Fairy wrasse Photo Library - Page 32

Me No Nemo · 06/05/2006, 09:27 PM

I've had some that the problem just eased off after a few weeks. In fact, I have one in my home tank that I "rescued" because I thought it was unsaleable due to the fact that a month later he still had it. Now it is the most beautiful fish in my tank and fully recovered. GL!

zemuron114 · 06/05/2006, 09:50 PM

swim bladder infections or problems are the hardest things to treat. The only thing you can really do is just wait it out. I dont believe there are any meds that treat it. g'luck. It will stink to lose such a beautiful fairy.

LargeAngels · 06/06/2006, 06:39 AM

moonpod: Yes, that is the guy I was thinking of. Sold as Red sea cleaner. If I didn't see that littlle guy take polyps and leave a white mark each time I wouldn't have believed it.

c. dawg · 06/06/2006, 06:54 PM

The Beaut, it looks like C. rubriventralis to me. Better wait for the experts to say what it is though

bronco7777 · 06/06/2006, 08:08 PM

The beaut,

That looks like a young female condei's fairy

bronco7777 · 06/06/2006, 08:14 PM

The red sea cleaner wrasse is a very willing cleaner but it's also a nuissance as cleaners go. They just don't know when to back off and so this tends to annoy the fairy wrasses. By the way, these red sea cleaners can get pretty big and they are best suited to clean larger fish. Since your fairy wrasses may be bothered by the red sea cleaner they may not allow the regular cleaner to do his job.
I agree about only having one cleaner. If you can, sell, trade or place the red sea cleaner in another tank and just keep the regular cleaner. Then give the fairies some time to get used to the regular cleaner. He'll know when to clean and when to back off. When he does clean the fairy wrasses his little bites won't be as aggressive as the larger bites of the red sea cleaner.

moonpod · 06/06/2006, 08:34 PM

hm, well the "african" cleaner wrasse (looks like a regular cleaner), beats on the red sea one regularly so....

Gary Majchrzak · 06/10/2006, 07:20 AM

Niger triggerfish flanked by C. solorensis

The Beaut · 06/10/2006, 01:13 PM

Does anyone know why a lot of the pics in the first half of the thread are not appearing anymore

Gary Majchrzak · 06/10/2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Beaut
Does anyone know why a lot of the pics in the first half of the thread are not appearing anymore

Sometimes people will remove pics from the website that hosts them. Sometimes the host website will go down. Make sure your logged onto RC.

heuerfan · 06/11/2006, 05:18 PM

Any advice on what to do about POPEYE on my Scotts Fairy? Its only one eye so i'm assuming he probably bumped into something. Should i just wait and hope it goes back to normal?

Thanks,
Steven

bronco7777 · 06/11/2006, 05:28 PM

heuerfan,

go to QT with him and use Maracyn 2. Check a few pages back on this thread. I wrote about how to treat this not to long ago with someone else.

coreno16 · 06/11/2006, 07:53 PM

Well my new Male C. Solorensis died a few days ago. I let him out of the breeder cup, and later when i got home from class i saw him in the rocks. He looked stressed and i figured my female was still picking on him. So i was messing around in the tank and tried to nudge him out, and noticed he was dead. He got stuck in a hole in my rocks. I'm a bit depressed to say the least. I've been dieing to get one for a while now, and within a week he dies to something i should not have been so dumb to overlook.
On a lighter note, my female is doing exceptionally well. She is eating like mad and is looking extreamly healthy. I'm about ready for coral now, just need to decide if im going to start off using randys 2 part or kalk.
So far for stocking im thinking female and male pair Solors, potters angel, onyx clowns, and either a jawfish or shrimp goby/pistol shrimp. Thoughts?
I'll try to get some updated pictures of my female when i get a chance, and sorry for the long post. I needed to vent and got a bit carried away.

CeeGee · 06/11/2006, 09:54 PM

coreno16,

Where did you get the male solarensis from?

I got mine from phishy business and it is doing very well. I highly recommend them. Great price too.

That seems like an awful lot of fish (your stocking list) for a 46 gallon. I personally would do the solars and a couple of smaller fish. I would also skip the angel.

coreno16 · 06/11/2006, 09:58 PM

I got him from the LFS. I'm a bit concerned about the color if i order him online. I prefer the lighter coloration with more of a teal side than green. I will give the site a look though. Thanks

CeeGee · 06/11/2006, 09:59 PM

Mine is the exact color that you are talking about. If you are dead set on the potters he has one of those as well. All of his fish are eating and that is the main part of the difficulty in keeping potters is getting them to eat.

If you decide to wait then your female will probably become a male if that isn't already happening. For $36 you can't go wrong IMO as everybody else wants $50 and up. These guys have a great reputation as well.

coreno16 · 06/11/2006, 10:38 PM

I'll look into it. Thanks

The Beaut · 06/12/2006, 08:49 AM

What do i have here?C.Adornatus maybe? Got this guy a couple of days ago, was very stressed and did not look to good when I got him. I took a chance with him, never seen one like this in person before, hope he makes it. Sorry about bad pics, holding tank not to clean.

