Jon's 90 SPS dominant reef

[JDigital]

Frags for sale or frags going in?


Things looks really good too! Very few fish it seems?

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by lastlight

wish that frag rack was closer to me you've got some nice stuff there.

Originally Posted by JDigital

Frags for sale or frags going in?


Things looks really good too! Very few fish it seems?

Only some of the frags are actually going to stay in my tank. Baby sitting the others for a little while. Some stellar pieces in the bunch.

As far as fish go:
Aussie harlequin tusk
two bar rabbit fish
white cheek tang
multicolored angel
lawnmore blenny
two pajama cardinals
1 banggai cardinal
and a pixy hawkfish that i cannot catch to get rid of.

I would like to add in a wrasse to help deal with some pest spices but haven't settled between the more common six line/ yellow coris (canary wrasse) or if I want to go a little more exotic with a pygmy or radiant wrasse suggestions are welcomed

[JDigital]

LOVE my Yellow Coris Wrasse.. Almost a must in any tank.

I do really like my leopard wrasse too.. but I only ever see her in the morning when I leave for work, she is already buried in the sand by the time I get home from work, which kinda sucks.

[fishytime]

looking great Jon!

I absosmurfly loooove my radiant wrasse(although its not in MY tank atm)....truly a stunning and challenging fish

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by fishytime

looking great Jon!

I absosmurfly loooove my radiant wrasse(although its not in MY tank atm)....truly a stunning and challenging fish

What kind of challenges did you encounter?

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[Werbo]

I've had a melanarus wrasse for 3-4 years. Love it. Very inquisitive and constantly looking for tiny bugs to eat. It was my first wrasse and only wrasse for years. Since The new year I've been on a wrasse buying binge and the melanarus has never shown any aggression to the new additions.

I'd stay away from 6 lines as they have a reputation. You'll like a 6line about as much as your hawkish.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

What kind of challenges did you encounter?

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the challenge seems to be the first week....if you can make it past that you are golden.......... Laurie knows a couple people from Aquarium Illusions that have tried several times without any luck....in fact, one of the staff members took one from the same shipment as the one I bought and didnt have any luck....I read an article recently about the "fish jet lag" theory.....the theory is, fish that sleep in the sand have a harder time adjusting to the jet lag of traveling from around the world than fish that dont sleep in the sand....now of course the degree of this jet lag varies greatly with the species of fish.........the article was about the "Australian leopard wrasse", Macropharyngodon choati....the short of it was, historically this fish has had nothing short of a pitiful survival rate in captivity..... the author made one small change to his QT proceedure with these fish that made a huge difference in it survival rate....for the first few days the fish was NOT provided with sand, to allow for it to adjust properly to a north american lighting schedule.... Im wondering if the radiant wrasse could potentialy also be one of these fish that suffers from jet lag more so than others?

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by Werbo

I've had a melanarus wrasse for 3-4 years. Love it. Very inquisitive and constantly looking for tiny bugs to eat.

That was another fish i was considering. but the size they get i hear can be a little overwhelming. and i fear/feel i am at my fish limit for the size tank i have.

Originally Posted by fishytime

the challenge seems to be the first week....if you can make it past that you are golden.......... Laurie knows a couple people from Aquarium Illusions that have tried several times without any luck....in fact, one of the staff members took one from the same shipment as the one I bought and didnt have any luck....I read an article recently about the "fish jet lag" theory.....the theory is, fish that sleep in the sand have a harder time adjusting to the jet lag of traveling from around the world than fish that dont sleep in the sand....now of course the degree of this jet lag varies greatly with the species of fish.........the article was about the "Australian leopard wrasse", Macropharyngodon choati....the short of it was, historically this fish has had nothing short of a pitiful survival rate in captivity..... the author made one small change to his QT proceedure with these fish that made a huge difference in it survival rate....for the first few days the fish was NOT provided with sand, to allow for it to adjust properly to a north american lighting schedule.... Im wondering if the radiant wrasse could potentialy also be one of these fish that suffers from jet lag more so than others?

I read that article and have seen it at our shop. didn't really consider that point. Before i go adding in wrasses i was looking into the idea of adding a screen. Having an open top aquarium makes me a little nervous to add a wrasse. However, the pro's of owning one seem to outweigh the risk.

[JDigital]

I'm sure a few would disagree with me, but a mesh top IMO is only required if you are going to stock wrasses that aren't sandbed dwellers.

From my experience and conversations with others, wrasses that burrow in the sand bed aren't AS prone to jumping when spooked, rather they will dive for the sand bed. Like I said, this is just my experience, so take it with a grain of salt.

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

However, the pro's of owning one seem to outweigh the risk.

Been there and thought that, never without a top. Never worth the risk .
I had several wrasses with no top for a few months always had the top and hardly ever used it . It just sat on top upright instead of set properly on the tank. Even watched by Coris wrasse bounce off it back into the tank one day while it sat upright Then I added a beautiful Orange back wrasse and it was fine for a month It soon became the favorite fish of my wife and I Then one day I didn't see it for the morning feeding and then my wife came in and noticed it missing and looked down to find it's dried out body on the floor. Now I lift the top to feed and do whatever else I need to do and then the top goes right back down. It took me less than an hour to build the top but i didnt use it and lost at least 3 fish. Sorry to preach just my opinion..