Go Ahead, Spend My Money!

[Beverly]

Rasta,

Don't know much about fairy wrasses, so did a search on them. Grow to about 5", males more colourful and larger than females, swim mid-tank.

Have you had one? Do they spend most of their time in plain view, hide in the rock, or will they swim in and out of the rockwork?

TIA

[Buccaneer]

Gold Aquariums had a couple on the weekend and if my QT tank was not occupied I prolly would have gotten one ... there are a few fairy wrasses ranging from peacefull to semiagressive ... I have extensive rockwork so it would be a good fish for me as they could be as bold or as reclusive as they shoose to be ... my six-line goes into the rockwork on one end and comes out again 8 ft away on the other side ( he has his own highways mapped out ) ... I think that any wrasse would appreciate the ability to hide if they want to and that makes them more comfortable swimming in the open too.

Cheers

[Bob I]

Eight feet What are the other dimensions Steve

[Beverly]

Hmmm....

The subject of non-aggressive fairy wrasses got thinking about the marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis) we kept in out 75, then in our 180. It was a great fish, though reclusive, that spent most of its time going from one cave to another. Adored that fish, but am not sure it would be compatible with a small group of angels

How about this configuration:

- a Scott's fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus scottorum)
- a marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
- a Singapore angel (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
- a flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
- and something else (Species unknownus)

The two angels would not be conspecific which would reduce aggression.

But don't know what the something else could be. Any suggestions on this arrangement?

TIA

[Quinn]

Why not a swissguard basslet, Liopropoma rubre, a shy little fish that I expect would do well with the betta.

[Beverly]

Quinn, you have taken my "spend my money" to heart Looked up the basslet at MDL and it's only $88US Will probably pass on that one.

Am going to rethink the betta. It really may not do well with fast swimming angels, unless it's added first so it can get the lay of the land down well.

BTW, only one angel remains, the keyhole. I have stopped medication and put in carbon for 24 hrs to remove whatever meds were still in the tank. The loss of so many fish has me confused as to whether I want it to live or die at this stage OMG, what a mess

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Beverly

Quinn, you have taken my "spend my money" to heart Looked up the basslet at MDL and it's only $88US

Bev, only $69 at J&L

[Quinn]

How about a butterfly fish. I know there are a few that might do alright in a reef. Also depending on whether you're skimming this tank, you could consider a dwarf lionfish perhaps.

[Beverly]

Brad,

Plus shipping, it'll still be for an arm and a leg

Now that you've chimed in, how would you spend my $$$$ to stock this 72gal bowfront:



Quinn,

Yes, a butterfly might be lovely. Most of them are hard to feed, plus they get large, don't they? Did you have one in particular in mind?

Dwarf lions are too hard to feed. Actually killed one a few years ago trying to get it to eat

[Mak]

I vote for a Butterflyfish they're supposed to only get around 6" , even though a Majestic Angel would be nice, maybe a little on the big side(12") . I really like the Racoons, a Latticed(Raffles) is very nice as well or how about a Saddleback .