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03/24/2019, 02:20 AM | #1 |
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Assessor randalli
A couple of weeks ago I made a rare find: a single Assessor randalli.
Here a video of it in one of my QTs: Now I just need to find him a partner...
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
03/24/2019, 05:12 AM | #2 |
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Very cool find. I would love to put one in with my 2 Yellow Assessors
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03/24/2019, 08:56 AM | #3 | |
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
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07/06/2019, 10:17 PM | #4 |
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Found another one today!
Now I just need to find where in the sump tank my other one is hiding out...
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
07/07/2019, 04:47 PM | #5 |
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Well, the little guy didn't even make it through the night... ;(
So I guess I need to continue searching. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
07/12/2019, 07:56 AM | #6 |
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Very cool fish. Sorry that the little one didn't make it. The one in the vid is still alive, right?
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I also suspect that he and the yellow ORA captive bred one have paired up and are spawning. At least, the yellow one always looks gravid when it comes out for food. With my wild Yellow Assessors the male is not to be seen for periods of time. This would mirror the breeding behavior of Marine Bettas. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
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07/18/2019, 08:49 PM | #8 |
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Cool, hope you find another one. My Marine Beta I only see a couple time a month is most and for a few seconds. He/she definitely get bigger since in DT for a few years
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07/22/2019, 01:43 PM | #12 |
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Got 2 more on Saturday. These last 2 are bigger than my first and I might keep them on their own as I've never managed to keep trios to get along. One always got killed of by the other two once they paired up and started spawning.
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07/22/2019, 06:53 PM | #13 |
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It depends on the one you already have.
If it is a small one I would add a bigger one. If it's a large one it gets a bit trickier because then it's best to get the matching partner.
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How large is your tank?
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Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +... |
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07/22/2019, 11:54 PM | #16 |
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Feeding time:
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07/23/2019, 02:03 AM | #20 |
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180 is more than enough for a pair.
You can sex them best by their genital papilla. The ones of females are rounded like a well-worn pencil tip while the ones of males are more pointy like a newly sharpened pencil tip. This is how the genital papilla of a female looks: Males also have somewhat longer ventral fins. Female: Male:
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thanks. this is very helpful.
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Do you have your assessors in the same tank as your marine beta? I suspect mine has eaten mine, some neon gobies and possibly a fire fish or two. My beta is very good at hiding for such a large fish. Does your pair spawn?
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Where do you keep finding the Randall's? I have been trying to get a trio forever!!!
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My Marine Bettas usually don't hide at all. My Assessors on the other hand are the Masters of hiding and I hardly ever see them in tanks with larger or more aggressive fish they feel threatened by. So maybe your Assessors are just hiding. What other fish do you have with them? All 4 Marine Bettas I have are still females or juveniles, so no spawning yet. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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