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FAQs on Flasher Wrasses, Genus Paracheilinus Reproduction
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Filamented Flasher Wrasse
Spawning 6/29/09
Hi!
<Hello Debbie>
I was able to watch with delight tonight my male filamented wrasse with
one of the females do their little dance. They would touch noses, swim
together and then separate, and did the same routine 3 to 4 times. The
last time she released a large white cloud into the tank... under the
Vortech... which rapidly dispersed the eggs throughout the tank.
<Neat!>
My cleaner shrimp were the first to react to the new food. Probably no
chance of anything settling in my refugium and growing huh?
<Very unlikely.>
Everything I've been reading states that wrasses need a tall, very tall
aquarium to do this, but my tank is only 17" tall minus 2-3" of sand
minus 1" from the top. Are the needs different between species of
wrasses as to how much room they need?
<You did not mention your actual tank size, but a couple of these
wrasses should do well in a minimum tank size of 30 gallons. As far as
"needs", this will depend on the adult size of the wrasse. Your wrasses
do not exceed four inches in the wild, and likely less under captive
conditions.>
The male starts his flashing/girl chasing routine the same time every
night when the "dusk/dawn" lights go off and only the actinics are on.
If I can get pictures or video of the next spawning event
I'll be sure to share.
<We would love to see some pics.>
Thanks,
<You're welcome. James (Salty Dog)>
Debbie
Sexing a Carpenter???
Hello again Crew,
I have not
received a response to my previous question regarding carpenter
wrasses, so I am re-sending the email in case it might have been
lost in cyberspace. I also found a picture of a juvenile and adult
carpenter wrasse (attached) since sending my original email. So
hopefully this will help to identify my fish. I am not even certain
I have a carpenter wrasse now (it was nipping at my clam mantle a
few days ago) so any help with identifying the fish and its sex is
certainly appreciated! --Greg
<Please see here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/paracheilinus.htm Looks like a male
carpenteri to me. Bob Fenner> | 
Re: Sexing a Carpenter???
Bob,
Thank you for the
prompt reply! I would like to add a female carpenter wrasse to
my 180g aquarium, which already contains a male (based upon your
feedback below). Assuming I am able to finally locate a female,
is it likely that these two fish would live together peacefully
or would they fight? Since my LFS has been unable to locate a
female (or even differentiate them from males), is it possible
that a male would turn to a female if placed in a tank with
another male?
<In this size, shape tank should get along
fine... you could add two or more females>
One last
clarification: From the attached picture, it appears that the
juvenile carpenteri is primarily red in color, whereas the adult
is primarily yellow. Is this the best method of sexing these
fish (yellow vs. red) and does "Adult" necessarily indicate a
male in the attached photo? I did view the WWM page you
recommended -- nice pics!
<Mmm, take a look at this species,
others of the genus on fishbase.org. When you left click on the
primary image per species, it brings up all their pix and a link
to Google images... There is quite a bit of variability in these
wrasses. Bob Fenner> |
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McCosker's flasher wrasse, breeding 2/2/07
Bob- First and
foremost I think your book is the best on the market.
<Thank
you. Much good help with it>
I often refer to it when I need
answers. I also frequent La Jolla being from Phoenix, Arizona and
was delighted to hear of your affiliation with the Scripps.
<Mmm, more of an old-timey one than with the fabulous present Birch>
I go there every time we go to La Jolla.
<What a location, eh!?
What a view!>
My question is have you ever heard of anyone
having success at breeding flasher wrasses?
<Mmm, no... in fact,
though they're such a vast/diverse family... with many smaller,
beautiful species of interest to aquarists, I have "heard" of
exceedingly few attempts at such>
I have a mated pair of
McCosker's flashers and would like to perhaps try to get them to
have babies.
Any tips?
<Mmm, really to (maybe when you're in
San Diego again... contact me and I may join you on the venture), to
make a sojourn to a large/college library... there's one (a
treasure) down next to SIO... their library I mean... where I/we can
"do" a computer search bibliographic search for such information. I
would take a look see at Ron Thresher's (see Amazon.com maybe)
general work on marine fish reproduction... but very likely you'll
need/want to study re rearing techniques/technology and food culture
methods. Bob Fenner>
McCosker's flasher wrasse
2/9/07
Thanks Bob> I will let you
know when we'll be in town. I also have an extra Sea World ticket!
Ha! Ha!
<Wow! The big money... I have some passes and discount
for parking at the Stephen Birch...>
I have attached a picture
of the wrasses. I think they're beautiful!!
<Oh yes. BobF> |
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