[djjd]

having been really busy throughout this month with re-scaping half of the tank, the other half being done tomorrow i thought i'd post some pics of my wrasses and a few more additions.
n-joy.

1.Rosy scaled fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis) - male. truly breathtaking fish especially when flashing as mine does from time to time to show his dominance and only does it to the female lineatus wrasses in the tank.

2.Purple lined fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus lineatus) - male.again flashes regularly to the females who are'nt interested in his advances yet

3.Purple lined fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus lineatus) - female x 3

4.Hawaiian flame fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus jordani) - male

5.Hawaiian flame fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus jordani) - female


6.Golden rhomboidalis fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis) - male

7.Exquisite fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus exquisitus) - male (sub adult)
oops forgot to take a photo of him

8.Whip fin fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus filamentous) - male (sub adult)

9.Laboutei fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus laboutei) - male (sub adult)

10.pink margined fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus) - male (juvenile)

11.Debelius fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus adornatus) - male (juvenile)

12.Temminick's fairy wrasse - (cirrhilabrus cf temminicki) - male (juvenile)

13.Silver bellied canary wrasse - (halichoeres leucoxanthus) - male. regularly spawns in the tank with the smallest of the 2 females

14.Silver bellied canary wrasse - (halichoeres leucoxanthus) - female x 2. note the eyespots on the fin male has none

15.False eyed wrasse - (halichoeres biocellatus) - female


hope you all liked those here are a few more inhabitants along with some new corals
starcki damsel - (chrysiptera starcki)

blue spotted jawfish - (opistognathus rosenblatti) and marine betta - (callioplesiops altivelis)

here is one of my latest additions,a flashing or chamaeleon tilefish(hoplolatilus chlupatyi)originally bought as a pair but 1 of them succumb to shipping stress.i've had this fellow for about 2 months now and is awesome,feeds very well even formula one flake and am looking at buying a few more.


a few pieces i picked up from jason's aquatics when i visited the shop a month ago





and a few i picked up from a local lfs who was breaking down his main display





and this was in the same display as above but clearly stressed,a truly stunning echino in full colour and have always hastled him to sell it to which he finally succumb.

and last but not least feeding time


hope you liked that excursion will post more soon.

regards
jason

[chriss]

Some nice wrasse there. The Hawaiian flame is one on my list if jas can get one in. no mystery wrasse?

Chris

[ben]

nice collection

[djjd]

chriss, on Apr 4 2010, 09:04 PM, said:

Some nice wrasse there. The Hawaiian flame is one on my list if jas can get one in. no mystery wrasse?

Chris

ok you got me there chris oh hang on

had him a few years ago when i set my existing tank up got a bit brutish so had to go.lovely fish otherwise,unusual and a great personality provided that it is'nt threatned in any way as can be as nasty as a dottyback.

[Dave.I]

Very nice fish you have there! Have you had the flame wrasse long? Ive had two males slowly die in the past from what i believe is bad handling/needling.The females dont seem to get any problems.
I have a pair of rosy finned fairies that i watched spawn today! Increadible sight!

Dave

[djjd]

Dave.I, on Apr 4 2010, 10:14 PM, said:

Very nice fish you have there! Have you had the flame wrasse long? Ive had two males slowly die in the past from what i believe is bad handling/needling.The females dont seem to get any problems.
I have a pair of rosy finned fairies that i watched spawn today! Increadible sight!

Dave

hi dave this is my second attempt at a flame the first male i had developed intestinal worms and died in quarantine.i have had these about a month and both seem to be doing ok.the rosy finned wrasse is stunning and highly overlooked by people until they see a supermale in flashing colours and then say i want one of those.

[tommo]

Its always nice to see incredibly healthy, well nourished and unusual fish, respect!

[TrevC]

Lovely selection of fish.
Your tank must look "busy" all the time!