone had one.

I was kinda wondering because take the Anampses femininus for instance, the randalls holotype shows the male as being a really ugly fish, whereas the actual male is an incredible fish. So I was hoping it would be similar for the lennardi's

I'm picking up a female lennardi's tomorrow, but the lfs has two in the same tank that are getting on really well, so I was thinking about getting both and hoping one turns male.

 

[sTefaniA]

Both of them entered the DT last sunday.


And my trio of redtails

 

[Ralph ATL]

Gorgeous! Good luck!

 

[sTefaniA]

Gorgeous! Good luck!

Thx, they are doing great. I've had the small one in QT for 4 weeks and the big one comes from another reefer.

 

[stuifbol]

Awesome fish Stefanie:dance: to bad they are so expensive and very,very hard to get....

Thx, they are doing great. I've had the small one in QT for 4 weeks and the big one comes from another reefer.

 

[sTefaniA]

Awesome fish Stefanie:dance: to bad they are so expensive and very,very hard to get....

Totally worth it though.

 

[small alien]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

 

[stuifbol]

+1 ,ordered 2 extra Chryso's,so I hope they are still there

totally worth it though.

 

[fastkid]

Hey Joerie, I hope you get your Chryso's soon, I keep my eyes open for you if you want. I love chryso's sooo much. Especially the females. if I can find another female(s) i think i buy them to. The Femininus is a wonderfull fish because of the colours but the chryso is soooo pretty in his simplicity. Makes it one of the top 3 wrasses imo.

 

[SDguy]

Beautiful fish, and photos, as always!

Both of them entered the DT last sunday.


And my trio of redtails

 

[sTefaniA]

Thx. The largest of the three is showing male behaviour, chasing it's own reflection and some pecking so maybe...

 

[sTefaniA]

And some more

Not so easy getting all three of them together

And the boys

 

[SDguy]

Stunning!

 

[SDguy]

Randall's holotype:

Big and ugly.

Most fish tend to be ugly when they are dead Anyone have a pic of a male... a live male? I couldn't find one on the net....

 

[stuifbol]

The Chryso's didn't come in....but received 2 other Neo's yesterday and scored a pair of Rubricephalus today in Germany:smokin:

+1 ,ordered 2 extra Chryso's,so I hope they are still there

 

[stuifbol]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_bCiN7_aCZk

The Chryso's didn't come in....but received 2 other Neo's yesterday and scored a pair of Rubricephalus today in Germany:smokin:

 

[sTefaniA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_bCiN7_aCZk

Are they eating yet? Because I see they didn't show any interest in the food, and too bad for the injured one...

 

[stuifbol]

All 3 are eating for sure....that was after more then a half hour of feeding:eek2: didn't want to scare them while feeding with the camera...

Are they eating yet? Because I see they didn't show any interest in the food, and too bad for the injured one...

 

[Ralph ATL]

hummm...this crosses both Tamarins & Leopards....


My wrasse make up just recently reset.......


unfortunately, my 6 inch 7-10 year old Halichoeres claudia or cosmetus (Christmas Wrasse) passed which was an aggressor to some extent....


So now in the wrasse world I only have:

1. Anampses melanurus

2. Male MM Leopard

I want to introduce another Anampses

First choice:
Anampses meleagrides

Second
Anampses chrysocephalus

Third
Anampses melanurus


and another Leopard:

First Choice:
Kuiteri Leopard

Second Choice:
Female MM Leopard


I had 4 leopards at once a few years back, however, with the aggressiveness of the Christmas Wrasse & Male Leopard, I had to relocate.....and 2 died........

Please opine!

 

[dotcommer]

Great pics of all those beautiful wrasse