Fairy wrasse Photo Library

[JohnL]

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[AgentSPS]

For those who asked for photos of the tamarin...

[heuerfan]

WOW Agent, thats a beautiful wrasse!!!! Best of luck with it!

[zemuron114]

bada$$.. i want one of those so bad! hope it does well for you. Might want to add sand in there if your plannin on keeping him in the container.

[Alexnlasf]

I am so jealous. Been wanting that fish forever. Good luck with it.

[MarvinsReef]

wow.. split to third thread and still going strong..

nice fish!

Marvin

[heuerfan]

Blue Margin hanging out with the group.

[MarvinsReef]

Originally posted by heuerfan
Blue Margin hanging out with the group.

very nice collection you got going on..

is the blue margin being picked on by the Lineatus at all?

Marvin

[heuerfan]

Originally posted by MarvinsReef
very nice collection you got going on..

is the blue margin being picked on by the Lineatus at all?

Marvin

Thanks for the compliment.

That was my original concern but the Lineatus doesn't even pay any attention to him. The Blue Margin is a tuff cookie, out swimming all around the tank the second day and isn't afraid of anyone.

[zemuron114]

whats the list now for fairies you have?

im still debating what ones i want to add. I love the Aussie scotts but they are so big and in order to keep the color i need to add a female...
im def getting rhomboid pair
lineatus trio and flame harem

still debating on a laboutei pair and coral sea pair... hmmmm

[heuerfan]

Originally posted by zemuron114
whats the list now for fairies you have?

im still debating what ones i want to add. I love the Aussie scotts but they are so big and in order to keep the color i need to add a female...
im def getting rhomboid pair
lineatus trio and flame harem

still debating on a laboutei pair and coral sea pair... hmmmm

At one point i had 9 fairies and a flasher in a 72 gallon tank along with one male Lyretail Anthias. I like the Aussie Scotts also but feel they are to aggressive and added tention to my small tank. They are definitely best in larger tanks.

My stock list is almosts done, just looking for 2 small flasher wrasses to complete my collection.

Flame pair
Laboutei
Lineatus
Pylei
Mccosker Flasher

and a mandarin goby

I was toying with the idea of getting a Rhomboid also but probably better that i don't.

[zemuron114]

i want the mccosker flasher. they are gorgeous. Where do they originate? I want to try to import them
A big male rhomboid is so nice... they are so golden!
I plan on getting a few i think for my 180
I had a pair of scotts that were just beautiful. I would have taken them over a pair of lineatus anyday. I also had a laboutei that blew my mind! I have never seen one this nice! But they are a little aggressive as well... so many fairies, and so little tank space

[CeeGee]

The McCosker is an excellent addition. Mine is very peaceful. It gets chased a little by my solar here and there. I can't say enough good things about the McCosker. Highly recommended fish.

[bigdee65]

Here are a few pics of mine I am just starting out my collection and in addition to these three I had a Carpenters and Pink Margin that I lost in QT

My Solar Wrasse when I first got it:


an updated shot that I took last night:


My Labouti:



And my newest addition (not a fairy wrasse):

[heuerfan]

Originally posted by bigdee65
[B]Here are a few pics of mine I am just starting out my collection and in addition to these three I had a Carpenters and Pink Margin that I lost in QT

Looking good Chris!


Was able to get a decent shot of my Blue Margin last night

[bigdee65]

Originally posted by heuerfan

Was able to get a decent shot of my Blue Margin last night

Thanks Steven

Love that new Blue Margin If you see another one at that LFS for 25 bucks let me know

-Chris

[kamalehi]

are solorensis'es supposed to have a green head when they are still young and then it will turn yellow? or will it be green for teh rest of his life?

[kamalehi]

are solorensis'es supposed to have a green head when they are still young and then it will turn yellow? or will it be green for the rest of his life?

[reefboy1]

Hi all,

I just wanted to share a pic of my new Hooded Wrasse. I have a male and female (I can't get a clear pic of the female).



Art

[heuerfan]

Originally posted by reefboy1
Hi all,

I just wanted to share a pic of my new Hooded Wrasse. I have a male and female (I can't get a clear pic of the female).



Art

Wow, very nice Art, try to get a pic of the female

[Peter Schmiedel]

Art,

what is the size of your male? And do I see it correct it has a lunate tail fin shape?

[reefboy1]

Peter,

He's about 3" and yes his tail has a lunate shape. Why do you ask, is that unusual?

Thanks,

Art

[Vili_Shark]

It is usual, at least for the Vanuatu specimens that I saw.

[Peter Schmiedel]

Art,

it is another difference compared to the Australian bathyphilius I posted here earlier and I was not aware of it.

[H.Tanaka]

The shapes of caudal fins in males of these two localities are almost same. When the fin is spread it is rounded and the upper and lower tips are pointed, while when it is folded it looks like a lunate one.

Upper left male from Australia, and 2&3 males are from Vanuatu.
(4&5 show a new species from Fiji)