Desi & Ketchup 4x2.5x2 tank

[jackywongto]

D&K

DT pods available at GO now!

[desideria]

D&K

DT pods available at GO now!

Brother, I BUY ALREADY!! Went today specifically to buy the pods AND oyster eggs!!! HAHAHAHAHAH Also got Coral RX from RD today too... KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Desi

[teebs]

Brother, I BUY ALREADY!! Went today specifically to buy the pods AND oyster eggs!!! HAHAHAHAHAH Also got Coral RX from RD today too... KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Desi

So fast cheong down to buy liao...

[Ketchup]

So fast cheong down to buy liao...

ya... FAST HANDS FAST LEGS

other things very S L O W

[teebs]

ya... FAST HANDS FAST LEGS

other things very S L O W

Where got? Everything fast fast...

[m12345y]

Brother, I BUY ALREADY!! Went today specifically to buy the pods AND oyster eggs!!! HAHAHAHAHAH Also got Coral RX from RD today too... KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Desi

why you buy coral Rx? kenna already or just use as precaution

[teebs]

why you buy coral Rx? kenna already or just use as precaution

Coral RX is for dipping corals in before putting the corals into your tank. It will get rid of pests residing in the live rocks.

[desideria]

why you buy coral Rx? kenna already or just use as precaution

I got it from Reef Depot. And this is for future use when I get more corals.. there is MORE SPACE! Sid from RD demoed to me the product and waaahhh saw all kinds of stuff coming out of a rock of zoos...

Anyway, today Ketchup and I ittchy hand and leg went to reborn ( after telling my parents to have lunch @ eminent plaza food center)... and we got ourselves 3 wrasses... pictures courtsey of Liveaquaria and marinecenter.com, my camera no bat.. so can't take pic so now just kapok from websites!

- 6 line wrasse ( the one we got about an inch long)

- 8 line wrasse ( about 1.5 inches)

- Laboutei fairy Wrasse ( ADULT! about 4 inches long! Will get a shot of him when I get the chance!)

All 3 were eating when i threw food into the tank after release into the new home. I think Ketchup has kissed goodbye his Powder Blue... now he wants small small fishes.

cheers,

Desi

[reaper78]

I got it from Reef Depot. And this is for future use when I get more corals.. there is MORE SPACE! Sid from RD demoed to me the product and waaahhh saw all kinds of stuff coming out of a rock of zoos...

Anyway, today Ketchup and I ittchy hand and leg went to reborn ( after telling my parents to have lunch @ eminent plaza food center)... and we got ourselves 3 wrasses... pictures courtsey of Liveaquaria and marinecenter.com, my camera no bat.. so can't take pic so now just kapok from websites!

- 6 line wrasse ( the one we got about an inch long)

- 8 line wrasse ( about 1.5 inches)

- Laboutei fairy Wrasse ( ADULT! about 4 inches long! Will get a shot of him when I get the chance!)

All 3 were eating when i threw food into the tank after release into the new home. I think Ketchup has kissed goodbye his Powder Blue... now he wants small small fishes.

cheers,

Desi

wah nice wrasse especially the third pic!! Now going into full wrasse collection??

[Ketchup]

wah nice wrasse especially the third pic!! Now going into full wrasse collection??

haha,.. no la.. just going into small fishes since i decided not too add any more big fishes... so no more Powder Blue until we upgrade the tank to 6 ft or bigger... So wrasses, anthias, gobies and maybe small angels lor..

[reaper78]

haha,.. no la.. just going into small fishes since i decided not too add any more big fishes... so no more Powder Blue until we upgrade the tank to 6 ft or bigger... So wrasses, anthias, gobies and maybe small angels lor..

Angels ah?? is a hit and miss thingy.....sigh...miss my majestic angel (love to nip at corals)...

