Wrasse question

[Angel*Fish]

Here's a link to a photo that looks just like the Lubbock's wrasse I bought -http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=798

Are those pink spots on his side missing scales or coloration??

My fish has them too & the LFS told me they were missing scales & with time would grow back to match the purple area they are in

I have looked and looked at my fish & I can't tell - maybe if he woulfd hold still....

Anyone know?

 

[Amphiprion]

The pink spots on the fish pictured are indeed its scales (not missing ones). They just have slightly different pigmentation, etc.

 

[Angel*Fish]

Thanks for the info

- he's a pretty fish -- I've mostly never had a wrasse before ...I went ahead and added him to my main tank- so far he seems reef safe - by that I mean he's not really going after pods & worms -

I haven't had much time to watch him yet, but so far he acts like he wants to hang out with the anthias as opposed to grazing rocks with the mandarins & the angels.

The anthias tolerate him but have been overheard to make snide remarks behind his back

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7111003#post7111003 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish

The anthias tolerate him but have been overheard to make snide remarks behind his back

This is to be expected at first, since they fill such a similar niche. Just keep watching it and make sure any belligerence stays to a minimum (like it seems to be now). Glad it is working well

 

[Thurge]

Color variation.
Mine likes to harrass the Anthis Pair I have, before bed.

 

[Angel*Fish]

Amphiprion, thanks for all the help -- Since you work in a LFS I have one more question, if you don't mind -

Are Lubbock's jumpers? How about compared to other wrasses in general?

I just read on another thread that someone left his tank open for only an hour & it jumped. I just left the house with the 2 front canopy flaps open to keep the temp down. I usually do this for about 4 hours a day.

I can make some screens for those areas - but I hope he's ok...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7111149#post7111149 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
This is to be expected at first, since they fill such a similar niche.

I thought wrasses wer in and out of the rocks searching for crustaceans all day...do you know of others that swim in the water column more like Lubbock's?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7114213#post7114213 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Thurge
Color variation.
Mine likes to harrass the Anthis Pair I have, before bed.

Thanks, how long have you had yours?

 

[karid]

I think most of the fairy wrasses swim in the water column most of the day. At least mine do.

Wrasses like the sixline are in/out of the rocks. Also, my tailspot wrasse (Halichoeres sp) is in/out of the rocks all day.

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7115057#post7115057 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish
Amphiprion, thanks for all the help -- Since you work in a LFS I have one more question, if you don't mind -

Are Lubbock's jumpers? How about compared to other wrasses in general?

I just read on another thread that someone left his tank open for only an hour & it jumped. I just left the house with the 2 front canopy flaps open to keep the temp down. I usually do this for about 4 hours a day.

I can make some screens for those areas - but I hope he's ok...

I thought wrasses wer in and out of the rocks searching for crustaceans all day...do you know of others that swim in the water column more like Lubbock's?

Thanks, how long have you had yours?

No problem.

Lubbock's wrasse is no more of a jumper, IME, than really most other species (so obviously they can jump). Some are much more nervous, especially wrasses collected from deeper waters. If given time, most will settle down, though, you should compensate it in case it does jump (screen, etc). The fairy wrasses are, on the whole, planktivores. They are often seen in the open, plucking whatever zooplankters they come across. They will also sample from the rocks, as well. A quick question: are you getting a male or female? I honestly believe both are quite beautiful.

 

[Angel*Fish]

FWIW I asked it if it was male or female -it's only response was to suck in a piece of mysis & swim off-


Mine looks like the one in the link to the photo I posted above. I'm the only one in my family without her own camera but i'll be getting some pics soon. Lots of pretty purple with several pink blotches Yellow on top, peach & pink on the nose Does this tell you anything?

The fairy wrasses are, on the whole, planktivores

I just didn't know this -- I've always avoided them because I don't want my pod or worm population depleted - I had a brief encounter with a 6-line about 8 years ago, wonderful fish, but grazed stuff I want to keep

Uh oh - now I'm hooked

I keep running across the term, "supermale" - I hope that doesn't translate into "tank bully"

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7117058#post7117058 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish
I keep running across the term, "supermale" - I hope that doesn't translate into "tank bully"

Since these fish are protogynous (hermaphroditism from female to male), the term "supermale" just refers to a male resulting from a female "changing." It sounds a lot fancier than it really is.

 

[Angel*Fish]

OK Maybe I get it...I read that large anthias shoals will be male & female with a dominant male, but that if the dominant male dies, the dominant female will change & take his place rather than one of the males.

That said -- I wasn't sure if the author had switched from a discussion of wild anthias to comments re: a small group in an aquarium where there are no males (without giving notice to the reader) I think I'll post a thread asking this question...