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Forum: Reef Fishes 01/11/2008, 10:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,146
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Banggais will eventually smack on each other when...

Banggais will eventually smack on each other when left in larger groups. Even when you are growing out babies, when they get into adolescence and there is too much size differential, things can get...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/11/2008, 10:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,164
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
That one is tough to identify because it is just...

That one is tough to identify because it is just a baby. Looks like you got yourself a nice fish tho :-)

Flashers are often difficult to identify and there is much variability between and across...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/09/2008, 11:18 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I have never gotten the eggcrate thing. "The...

I have never gotten the eggcrate thing.

"The wrasses are jumping out of the tank"

"OK - lat's put up a matrix of sharpened plastic squares for them to jump into. That will keep them safe".
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 06:48 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
We knew you would, if only we harangued you...

We knew you would, if only we harangued you enough :-)

FW
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 09:52 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,081
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I am also ixnay on the ixlinesay. The...

I am also ixnay on the ixlinesay.

The problem with your setup is not the territory or the bioload but the choice of fish. The sixline is WAY too high risk. Don't risk it. There are too many better...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 09:02 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I lost a large Scott's through a gap in my glass...

I lost a large Scott's through a gap in my glass lids that was a lot thinner than the fish was. I suspect he had an unknown octopus after him at the time, but that is the subject of another thread. I...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 12:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,091
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I have a trio of Port Vila Fairies with a male,...

I have a trio of Port Vila Fairies with a male, submale and female that are very happy together. I also had a trio of rosefascia with a definite supermale where one of the 2 females was more "male"...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 12:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,042
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
That would be one big job, and I am not sure it...

That would be one big job, and I am not sure it would be possible. I am finding huge differences not only between species but between the regions from which they were collected. For example, IME...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 12:32 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 862
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Mine do this too. It doesn't look like they have...

Mine do this too. It doesn't look like they have the stuff to bite rock and spray smoke, but they do....

I used to have an anampses wrasse that picked the rock non-stop. leaving little explosions...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/07/2008, 09:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,008
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Thanks from me too copps. I really gotta learn to...

Thanks from me too copps. I really gotta learn to use one of them there breathing thingys and get down there where the fishes are.....

Are all of the interruptus entering the trade from Japan or...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/06/2008, 09:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 996
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I doubt the McCosker's would present a problem. ...

I doubt the McCosker's would present a problem.


FW
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/06/2008, 09:13 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I just couldn't see pectoral fins in that shot....

I just couldn't see pectoral fins in that shot. Having been after conniellas for several years, I guess I see them everywhere :-)
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/06/2008, 10:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 996
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Excellent :-) Mine were a bit freaked by the...

Excellent :-)

Mine were a bit freaked by the orbic cardinals chasing each other around, but I think a little more freaked by the presence of other wetmorellas. They seems to be getting their acts...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/06/2008, 09:32 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Is that a conniella snorvich?

Is that a conniella snorvich?
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/06/2008, 09:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 996
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I have several, 2 pairs in a very quiet tank, 1...

I have several, 2 pairs in a very quiet tank, 1 pair of W. nigropinnata for about 2 years and 1 pair of the newly described W. tanakai for about 1 month.

(Yes, that is OUR Dr. Tanaka, for details...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/03/2008, 09:28 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I suspected that they were roseafascia. I have...

I suspected that they were roseafascia. I have been getting roseafascia from Vanuatu. I will always be looking for rare and beautiful fairies :-)
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/03/2008, 09:04 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I have been ordering a "longtail wrasse" from a...

I have been ordering a "longtail wrasse" from a major LA wholesaler just to find out what it is - they call it a lanceolatus and it is out of Cebu. No luck in getting one thus far....
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/03/2008, 03:34 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
That main page picture is not a rosefascia, but...

That main page picture is not a rosefascia, but nor is it like any lanceolatus picture I have seen. Which is not to say much, because few lanceolatus pictures exist. Does anyone know where they say...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/03/2008, 01:19 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 13,652
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Does anyone know if this was a lanceolatus or a...

Does anyone know if this was a lanceolatus or a roseafascia? (given that I can't see a pic of it)?

FW
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/30/2007, 07:05 PM
Replies: 301
Views: 167,500
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
Not enough C. pylei in here.... ...

Not enough C. pylei in here....

http://www.wonderfish.com.au/uploads/img477831a260b2a.jpg

http://www.wonderfish.com.au/uploads/img4778318a05e2b.jpg

FW
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/27/2007, 06:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 932
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
A few years ago my fairies were all freaky like...

A few years ago my fairies were all freaky like you describe and I couldn't work it out. I was also losing a fish for no good reason every few weeks. I was annoyed at them for being such wusses.
...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/27/2007, 05:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 468
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
In trying to pair twinspot gobies, that is...

In trying to pair twinspot gobies, that is exactly how they behave when you accidentally put 2 males together.

We can't import many gobies to this country, which limits my experience in many...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/27/2007, 05:40 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,465
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
36X18 feet would be a good size tank for an...

36X18 feet would be a good size tank for an achilles :)

FW
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/24/2007, 09:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 386
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
We have had several in the store for months, with...

We have had several in the store for months, with no sign of aggression - until yesterday, when one of them ripped into some razorfish that we put in with him and we had to move him.

It is odd...
Forum: Reef Fishes 12/23/2007, 07:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 482
Posted By Fairy Wrassler
I think Matt is correct. My experience with...

I think Matt is correct. My experience with banggais would indicate that you have a pair and an extra male - and I predict they will get rough with him. I have started with 3 fish to form pairs in...
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