H.Tanaka · 06/12/2006, 08:58 AM

Yes, it is a male of C. adornatus from Indonesia around central Sumatra. Nice pics and specimen. How long is it ?

The Beaut · 06/12/2006, 09:06 AM

Thanks, about 3 inches/8cm

Jacob D · 06/12/2006, 01:20 PM

What an awesome thread! The fairy wrasses are a dangerous addiction for sure. What do you guys think about keeping one C. rubrisquamis and C. scottorum in a 75g tank? The rubrisquamis is in there now and I really want to get another fairy wrasse (preferebly the Scott's) as long as they have a decent chance of getting along with each other.

Other fish in the tank are:
G. watanabei (female... recently lost my male

)
C. aurantius
A. rainfordi

I have plans to (attempt) replacing the male watanabei, and probably a juvenile rabbitfish or magnificent foxface.

zemuron114 · 06/12/2006, 07:15 PM

2 of my male lineatus that i got in came down with pop-eye. Is this common Bronco??? 2 out of 10 is pretty big odds.

Im treating with furazone green right now. The first male that got it had both eyes bulging out, and now only 1, so i think it is working. But maybe i'll give maracyn 2 a try.

Julio · 06/12/2006, 08:38 PM

get soem cleaner shrimps in there if you don't already have some, i have foudn them to be really helpful when it comes to fish coming down with poeye.

GSchiemer · 06/13/2006, 07:07 AM

How can cleaner shrimp possibly cure pop-eye? Unless you believe that it's caused by an ectoparasite, which is not the general belief.

LargeAngels · 06/13/2006, 07:26 AM

Some eye problems can be the result of skin flukes when they attach to the eye. There was a nasty skin fluke going around a while back.

06/05/2006, 09:27 PM	#776
Me No Nemo Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,337	I've had some that the problem just eased off after a few weeks. In fact, I have one in my home tank that I "rescued" because I thought it was unsaleable due to the fact that a month later he still had it. Now it is the most beautiful fish in my tank and fully recovered. GL! __________________ “Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest...” ( Dr. Lloyd Biggle Jr.) "In among the branches of the corals, like birds among trees, floated many beautiful fish, radiant with metallic greens or crimsons...." J. Beete Jukes 1842-46 Current Tank Info: 215 Oceanic, Dart Pump, Vortech MP 40's, ATI Powermodule 10x80 watts, 46 gallon freshwater planted tank, 3,500+ gallon backyard pond, 12 gallon mantis tank

06/06/2006, 08:34 PM	#782
moonpod Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: B.H., Los Angeles Posts: 13,053	hm, well the "african" cleaner wrasse (looks like a regular cleaner), beats on the red sea one regularly so.... __________________ Excuses are just the nails for the house of failure. Current Tank Info: 32" Leemar starfire cube now empty and not quite so stinky

06/10/2006, 07:20 AM	#783
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Niger triggerfish flanked by C. solorensis __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

06/11/2006, 09:59 PM	#791
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	Mine is the exact color that you are talking about. If you are dead set on the potters he has one of those as well. All of his fish are eating and that is the main part of the difficulty in keeping potters is getting them to eat. If you decide to wait then your female will probably become a male if that isn't already happening. For $36 you can't go wrong IMO as everybody else wants $50 and up. These guys have a great reputation as well. __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's

06/12/2006, 08:49 AM	#793
The Beaut Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 484	Bronco/Hiroyuki? What do i have here?C.Adornatus maybe? Got this guy a couple of days ago, was very stressed and did not look to good when I got him. I took a chance with him, never seen one like this in person before, hope he makes it. Sorry about bad pics, holding tank not to clean.

06/05/2006, 09:50 PM	#777
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	swim bladder infections or problems are the hardest things to treat. The only thing you can really do is just wait it out. I dont believe there are any meds that treat it. g'luck. It will stink to lose such a beautiful fairy.

06/06/2006, 06:39 AM	#778
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	moonpod: Yes, that is the guy I was thinking of. Sold as Red sea cleaner. If I didn't see that littlle guy take polyps and leave a white mark each time I wouldn't have believed it.

