MaxxedMan
04/03/2012, 03:10 PM
I want to pick up one or two Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse @ Live Aquaria (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1926+329&pcatid=329), but I have some questions about their sex. First, I double checked that I can not select their sex with customer service.
We apologize that we are unable to guarantee a specific gender of the specimen, (unless listed this way in the Diver's Den) as the items we offer are in their juvenile state and it is almost impossible to determine their sex.
Now, Flasher's Wrasses change sex, as I understand it, from female to male, in a terminal state, so it's a one way change. I'm not sure if this process can be reversed before "terminal" or not.
My questions.
1) If I get one juvinile, will it's sex be set just unknown until it grows, or will it when kept alone, choose one of the two sexes (like clowns becoming female)
2) If I get two, will their pair off into two sexes
3) Will a male flasher wrasse "flash" if there is no female
4) Is a female alone so boring I shouldn't bother
5) If I get two, are they likey to both be male or female and what kind of war can I expect? I assume two males fight, but two females, I'm unsure.
Extra Credit) There is a Filament Flasher Wrasse in the Diver's Den that is only $10 more and is terminal male, how would it differ from the Carpenters other than slight appearance changes?
We apologize that we are unable to guarantee a specific gender of the specimen, (unless listed this way in the Diver's Den) as the items we offer are in their juvenile state and it is almost impossible to determine their sex.
Now, Flasher's Wrasses change sex, as I understand it, from female to male, in a terminal state, so it's a one way change. I'm not sure if this process can be reversed before "terminal" or not.
My questions.
1) If I get one juvinile, will it's sex be set just unknown until it grows, or will it when kept alone, choose one of the two sexes (like clowns becoming female)
2) If I get two, will their pair off into two sexes
3) Will a male flasher wrasse "flash" if there is no female
4) Is a female alone so boring I shouldn't bother
5) If I get two, are they likey to both be male or female and what kind of war can I expect? I assume two males fight, but two females, I'm unsure.
Extra Credit) There is a Filament Flasher Wrasse in the Diver's Den that is only $10 more and is terminal male, how would it differ from the Carpenters other than slight appearance changes?