Out Already !!!
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yellowtail
Active Member
awsome ,what type of fish is that? :happy:
lion_crazz
Active Member
wow! Beautiful fish you just got!!
oceanic110
Member
I want one now. Nice !!!!!!!
lovethesea
Active Member
WOW, thats one beautiful fish. I see she is already attracting attention. 
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thomas712
Guest
STunning, do you have any information about it?
goldenboy
Member
Your live rock looks pretty undeveloped,
That's not the best pic of my LR. I got in a battle with a yellow tang the day before and rotated all my base rock. I have almost 200 lbs. of rock in my tank. You can see pods night or day. I would only recommend a mandarin if you have had an established tank for a while. I've seen on other website "pods" for sale if you need a jumpstart.
That's not the best pic of my LR. I got in a battle with a yellow tang the day before and rotated all my base rock. I have almost 200 lbs. of rock in my tank. You can see pods night or day. I would only recommend a mandarin if you have had an established tank for a while. I've seen on other website "pods" for sale if you need a jumpstart.
polarpooch
Active Member
You sound like you know what you're doing w/the pod eaters! A lot of folks don't realize that leopard wrasses need pods.
They're soooo pretty. I've avoided getting one a couple of times, despite how much I LOVE these wrasses. I have a much better pod population now, but I still am wary about getting a pod-eating fish. I had to take back a scooter and a mandarin before they died once because I just couldn't keep the pod population up. I'm still quite gun shy about these fish.
They're soooo pretty. I've avoided getting one a couple of times, despite how much I LOVE these wrasses. I have a much better pod population now, but I still am wary about getting a pod-eating fish. I had to take back a scooter and a mandarin before they died once because I just couldn't keep the pod population up. I'm still quite gun shy about these fish.
leopard_babe
Active Member
hey polar me to. I have a scooter and didn't know it was a pod eater, but mine also eats frozen food. I want a green mandarin and hopefully someday will have the pods for one. I might have enough pods, but I am still afraid to get a mandarin. I would hate to have to flush such a beautiful creature.
thanks,
Leopard
I love that wrasse. Leopard (hence the name), are my favorite wrasse, and sharks. I have heard they are hard to keep. Congrats on getting one that eats. He looks alot like my dragon wrass when it was a juvi.
thanks,
Leopard
I love that wrasse. Leopard (hence the name), are my favorite wrasse, and sharks. I have heard they are hard to keep. Congrats on getting one that eats. He looks alot like my dragon wrass when it was a juvi.
humuhumu
Member
Hey Goldenboy,
I have a true story for you.
I use to live in Hawaii. I have been a diver forever and have had an interest and have kept fish for even longer. Put all that together and you can figure I use to catch a lot of fish for the aquarium trade.
One day when I brought in my catch I tried to stir up some business, the folks didn't want my fish because they said that their LFS QT'd all their fish before sale. No need to argue with a true believer.
The point is that fish store was the same one that I sold most of my fish to, and I often saw them turn right around and sell those fish right after I brought them in.
The fact is, no fish store QT's fish unless they are obviously sick. It's a business and the longer they have their livestock sitting there, the more it cost them, especially if it dies.
I have a true story for you.
I use to live in Hawaii. I have been a diver forever and have had an interest and have kept fish for even longer. Put all that together and you can figure I use to catch a lot of fish for the aquarium trade.
One day when I brought in my catch I tried to stir up some business, the folks didn't want my fish because they said that their LFS QT'd all their fish before sale. No need to argue with a true believer.
The point is that fish store was the same one that I sold most of my fish to, and I often saw them turn right around and sell those fish right after I brought them in.
The fact is, no fish store QT's fish unless they are obviously sick. It's a business and the longer they have their livestock sitting there, the more it cost them, especially if it dies.
bullshark
Member
Originally posted by humuhumu
Hey Goldenboy,
I have a true story for you.
I use to live in Hawaii. I have been a diver forever and have had an interest and have kept fish for even longer. Put all that together and you can figure I use to catch a lot of fish for the aquarium trade.
One day when I brought in my catch I tried to stir up some business, the folks didn't want my fish because they said that their LFS QT'd all their fish before sale. No need to argue with a true believer.
The point is that fish store was the same one that I sold most of my fish to, and I often saw them turn right around and sell those fish right after I brought them in.
The fact is, no fish store QT's fish unless they are obviously sick. It's a business and the longer they have their livestock sitting there, the more it cost them, especially if it dies.
Agreed.
goldenboy
Member
This guy claims to qt all his $50+ fish. Now mind you it wasn't by itself. I know he had this one for at least two weeks, because I called before I made the trip. Regardless, it's a bad idea 99.9% of the time to put a fish in a display tank without qt, but with this particular species, I didn't think a bare qt tank would sustain it. She's doing great and it's been a week. She is still shy, and hides a lot in the sand throughout the day...
Also the majestic angel I bought from him I did qt, and it's also doing well.
Also the majestic angel I bought from him I did qt, and it's also doing well.