Tamarin Wrasse Primer.

mysterybox said:
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Love the fish!

Really love the acro behind it!! ;)
 
mysterybox said:
mostly...but I will not attempt...Sanjay has one or two over 1.5 years...
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I believe he lost all 3 of them sequentially (without cause) around the 1.5 year mark, unless I'm mistaken.

Personally, I tend to believe the secret is keeping them <72F.
 
finally got a deecent pic of this guy..very fast and elusive to the camera..(battling alittle cyno now,,always something)...it was very thin and not eating when I got it a few months ago..it started picking at the LR in it's accliamtion tank and took a few days for it to accept live Tiger pods, then Nutrmar, brine and choppped Mysis...it now takes all types of frozen foods and even some pellets...it has grown very quickly almost 5" now..
 
MIKE NY said:
finally got a decent pic of this guy..very fast and elusive to the camera..(battling Little cyno now,,always something)...it was very thin and not eating when I got it a few months ago..it started picking at the LR in it's acclimation tank and took a few days for it to accept live Tiger pods, then Nutrmar, brine and chopped Mysis...it now takes all types of frozen foods and even some pellets...it has grown very quickly almost 5" now..
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that's a great strategy to get them to eat! That's obviously the key. great job!
 
What do you think.. Which one is more beautiful the yellow tail or the red tail tamarin? I like both but if I could choose then the red tail.
 
I had a Melanurus that was always out, but she broke her jaw and slowly wasted away.

I've had my yellow tail tamarin in my DT for 3 weeks now. She's eating well, but still hides quite a bit.
She wakes up for the early AM feeding and I may see her once or twice during the day, but after about 5:oo PM she is off to bed.
Will she ever stay awake longer?
 
Give her time to adjust to your light schedule...

I tried forcing mine by covering the tank (to block all light) until my tank lights came on. I was worried that she wouldn't get enough to eat since she is out while I'm at work, and sleep when I get home to feed. When I covered the tank, she went into the sandbed, and never returned...

Believe it or not, they can smell the food when you feed your tank, and I've had some wrasse that were bedded down for the day come out and feed. They will slowly learn the feeding schedule, and light schedule...
 
I added my Blue Dot to the DT the other night right before lights out and it ate right away...it did get chased alittle bit by the much larger yellow tail, but no nipping...the next morning it was out not being bother any longer and doing fine eating etc...a QT/acclimation tank is a must for these guys to get them eating and healthy before introducing them into the DT....
 
My Potters was added to the DT a few days ago as well (that's him in my avatar). I had no aggression at all since my QT tank sits directly next to my DT, and the fish were in constant eye contact from the very start. Kind of a virtual acclimation box effect, I guess...

Completely agreed about using the QT to get them eating well before having to compete for food.
 
My Tamarin is still on Eastern ( or Red Sea ) Time.
Out at 4:30 AM and in bed by 2:00 PM Arizona time, but she is doing awesome.
Funny to hear her jaw clicks when she nips at something by the glass.

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