Tamarin Wrasse Primer.

[rnscross]

bad news, came home to find both of them floating in the sump. I dont know what happened there isnt anything else wrong in the tank? Maybe just too fragile and didnt like the move from the fish store. They had been there for 2 weeks.

[evolved]

What temperature do you keep your tank?

Personally, I believe lennardi needs <72F to be sustained long term. I'm suspecting thermal stress if your system is >76F.

[sTefaniA]

Originally Posted by stuifbol

Who doesn't want to have those??But they are soooo hard to find...

BTW: the Chrysocephalus are both still alive and kicking though the female still isn't on the right time-shedule....the male eats like a pig and especially de live mysis I catched for them....haven't seen the female really eat,but she must been eating something after all these weeks because she is still not skinny...
grtz

Not that hard to find... But hard to keep alive. I don't think my tank is ready for a femininus yet. After all the tank is only 9 months old. I want at least another 6 months before I feel safe to keep a femininus.

There was a rumour about a 1000€ femininus in PD. They wouldn't let me see backstage so I guess it might even be true

[rnscross]

Originally Posted by evolved

What temperature do you keep your tank?

Personally, I believe lennardi needs <72F to be sustained long term. I'm suspecting thermal stress if your system is >76F.

Doubtful as they were in a tank that was >76F/24C and I have had mine in the same tank for over a year at that temp and its fine. I think they were too small. They were only about 2"/4-5cm, and they may have settled in at the lfs.

They are caught in north east western australia in intertidal regions. The water there isnt that cold.

[sTefaniA]

Originally Posted by rnscross

Doubtful as they were in a tank that was >76F/24C and I have had mine in the same tank for over a year at that temp and its fine. I think they were too small. They were only about 2"/4-5cm, and they may have settled in at the lfs.

They are caught in north east western australia in intertidal regions. The water there isnt that cold.

I've experienced that all anampses do better when you get them straight from the wholesaler. When they settle in an the lfs and then have to readjust in your tank, they do worse. I have never lost one that came straight from the wholesaler, but from the lfs they seem to have a 50/50 chance of making it.


I'm getting a male chrysocephalus :-) one of the females is changing!

[sTefaniA]

Changing female



Female front changing female back



The changing one suddenly hates her reflection so much. Now I have two wrasse attacking the glass..

[sTefaniA]

Originally Posted by fishmanstan

Just a note. That fish gets 9" and will start to attack snails and shrimp...

It's already 9" and I have plenty of room, and no shrimp or crabs besides the ones that came with the rock and corals. It's an easy choice, anampses or shrimp.

[bradleyj]

My little family.

[stuifbol]

Great to hear Stefanie finally....my male Anampses are doing the same so don't worry
@Bradleyj :great family you have there
grtz

Originally Posted by sTefaniA

Changing female



Female front changing female back



The changing one suddenly hates her reflection so much. Now I have two wrasse attacking the glass..

[fishmanstan]

Do you guys keep leopards or anampses with shrimp, crabs or inverts?

[arthur08]

Bradly nice fishes what's is the name on the one on the right with a red face?

[stuifbol]

That's the male Anampses Chrysocephalus...and 2 females on the left

Originally Posted by arthur08

Bradly nice fishes what's is the name on the one on the right with a red face?

[sTefaniA]

Joeri how is your male doing? He is also in the changing fase right?

Mine is going really fast. After two days the orange face is coming in.

[_Aaron_]

Had mine about 6 months now.


Anampses meleagrides by --Aaron--, on Flickr

[sTefaniA]

Very nice Aaron. What are you using to make such beautiful pics?

[_Aaron_]

Originally Posted by sTefaniA

Very nice Aaron. What are you using to make such beautiful pics?

Thank you, that was done on a D7000 which I used to use before upgrading to the D600. Lens used was a Sigma 105mm HSM OS.

[stuifbol]

Whoww that's fast....the male is doing great Stefanie....still changing though... the tale is losing the red color and the white dots on the face are getting bigger,the body is still with white dots that are slowly disappearing.
The female is still on Hawaï-time shedule ,she goes to sleep when the lights go on even after 2 days complete darkness in the tank to reset the bioclock...after this procedure the male was transferred to my lighting shedule so I'm happy and hope the female will follow???
Will try to make a pic this evening of the male....
grtz Joeri

Originally Posted by sTefaniA

Joeri how is your male doing? He is also in the changing fase right?

Mine is going really fast. After two days the orange face is coming in.

[stuifbol]

Here's mine Stefanie

Originally Posted by stuifbol

Whoww that's fast....the male is doing great Stefanie....still changing though... the tale is losing the red color and the white dots on the face are getting bigger,the body is still with white dots that are slowly disappearing.
The female is still on Hawaï-time shedule ,she goes to sleep when the lights go on even after 2 days complete darkness in the tank to reset the bioclock...after this procedure the male was transferred to my lighting shedule so I'm happy and hope the female will follow???
Will try to make a pic this evening of the male....
grtz Joeri

[sTefaniA]

Strange how different they are in the changing proces. While mine hardly has any white spots left, your's still has a lot of them but the head markings are a lot further than mine.

If it keeps changing like this I think it will be fully male by the end of the year.

[stuifbol]

Let's hope so...fingers crossed....i suppose yours is more sub-male for the moment and mine more terminal-male???Indeed strange....but very nice to see how they change.....
PS:my Twistii

Originally Posted by sTefaniA

Strange how different they are in the changing proces. While mine hardly has any white spots left, your's still has a lot of them but the head markings are a lot further than mine.

If it keeps changing like this I think it will be fully male by the end of the year.

[sTefaniA]

Another three days

[stuifbol]

Very nice Stefanie...you're patience is beïng rewarded....

Originally Posted by sTefaniA

Another three days

[h0bite]

Wow!!
Congrats Stefanie!
Nice morphing.
Continu to post update, I'am very captivate by this thread.
See ya. David

[sTefaniA]

Still going

[sTefaniA]

My smallest, the twistii