Hoeven's Wrasses(Melanurus) - Page 3

**KathyC** · 08-03-2008, 11:40 PM

Wow Kris..you really captured just how pretty they are with your pics!

Aqua Pro Builder · 08-04-2008, 12:00 AM

Your corals are so nano.

**nanoreefer22** · 08-05-2008, 12:24 PM

Thanks Lenny and Kat!

Wing

That's the frag half of the tank

Rest of the tank is show size

Does it mean anything that these two sleep in the exact same spot, next to each other everynight? One night the smaller one went to sleep and it seemed like the larger one was searching for her, and when he finally settled in it was in the exact same spot as the smaller one. So close that he woke her up and she had to go back to sleep.

Just wondering if the need to sleep next to each other means anything.

Josh · 08-05-2008, 12:44 PM

Yes, they look just like mine except mine looks very red in real life. I guess the camera captures the blue/green moreso than the reds.

When I clean out my filter socks I drop the bristle worms and pods into the tank and the wrasse goes crazy. He really likes the pods. Everytime I move a rock in the tank he inspects it for a quick snack.

House of Laughter · 08-05-2008, 01:43 PM

and is the reason why you'll never have flatworms or pyramidae snails.

House

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh


	Yes, they look just like mine except mine looks very red in real life. I guess the camera captures the blue/green moreso than the reds. When I clean out my filter socks I drop the bristle worms and pods into the tank and the wrasse goes crazy. He really likes the pods. Everytime I move a rock in the tank he inspects it for a quick snack.

**nanoreefer22** · 08-05-2008, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh


	Yes, they look just like mine except mine looks very red in real life. I guess the camera captures the blue/green moreso than the reds. When I clean out my filter socks I drop the bristle worms and pods into the tank and the wrasse goes crazy. He really likes the pods. Everytime I move a rock in the tank he inspects it for a quick snack.

Josh,

These guys eat everything from what I've seen. I added a peppermint today and the larger one went right for him. The peppermint is in hiding now

Maybe we have different fish, the colors in the pic are true to life. He has no red, just orange

ALso I noticed today that his tail is much more colored, does that mean anything?

**nanoreefer22** · 08-07-2008, 11:29 AM

These little guys seem to amaze me cause I keep on posting about them. Last night as usual they slept right next to each other and this morning a few minutes ago the smaller one woke up and wouldn't move. She just hovered there, as if she was waiting for the larger one to wake up. Low and behold, as soon as the larger one woke up they swam off together

Kinda cool, IMO. Don't know if it means anything but I think they're pretty fond of one another.

DontXtripNfall · 08-07-2008, 12:48 PM

I never got this much attention when I first posted about my melanurus wrasse.. you got nipped buying them from nwa.. should have went to mike stern... you would have got the real colors too

**jhale** · 08-07-2008, 12:56 PM

those are the "real" colors.
Kris you have a different variation than what Josh has. His wrasse is red compared to the ones you have. I have some pics I took of your fish when it gets larger, I'll try to dig them up. If it's the same fish the spots disappear as they grow.

prattreef · 08-07-2008, 02:11 PM

If its a male the spots disappear as it grows and the color changes drastically too.

08-03-2008, 11:40 PM	#21
KathyC Rafflemeister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Barnum Island Posts: 4,711 Reefer Ratings: (80) Friends: (53)	Wow Kris..you really captured just how pretty they are with your pics! __________________ Don't just treat the symptom, remedy the cause!

08-04-2008, 12:00 AM	#22
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08-05-2008, 12:24 PM	#23
nanoreefer22 YoYa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 10,031 Reefer Ratings: (75) Friends: (19)	Thanks Lenny and Kat! Wing That's the frag half of the tank Rest of the tank is show size Does it mean anything that these two sleep in the exact same spot, next to each other everynight? One night the smaller one went to sleep and it seemed like the larger one was searching for her, and when he finally settled in it was in the exact same spot as the smaller one. So close that he woke her up and she had to go back to sleep. Just wondering if the need to sleep next to each other means anything. __________________ Kris MR Team

08-07-2008, 11:29 AM	#27
nanoreefer22 YoYa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 10,031 Reefer Ratings: (75) Friends: (19)	These little guys seem to amaze me cause I keep on posting about them. Last night as usual they slept right next to each other and this morning a few minutes ago the smaller one woke up and wouldn't move. She just hovered there, as if she was waiting for the larger one to wake up. Low and behold, as soon as the larger one woke up they swam off together Kinda cool, IMO. Don't know if it means anything but I think they're pretty fond of one another. __________________ Kris MR Team

08-07-2008, 12:56 PM	#29
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,161 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	those are the "real" colors. Kris you have a different variation than what Josh has. His wrasse is red compared to the ones you have. I have some pics I took of your fish when it gets larger, I'll try to dig them up. If it's the same fish the spots disappear as they grow. __________________ FS: Aquamedic dosing pump, MH250 ballast, wavemaker

08-05-2008, 12:44 PM	#24
Josh in the coral sea... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Union Square, NY Posts: 5,101 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (13)	Yes, they look just like mine except mine looks very red in real life. I guess the camera captures the blue/green moreso than the reds. When I clean out my filter socks I drop the bristle worms and pods into the tank and the wrasse goes crazy. He really likes the pods. Everytime I move a rock in the tank he inspects it for a quick snack.

08-07-2008, 02:11 PM	#30
prattreef Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,919 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (14)	If its a male the spots disappear as it grows and the color changes drastically too.

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