McCosker's Flasher Wrasse

[gcgrad]

I plan to add a M/F pair of McCosker's Flasher Wrasses to my 125 at some point. Should I add them both at the same time? Or will it be easier to find separate individuals and add them at different times? In other words, is it difficult to find a male and female at the same time? Thanks!

 

[scott t]

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Originally Posted by gcgrad http:///forum/thread/387199/mccosker-s-flasher-wrasse#post_3404841
I plan to add a M/F pair of McCosker's Flasher Wrasses to my 125 at some point. Should I add them both at the same time? Or will it be easier to find separate individuals and add them at different times? In other words, is it difficult to find a male and female at the same time? Thanks!
If you get a pair its better to add them at the same time, and when they are young because you will have a better chance of pairing them up. Its very hard to find a male and female pair together. I have seen a few but they were expensive. There are only mostly males out there for sale, you see females here and there. I thought about the same thing with my 75g with a pair of them but its just to hard to find a pair together, or a female for that matter. The Good Drs have some now and then, but mostly males, I have seen in the last year because of updates from there 3 females for sale.

 

[btldreef]

It's better to add them together.
Be very, very sure that you're getting a pair if that's what you're looking for, a lot of stores don't know how to tell the difference.

 

[rainbow grouper]

sorry to crash the party but wrasses are not easy to keep and will most likely die a few weeks after you get them wrasses are quite intolerant of wrong water qualities if you want a wrasse get a possum wrasse they are absoulutley striking and easy to look after and they eat bristle worms and they grow to a good size too 3 inches

 

[jerth6932]

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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///forum/thread/387199/mccosker-s-flasher-wrasse#post_3405126
sorry to crash the party but wrasses are not easy to keep and will most likely die a few weeks after you get them wrasses are quite intolerant of wrong water qualities if you want a wrasse get a possum wrasse they are absoulutley striking and easy to look after and they eat bristle worms and they grow to a good size too 3 inches
..... I might be missing where this came from but I have had the same McCoskers wrass for quite some time now and hes a trooper (Even had most of his top fin bitten off by Jaws (my midas blenny)). I agree with water quality as a whole, but miss the relavance for the referance..... I believe you were making a suggestion???

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///forum/thread/387199/mccosker-s-flasher-wrasse#post_3405126
sorry to crash the party but wrasses are not easy to keep and will most likely die a few weeks after you get them wrasses are quite intolerant of wrong water qualities if you want a wrasse get a possum wrasse they are absoulutley striking and easy to look after and they eat bristle worms and they grow to a good size too 3 inches
WHAT? Where did you get this information?
McCosker's wrasses are one of the easier wrasses to keep. There are numerous members on this board and others that keep them, and many other types of wrasses. Actually, most wrasses are not that difficult, especially the flashers and fairies. The hardest part with those two groups is that they're jumpers, so you need to secure the top of the tank with something like eggcrate or pond netting.
Now if we were talking about a Leopard wrasse, yes, I'd say they can be tough, but even the market on them has changed a lot and more and more are readily accepting frozen foods.