Swissguard Basslet sighting... :)

rck · 11/29/2010, 07:19 PM

Was able to finally get the basslet to come out. he actually is curious now and comes out to see what I am doing. he's no pic hog like old Bubba who is always lurking around.

Best thing is to feed him and he comes darting out for the food. But this time I was just there taking pic and he was posing.

Here's Old Bubba the fat *** gobie... lol

MJinMN · 11/29/2010, 08:13 PM

Great pics. How large is the basslet and how long have you had him?

rck · 11/29/2010, 09:34 PM

It's about 2" and I have had him about 3 months now.

MikeandNicole · 11/30/2010, 09:29 AM

We just picked up a swissguard basslet this weekend. The fish store had it over a month and we saw it every week (we get RO water there) and eventually we caved. The fish ate last night and looks good. He is a bit secretive when the lights are on, but he is getting bolder.

Sigmund · 11/30/2010, 09:37 AM

rck,

Great fish, nice picks. I think this is a Swalesi Basslet not a Swissguard. The Swalesi has orange stripes with a lavendar base color. That's what the color looks like from your pics. Swissguard has red stripes with a whiteish/grey base color.

I have a swalesi and prefer it over the swissguard color wise. Either way nice fish.

rck · 11/30/2010, 01:45 PM

Hey ur right... Guess Dr F&S where wrong... no matter I love the color of him...

Liopropoma Swalesi Basslett

lvpd186 · 11/30/2010, 07:37 PM

Great photos! Very cool looking fish.

MikeandNicole · 11/30/2010, 10:10 PM

Here is my new guy:

60G · 12/01/2010, 12:18 AM

what fish do you have with the swalesi basslet i want to get one but i have a yellow tang,small maroon clown and a mCcoskers wrasse and idk if it will be ok with these fish. i have a 60 gallon reef with lots of live rock.

rck · 12/01/2010, 07:06 AM

All I have currently is the pink n blue spotted gobie and they dont really bother each other. I am thinking about getting a Flasher Wrasse down the road...

Not sure how any of those other fish will do with the basslet. Just remember these are "cave" dwellers so don't get use to seeing them out in the open a lot.

60G · 12/01/2010, 10:58 AM

ok thanks if you want a flasher wrasse get a mCcoskers flasher wrasse i love mine.

rck · 12/02/2010, 07:55 AM

Yea was thinking a wrasse would give me the movement that the tank lacks... the basslet hides and the gobies a bottom dweller... so need that race car fish.. lol

Sigmund · 12/02/2010, 09:37 AM

My peppermint hogfish is constant motion, lots of personality and has never even once bothered my swalesi. That being said I always introduce any new fish that I think could have problems to each other by putting the new fish in a clear container that can be put inside the display so they get to know each other by look before they can attempt to start biting. Seems to really help. ;-)

DDRR · 12/02/2010, 12:50 PM

Sigmund do you have a pic of your peppermint hogfish?

11/29/2010, 07:19 PM	#1
rck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 154	Swissguard Basslet sighting... :) Was able to finally get the basslet to come out. he actually is curious now and comes out to see what I am doing. he's no pic hog like old Bubba who is always lurking around. Best thing is to feed him and he comes darting out for the food. But this time I was just there taking pic and he was posing. Here's Old Bubba the fat *** gobie... lol __________________ Solana 34, ER Skimmer, Sunpod 250MH w 6 3x Cree XR-E royal blue LEDs with 80 degree optics, MP10, ReefKeeperLite, RKL ATO Current Tank Info: Solana 34

11/29/2010, 09:34 PM	#3
rck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 154	It's about 2" and I have had him about 3 months now. __________________ Solana 34, ER Skimmer, Sunpod 250MH w 6 3x Cree XR-E royal blue LEDs with 80 degree optics, MP10, ReefKeeperLite, RKL ATO Current Tank Info: Solana 34

11/30/2010, 09:29 AM	#4
MikeandNicole Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jersey shore Posts: 1,395	We just picked up a swissguard basslet this weekend. The fish store had it over a month and we saw it every week (we get RO water there) and eventually we caved. The fish ate last night and looks good. He is a bit secretive when the lights are on, but he is getting bolder. __________________ Joined the big boys, Elos 160XL display plumbed into the basement. ~400 of fun!

11/30/2010, 01:45 PM	#6
rck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 154	Hey ur right... Guess Dr F&S where wrong... no matter I love the color of him... Liopropoma Swalesi Basslett __________________ Solana 34, ER Skimmer, Sunpod 250MH w 6 3x Cree XR-E royal blue LEDs with 80 degree optics, MP10, ReefKeeperLite, RKL ATO Current Tank Info: Solana 34

11/30/2010, 07:37 PM	#7
lvpd186 Reefing in NE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 1,485	Great photos! Very cool looking fish. __________________ "A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice." Bill Cosby

11/29/2010, 08:13 PM	#2
MJinMN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 62	Great pics. How large is the basslet and how long have you had him?

11/30/2010, 09:37 AM	#5
Sigmund Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 380	rck, Great fish, nice picks. I think this is a Swalesi Basslet not a Swissguard. The Swalesi has orange stripes with a lavendar base color. That's what the color looks like from your pics. Swissguard has red stripes with a whiteish/grey base color. I have a swalesi and prefer it over the swissguard color wise. Either way nice fish.

11/30/2010, 10:10 PM	#8
MikeandNicole Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jersey shore Posts: 1,395	Here is my new guy: __________________ Joined the big boys, Elos 160XL display plumbed into the basement. ~400 of fun!

12/01/2010, 12:18 AM	#9
60G Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rialto CA Posts: 296	what fish do you have with the swalesi basslet i want to get one but i have a yellow tang,small maroon clown and a mCcoskers wrasse and idk if it will be ok with these fish. i have a 60 gallon reef with lots of live rock.

12/01/2010, 07:06 AM	#10
rck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 154	All I have currently is the pink n blue spotted gobie and they dont really bother each other. I am thinking about getting a Flasher Wrasse down the road... Not sure how any of those other fish will do with the basslet. Just remember these are "cave" dwellers so don't get use to seeing them out in the open a lot. __________________ Solana 34, ER Skimmer, Sunpod 250MH w 6 3x Cree XR-E royal blue LEDs with 80 degree optics, MP10, ReefKeeperLite, RKL ATO Current Tank Info: Solana 34

12/01/2010, 10:58 AM	#11
60G Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rialto CA Posts: 296	ok thanks if you want a flasher wrasse get a mCcoskers flasher wrasse i love mine.

12/02/2010, 07:55 AM	#12
rck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 154	Yea was thinking a wrasse would give me the movement that the tank lacks... the basslet hides and the gobies a bottom dweller... so need that race car fish.. lol __________________ Solana 34, ER Skimmer, Sunpod 250MH w 6 3x Cree XR-E royal blue LEDs with 80 degree optics, MP10, ReefKeeperLite, RKL ATO Current Tank Info: Solana 34

12/02/2010, 09:37 AM	#13
Sigmund Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 380	My peppermint hogfish is constant motion, lots of personality and has never even once bothered my swalesi. That being said I always introduce any new fish that I think could have problems to each other by putting the new fish in a clear container that can be put inside the display so they get to know each other by look before they can attempt to start biting. Seems to really help. ;-)

12/02/2010, 12:50 PM	#14
DDRR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 297	Sigmund do you have a pic of your peppermint hogfish?

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