[Ketchup]

Hooded Fairy Wrasse

(Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus)

very nice colours.. maybe will try and get this next

Lineatus Fairy Wrasse

(Cirrhilabrus lineatus)

and of course lineatus.. so nice!

maybe some flasher wrasses as well.. like mcCoskers etc... i think kanna influenced by Lemon's tank liaoz

[Ketchup]

Angels ah?? is a hit and miss thingy.....sigh...miss my majestic angel (love to nip at corals)...

ya.. thinking of flame angel or coral beauty.. the rest... i think either too big, too hostile

[straydum]

i dont think you will be able to add more wrasses especially fairies with the sixline in there. thats the situation i had with mine

[tian1974]

haha,.. no la.. just going into small fishes since i decided not too add any more big fishes... so no more Powder Blue until we upgrade the tank to 6 ft or bigger... So wrasses, anthias, gobies and maybe small angels lor..

coolz, ur tank will be very colourful with lots of small fishes

[desideria]

ok camera batt charged.. here are some pics of the new fishes.. the 8 line has disappeared.. I think it has burrowed into the sand for some R&R... So here are pics of mainly the fairy wrasse and the first 2 have the 6 line in it. Can you spot the 6 line in the background for the first pic?

The Fairy wrasse has kicked out the fire fish from his cave.. LOL HE TOOK OVER!

ok THat;s ALL FOLKS!!! ( looney tunes as background music!)

Cheers,

D&K!

[yikai]

wow. not to be a wet blanket but the 6 line and 8 line will be absolute terrors once established. pseudochileinus wrasses, dont mess with them. adding other wrasses especially fairys and flashers might be a problem. have lost hundreds of $$ worth of jumping wrasses due to an 8 line.

proper introduction of future wrasse must be done in order for lesser aggression. think should be fine since your tank is large. the hooded and lineatus are next on my list but sad to say, won't be expecting the hooded anytime soon... vanuatu shipments are on halt now island wide for a really long time now..and not sure when it will be available again. lineatus is still a possibility in future aussy shipments!

welcome to the wrasse club! they're beautiful fishes to own and really great show stoppers

[Ketchup]

thanks lemon... ya i read about the 6 line and 8 line that can be more aggresive but i figured they will be relatively small size compared to all our other fishes and we have a fairly big tank so should be fine. That said, i want to get a few more pieces of nice live rock so that the fishes have more hiding place..

I totally agree with you on the colours... they are absolutely the most colourful fishes...

One question though... our tank is not hooded but is full cabinet so technically it should be fairly safe for any jumpers right? worst case is land on bracing (2 inches) and shd wriggle back into the water right?

[desideria]

Thanks lemon for the advice. it's ok... Right now it's all just "ideas" ketchup has.. I am currently already feeling that the tank looks a wee bit crowded already... Especially since we have not introduced our powder brown yet for another 2 more weeks in QT! So we will take a breather for now in terms of fish.. I HOPE!!!!

And yes, it's all due to your tank which has made us WANT to get involved with wrasses.. hopefully the fishes in my tank kiss each other too.. Oh, I saw the green wrasse challenge the 8 line wrasse .. nothing too serious, just posturing and giving the 8 line the SMOOCHING of the lips action! oh, well both are more or less the same size so I doubt any harm would come of it besides the posturing...

Cheers,

Desi

[yikai]

in time the 6 line will dominate haha!

hmm no lah my wrasse collection more or less complete. only need a final few touches to complete.

now have

1x rhomboid

1x laboutei

1x flame

1x solar

1x carpenter flasher

1x flaviana|is flasher

4x female flashers

1x yellow wrasse

1x royal pencil wrasse

1x mccosker's flasher.

omg i just realised 90% of my fishes are wrasses. and i still want at least another 2-3

[straydum]

in time the 6 line will dominate haha!

agreed! no matter how small and timid it is now, it'd change soon. i've lost 3 leopard wrasses (~3"), 1 banana (2.5") and 1 hawaiian pin stripe (2") to a less than 1.5" sixline. and those are only the ones i remember

[desideria]

agreed! no matter how small and timid it is now, it'd change soon. i've lost 3 leopard wrasses (~3"), 1 banana (2.5") and 1 hawaiian pin stripe (2") to a less than 1.5" sixline. and those are only the ones i remember

oh dear... WHAT HAVE WE DONE!!! it's all ketchup's IDEA!

Desi

[Ketchup]

haha... honestly i think keeping fish is like buying toto... never know which will strike or strike out!

[tian1974]

haha... honestly i think keeping fish is like buying toto... never know which will strike or strike out!

speaking of that, i m going to buy toto

[chercm]

Powder blue is always a challenge