06/06/2006, 06:54 PM	#779
c. dawg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 485	The Beaut, it looks like C. rubriventralis to me. Better wait for the experts to say what it is though

06/06/2006, 08:08 PM	#780
bronco7777 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 775	The beaut, That looks like a young female condei's fairy

06/06/2006, 08:14 PM	#781
bronco7777 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 775	The red sea cleaner wrasse is a very willing cleaner but it's also a nuissance as cleaners go. They just don't know when to back off and so this tends to annoy the fairy wrasses. By the way, these red sea cleaners can get pretty big and they are best suited to clean larger fish. Since your fairy wrasses may be bothered by the red sea cleaner they may not allow the regular cleaner to do his job. I agree about only having one cleaner. If you can, sell, trade or place the red sea cleaner in another tank and just keep the regular cleaner. Then give the fairies some time to get used to the regular cleaner. He'll know when to clean and when to back off. When he does clean the fairy wrasses his little bites won't be as aggressive as the larger bites of the red sea cleaner.

06/10/2006, 01:13 PM	#784
The Beaut Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 484	Does anyone know why a lot of the pics in the first half of the thread are not appearing anymore

06/11/2006, 05:18 PM	#786
heuerfan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 1,249	Any advice on what to do about POPEYE on my Scotts Fairy? Its only one eye so i'm assuming he probably bumped into something. Should i just wait and hope it goes back to normal? Thanks, Steven

06/11/2006, 05:28 PM	#787
bronco7777 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 775	heuerfan, go to QT with him and use Maracyn 2. Check a few pages back on this thread. I wrote about how to treat this not to long ago with someone else.

06/11/2006, 07:53 PM	#788
coreno16 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shelby Twp, MI Posts: 181	Well my new Male C. Solorensis died a few days ago. I let him out of the breeder cup, and later when i got home from class i saw him in the rocks. He looked stressed and i figured my female was still picking on him. So i was messing around in the tank and tried to nudge him out, and noticed he was dead. He got stuck in a hole in my rocks. I'm a bit depressed to say the least. I've been dieing to get one for a while now, and within a week he dies to something i should not have been so dumb to overlook. On a lighter note, my female is doing exceptionally well. She is eating like mad and is looking extreamly healthy. I'm about ready for coral now, just need to decide if im going to start off using randys 2 part or kalk. So far for stocking im thinking female and male pair Solors, potters angel, onyx clowns, and either a jawfish or shrimp goby/pistol shrimp. Thoughts? I'll try to get some updated pictures of my female when i get a chance, and sorry for the long post. I needed to vent and got a bit carried away.

06/11/2006, 09:54 PM	#789
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	coreno16, Where did you get the male solarensis from? I got mine from phishy business and it is doing very well. I highly recommend them. Great price too. That seems like an awful lot of fish (your stocking list) for a 46 gallon. I personally would do the solars and a couple of smaller fish. I would also skip the angel.

06/11/2006, 09:58 PM	#790
coreno16 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shelby Twp, MI Posts: 181	I got him from the LFS. I'm a bit concerned about the color if i order him online. I prefer the lighter coloration with more of a teal side than green. I will give the site a look though. Thanks

06/11/2006, 10:38 PM	#792
coreno16 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shelby Twp, MI Posts: 181	I'll look into it. Thanks

06/12/2006, 08:58 AM	#794
H.Tanaka Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Miyazaki City, Japan Posts: 613	Yes, it is a male of C. adornatus from Indonesia around central Sumatra. Nice pics and specimen. How long is it ?

06/12/2006, 09:06 AM	#795
The Beaut Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale Posts: 484	Thanks, about 3 inches/8cm

06/12/2006, 01:20 PM	#796
Jacob D Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: North Bay Posts: 6,613	What an awesome thread! The fairy wrasses are a dangerous addiction for sure. What do you guys think about keeping one C. rubrisquamis and C. scottorum in a 75g tank? The rubrisquamis is in there now and I really want to get another fairy wrasse (preferebly the Scott's) as long as they have a decent chance of getting along with each other. Other fish in the tank are: G. watanabei (female... recently lost my male ) C. aurantius A. rainfordi I have plans to (attempt) replacing the male watanabei, and probably a juvenile rabbitfish or magnificent foxface. __________________ Jacob. Current Tank Info: Retired from reefing...

06/12/2006, 07:15 PM	#797
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	2 of my male lineatus that i got in came down with pop-eye. Is this common Bronco??? 2 out of 10 is pretty big odds. Im treating with furazone green right now. The first male that got it had both eyes bulging out, and now only 1, so i think it is working. But maybe i'll give maracyn 2 a try.

06/12/2006, 08:38 PM	#798
Julio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: New york Posts: 7,978	get soem cleaner shrimps in there if you don't already have some, i have foudn them to be really helpful when it comes to fish coming down with poeye. __________________ Thanks, Have a nice day. Julio Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef w/ 250 watt SE XM10Ks and AP1003, 12 gallon reef, 40 gallon reef

06/13/2006, 07:07 AM	#799
GSchiemer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 879	How can cleaner shrimp possibly cure pop-eye? Unless you believe that it's caused by an ectoparasite, which is not the general belief.

06/13/2006, 07:26 AM	#800
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	Some eye problems can be the result of skin flukes when they attach to the eye. There was a nasty skin fluke going around a while back.