Shot of my new Lubbock's fairy wrasse

[mike89t]

Well I just finished quaratining my new Lubbock's fairy wrasse and placed him in my display tank. Got him from ATR. I finally got a good shot of him.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/73065Lubbucks_Fairy_Wrasse.jpg

[corivus]

thats a beautiful picture !!

[widefx]

lovin it

[trentula77]

That is a very nice photo. Great shot. What camera was it taken with?

[aztbs]

Great focus. That pic really captures the luminescence they have. How many blurry shots did it take before you caught that one just right?

[MelloYellow]

Very nice! Great looking fish and amazing pic...How much that lil guy cost ya if you don't mind me asking?

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7967154#post7967154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by trentula77
That is a very nice photo. Great shot. What camera was it taken with?

Canon 20D

It took about 10 shots to finally get one that was this clear. This was over a few days. He moves alot so it's hard to get him in focus!

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7967494#post7967494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MelloYellow
Very nice! Great looking fish and amazing pic...How much that lil guy cost ya if you don't mind me asking?

I think I paid about $35 for him.

[UberNoober]

Very pretty, looks a little like a mystery wrasse to me.

[Fliger]

Awesome shot!!!!!!!

What lens?

[clkwrk]

I love my lubbuck's when its said and done I will have around 20 of them . Male can get along in a tank also . I have 3 males now and 4 females.

[sir_dudeguy]

holy cow! 20?! how big do these guys get?

[clkwrk]

These are the smallest only getting to a little over 3" and they don't need sand . They are the true workhorse in the tank besides the army of snails.

[Pyrrhus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7967833#post7967833 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
They are the true workhorse in the tank besides the army of snails.

Predator and parasite control? Feeding corals? looking really cool?

[clkwrk]

All of the above.

These guys have eaten anything that has every flown of an acro and all day long they are hunting non stop . They are also small enough to get into colonies to go after something they see.

[corivus]

I think I want one for my reef setup they look cool! and seem like they would help in the cleanup :D

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7967747#post7967747 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fliger
Awesome shot!!!!!!!

What lens?

I used the 17-85mm IS. Also used the 580 EX flash with a diffuser.

I need to get a nice Macro lens for it.

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7967761#post7967761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
I love my lubbuck's when its said and done I will have around 20 of them . Male can get along in a tank also . I have 3 males now and 4 females.

Yeah I saw a photo of yours in the Fairy Wrasse thread. Didn't realize you had that many of them! That will be an awesome display when you get all 20 of them!

[clkwrk]

Here is a female they are really hard to get a good shot of . These are also sold under other names .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/o2manytnks/120-1-05-g.jpg

[mike89t]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7968435#post7968435 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
Here is a female they are really hard to get a good shot of . These are also sold under other names .



Do all the females have that little black dot on them?

[chetm2]

Here's a picture of mine, I think I need to invest in a macro lense. They are really cool fish, have you seen them get mad? They really change color.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c12/chetm25/lubbockswrase.jpg

[clkwrk]

I have a few pics of them mad and or flashing their colors . Its and awsome array of colors.

[clkwrk]

BTW someone told Andy @ pets inc I was done getting all mine so I haven't been able to get any for a while . The ones I ordered went to the one that said I was done collecting them :rolleyes:

[chetm2]

They had some there last week I thought.

[clkwrk]

I have been in there a few times over the last week or so . They do have one right now but I like to buy in groups of 3 or more I perfer 6 at a time.

[Dirt4dinner]

This is the first time I have logged into RC for awhile. But I got a laugh when I saw this thread. I just bought a the male and female pair from ATR this morning. They look even better under my T5's then they did in the store. VERY PRETTY FISH! I tossed some flake in about 10 min after they hit the water and they both ate a whole bunch. I will try to get photos, but they are definatly active fish.

[sir_dudeguy]

do they get along w/sixlines? i'm guessing the sixline wouldnt like them too much tho. How much do these guys cost by the way?

[clkwrk]

Cheap IMO 28-35 each

[HotHotHot]

Great pic and a beautiful fish.

I may have to rethink my painted fairy wrasse cravings.

Ed

[sir_dudeguy]

I may have to rethink my painted fairy wrasse cravings

yea i'm gonna have to rethink the stocking for my tank that im' setting up now too :)

they'd be fine in a 40 dont you think? they're only 3 inches?

[clkwrk]

Great now I never get my 20 ;) j/k

[HotHotHot]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7972835#post7972835 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
Great now I never get my 20 ;) j/k

Take a number :)

Ed

[swishb]

I had one for about a month, then he did a high dive out the back of the tank ,although I never found him.

[corivus]

hrmmmm I almost got the one at pets inc yesterday but decided against it now my g/f wants me to get one hehe :D

[clkwrk]

I think I need to pick another harem of fish to keep :lol: Their popularity has had me on the run for the last year and half trying to get my females :lol:

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7969196#post7969196 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mike89t
Do all the females have that little black dot on them?

Yes and no depends on the region they were collected.

Here is a picture from today with some newly aquired ones.

The female has been around and the males are new . Easy to see the difference .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/o2manytnks/180/lubbucks-a.jpg

[clkwrk]

Its in the color ;)

[corivus]

apparently my g/f got tired of me babbling about them and got the one that pets inc. had :O should I have her take it back or will it be fine in a 60 gallon?

[clkwrk]

It will be fine . These are the smallest wrasses IMO max is alittle over 3 inches . Also they don't jump as much as my past flasher did . I have lost 1 to jumping in the last 1.5 years and it was one of my females :(

Also one of my newbies found the overfow so its time to flush it into the sump so I can get it back into the display .


EDIT: make that two now :lol:

[corivus]

awwww thats no good. I hope mine will leave the sump alone, its not to bad tho since one would just get stuck in the intake which is gravity fed

edit: ouch time to get some egg crate to cover the over flow :O

another edit: apparently she didn't get it, she couldn't figure out which fairy wrasses it was, should of just told her to get the same one's you did, apparently they where in the store when you picked up yours lol