My Eightline Flasher Wrasse, Paracheilinus octotaenia

OrionN · 05/23/2018, 02:03 PM

I recently got an Eightline Flasher Wrasse female. She is doing very well in my tank and feeding well, getting fat. Looking back at the pictures I got of her, It see, that she is clearly changing. More colorful and the fins are no longer clear.
I will try to take pictures at regular interval and update it here so we all can see the progress. I hope she will be the spectacular fish that she have the potential to be.

Initial picture 5/10/2018

Today picture 5/23/2018

OrionN · 05/23/2018, 07:58 PM

Another picture I took this AM

OrionN · 05/22/2019, 05:37 AM

It is about 1 year ago that I got this wrasse. The transformation was remarkable. She grew fro about 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches terminal male. The complete transformation was just happened a few days ago. I have not get a really good shot of him yet, but will over the next week or so I hope.

5/07/2019

5/18/2019

5/19/2019

5/21/2019

HumbleFish · 05/22/2019, 07:41 AM

Beautiful wrasse!

heuerfan · 05/22/2019, 07:42 AM

Wow awesome, great photos as well!

Are there any other wrasses in the tank, if so can you list them?

LargeAngels · 05/22/2019, 12:09 PM

Awesome. One of my favorite. I had a large male for about 5 years.

OrionN · 05/23/2019, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by heuerfan

Wow awesome, great photos as well!

Are there any other wrasses in the tank, if so can you list them?

He is in a 320 with a number or wrasses. I will sit down and make a list of them later

OrionN · 05/23/2019, 08:31 PM

Better picture today, along with the Exquisite Fairy that streak by fast.

OrionN · 05/25/2019, 02:04 PM

Brighter light. More time to take pictures

Systemwizardinc · 05/26/2019, 06:21 PM

very nice fish

ThRoewer · 05/27/2019, 05:11 PM

I'd love to put a pair of those into my tank, but it's not covered and I'm sure these guys are notorious jumpers just like hexatenia. Those I found regularly on the carpet...

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OrionN · 05/28/2019, 04:37 AM

I know Scott Michael recommended keeping harem of these wrasses in our tank. However Flasher and Fairy wrasses always turn male in our tanks even with dominant male in resident. Keeping a pair will invariably result in two males even when they spawn for a while. Once this happened we will have problem.
All veteran wrasse keepers recommend single specimen per species.

carrots · 05/28/2019, 02:03 PM

Minh, your photography skills are only second to your outstanding fish keeping skills. Thanks for the post and info on the eight line wrasse. It is now on my wrasse wish list.

OrionN · 05/28/2019, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by carrots

Minh, your photography skills are only second to your outstanding fish keeping skills. Thanks for the post and info on the eight line wrasse. It is now on my wrasse wish list.

Thanks. I am glad you find the information and picture helpful.

OrionN · 06/16/2019, 01:25 PM

I got better pictures of my favorite wrasse today. Hope y'all like it.

05/23/2018, 02:03 PM	#1
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	My Eightline Flasher Wrasse, Paracheilinus octotaenia I recently got an Eightline Flasher Wrasse female. She is doing very well in my tank and feeding well, getting fat. Looking back at the pictures I got of her, It see, that she is clearly changing. More colorful and the fins are no longer clear. I will try to take pictures at regular interval and update it here so we all can see the progress. I hope she will be the spectacular fish that she have the potential to be. Initial picture 5/10/2018 Today picture 5/23/2018 __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

05/27/2019, 05:11 PM	#11
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	I'd love to put a pair of those into my tank, but it's not covered and I'm sure these guys are notorious jumpers just like hexatenia. Those I found regularly on the carpet... Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ 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 +...

05/28/2019, 04:37 AM	#12
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I know Scott Michael recommended keeping harem of these wrasses in our tank. However Flasher and Fairy wrasses always turn male in our tanks even with dominant male in resident. Keeping a pair will invariably result in two males even when they spawn for a while. Once this happened we will have problem. All veteran wrasse keepers recommend single specimen per species. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

06/16/2019, 01:25 PM	#15
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	I got better pictures of my favorite wrasse today. Hope y'all like it. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

05/22/2019, 07:41 AM	#4
HumbleFish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,757	Beautiful wrasse!

05/22/2019, 07:42 AM	#5
heuerfan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Hyde Park Posts: 1,249	Wow awesome, great photos as well! Are there any other wrasses in the tank, if so can you list them?

05/22/2019, 12:09 PM	#6
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	Awesome. One of my favorite. I had a large male for about 5 years.

05/26/2019, 06:21 PM	#10
Systemwizardinc Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 87	very nice fish

05/28/2019, 02:03 PM	#13
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	Minh, your photography skills are only second to your outstanding fish keeping skills. Thanks for the post and info on the eight line wrasse. It is now on my wrasse wish list.