Dez' Tank Journal

[Carmen]

GREAT fish pics Dez. Love the Flasher wrasse!!! WOW!

[lastlight]

ok so there IS a wrasse I really like...gorgeous! Quite the overall collection you have there now Dez. You have lucky kids =)

[Dez]

Yeah, that flasher wrasse is amazing isn't it? He just goes back and forth swimming around and flashing his gorgeous colours. Much better in person! Thanks for the nice comments Carmen and Brett! I never really paid too much attention to the fish for a while until now - since I have some more interesting fish. Before I would always just stare at the corals, but now I can stare at both What an enjoyable hobby.

[lastlight]

What kind of footprint do these wrasses need in your opinion? I'm build either a 30x30x18 or 30x30x24 and would love to have one. It seems as though my Kole dreams will die...

[Dez]

Hey Brett,

Here's what I found online, they aren't a big fish so I think your tank should suffice. But you might not want to listen to me, I lean more toward the "more fish in a tank" kind of guy. But then again I do weekly waterchanges no matter what to keep the water quality up and I feed like 4 times a day if I can. So it's not the traditional school of thought.

Anyway, here's the info on the wrasse:

The McCosker's Flasher Wrasse is an attractive reef-safe wrasse sure to be the star of your aquarium. This hardy wrasse species adapts well to established home aquariums, making it a beautiful and active addition. The vibrantly colored male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse is predominantly red/orange with blue, horizontal stripes that complement its yellow stomach. The orange dorsal fin is accented with red, yellow, and blue and features a single elongated ray. A gorgeous, red band across the orange anal fin creates an impressive and bold color palette. The female coloration and overall appearance is more subdued. The females also do not feature the large dorsal and anal fins.
The McCosker's Flasher Wrasse requires a 55 gallon aquarium (or larger) with a tight-fitting lid since it is a jumper. Often found along reef slopes and rubble zones, the McCosker's Flasher Wrasse will often swim near the bottom and tends to form small groups where a male swims back and forth between groups of females. The colors of an adult male intensifies during courtship and he may flare or "flash" his fins to attract females. At this time, we are only able to obtain and offer male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse. We recommend only one male per aquarium display.

The McCosker's Flasher Wrasse diet should include vitamin enriched frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin enriched frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high quality marine flake and marine pellet food.<

[Dez]

Snapped another couple of pictures tonight. My wife is out so what better thing to do than to fiddle around with fish stuff. I hate sticking my hand in the tank cause I'm paranoid of my body's natural oils going into the tank. It also causes the skimmer's foam column to go down to nothing, so I try not to stick my hands in my tank unless necessary. So picture taking it was.

One of my fastest growing colonies - Bluish Pinkish Milli. Just for size reference, the larger clam is 4 - 5" and the Twinspot Hog fish swimming under it is about 4-5 inches.


Pink Pocci


Green Slimer


My 2 yellow tangs and mystery wrasse


My clownfish. They sort of host in the Green Star Polyps and the flower pot right behind it. The flower pot isn't showing polyp extension because my halides had shut off already by the time I took this picture. Once the halides go off, the flower pot goes to sleep.


Thanks for looking.

[simplycoral]

Looks great Dez!

That Pocci is looking very healthy. They are one coral that i can never seem to keep happy

Lobsterboy should reconize that one

Simon..

[Delphinus]

So what IS the risk with majestics then? I thought I read it was SPS that they might go after. Is that the same as what you've read on them Dez? FWIW, all I could find on ulietensis butterflies was sketchy at best and they were model citizens for a month before I discovered what their tastes really were, so I'm curious how this works out for you after that magical month mark. Please keep us updated if you notice him nipping at anything. I hope it doesn't happen of course, but if it does please let us know about it. I've always wanted one of those as well.

[Dez]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

So what IS the risk with majestics then? I thought I read it was SPS that they might go after. Is that the same as what you've read on them Dez? FWIW, all I could find on ulietensis butterflies was sketchy at best and they were model citizens for a month before I discovered what their tastes really were, so I'm curious how this works out for you after that magical month mark. Please keep us updated if you notice him nipping at anything. I hope it doesn't happen of course, but if it does please let us know about it. I've always wanted one of those as well.

I was more worried about my clams and LPS with them. I had the majestic in my frag tank for a few days before I introduced him into my display. Never nipped at my frags and was only interested in food. I have 5 clams in my tank and some nice brains/hammers. So I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. I'll definitely let you know if he nips. You'll know cause he'll be up for sale

[saltynuts]

i think i am going to do a drive by fragging. man that saltynuts stag looks good.