Aquarium Conditioned
Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse
Paracheilinus carpenteri
You Tube Video Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse
Description: These wonderful fish
make a fascinating display in the peaceful community tank or reef tank! Also called
the Redfin Flasher Wrasse or Pinkfin Flasher Wrasse, Males are most spectacular when they
"flash" (display) toward other fishes or their reflections
in the aquarium glass. An interesting side note is that
all male Flasher Wrasse colors will intensify when in courtship
is in process. Therefore by putting in a group of Carpenter Flashers
with a male and females both present, that way the males will
be more likely to frequently present their colorful displays. A
perfect reef and home aquarium fish, the Carpenteri Flasher's
adult size is around 3 inches.
Tank Recommendations:
A 30 gallon or larger aquarium, either fish-only or reef, with a shaded area is recommended. A 2-3 inch sand bed so they can bury themselves in the sand to sleep or hide. Live Rock should be provided for all Fairy and Filament Wrasses. The Live Rock provides numerous small life forms that the Wrasses consider a tasty treat as well as another place to hide when they feel threatened. Note: Wrasses are known to jump from aquariums. Be sure to have some sort of covering with no large open holes that they can escape from.
Food and diet:Flasher wrasses have a high metabolism and should be fed several small meals a day rather than two large meals. Best practice is to use a refugium as part of the system’s filtration. This will provide a constant food supply of small live foods (e.g. copepods). A regular diet should include vitamin enriched frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin enriched frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high quality marine flake and marine pellet food.
Reef Compatability:Excellent
Level of Care: Easy
Approximate Purchase Size:
Small 1-1/2" to 2"; Medium 2"to 2-1/2";
Large 2-1/2" to 3" |
Medium Regular Price $54.99
Medium SALE Price $39.99
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Aquarium Conditioned
Tailspot Blenny
Ecsenius stigmatura
YouTube Video of the Tailspot Blenny
Description:
Tail Spot Blennies are a great fish for smaller tanks. They are extremely peaceful and easy to take care of demanding a tank size of around ten gallons to meet its needs. They grow up to approximately 2 inches. They like to hangout in crevices and rocks where they can perch or hide. To keep these fish it is a great idea to have a good amount of live rock so that they are able to graze on the algae and also be given plenty of places to hide. In smaller tanks they can help keep algae in check, but in larger systems since so small they would have a hard time keeping up.
Recommended Tank size: 10 gallon
Feeding and Diet: It will feed on the aquariums natural algae helping to keep it under control. Supplement with vegetable matter, frozen and dried foods containing marine and blue-green algae and herbivore preparations.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef CompatibilityExcellent
Approximate Purchase Size:1 inch to 1-1/2inch
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Regular Price $29.99
SALE Price $14.99
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Aquarium Conditioned
Macneill's Assessor Basslet
Assessor randalli
Identification:
Macneill's Assessor Basslets are an extremely hardy and attractive species that is also referred to as MacNeill's Mini Grouper or Blue Assessor Basslet. Frequently seen hanging around in caves, overhangs and other shaded areas of the aquarium. Quite often they will do this upside down or vertically. The Macneill's Assessor will not bother invertebrates making it an excellent choice for reef aquariums but OK for fish-only aquariums too. Can be kept single or in small groups. Assessors are a very attractive, very hardy fish that makes a wonderful addition to tanks of any size, for aquarists of any experience level. They also do very well in "nano" aquariums due to their small maximum size of 3".
Tank Recommendations:
For a single Macneill's Assessor, provide at least a 30 gallon tank (55+ gallons for 3 or more) and must be provided with plenty of live rock for caves, territory and shelter. Provide a fine sand substrate. A hood for the aquarium is recommended as they can be jumpers when they are startled. They are relatively peaceful and can usually be observed in close proximity to their favorite cave or are frequently seen cruising along the substrate and live rock searching zooplankton and other tiny crustaceans. They should be housed with peaceful to semi-aggressive tank mates, but multiple specimens should be added to the aquarium at the same time.
Food and diet:
Assessors are carnivores and mainly eat zooplankton and other planktonic life in the wild. In an aquarium environment, they should be fed a variety of meaty food items such as live, frozen, freeze-dried, and vitamin enriched brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, chopped krill, amphipods, copepods, cyclops, chopped squid, chopped fish, and chopped crab meat. They will also readily accept carnivore/omnivore (Spirulina based) pellets and flake foods. They should be fed twice a day and only what they consume within a few minutes.
Level of Care:
Moderate
Acclimaton Time:
3+ hours
Reef Compatibility
: Excellent
Approximate Purchase Size:
1" to 2"
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Regular Price $139.99
SALE Price $69.99
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Aquarium Conditioned
Midas Blenny
Ecsenius midas, Africa
YouTube Video of the Golden Midas Blenny
Identification:
The Blue Eyed Golden Midas Blenny is the best looking of all the Midas Blennies. With there golden body and bright neon blue eyes these beauties from the African coast are an excellent reef tank species. The Golden Midas is an entertaining captive, with its unique movements and often changing coloration. Perfect for 30 gallon or larger, can be a great choice for beginning marine aquarist's and advanced hobbyists alike. Golden Midas Blennies swim with a rather undulating motion and have been compared to eels in their movements. They are considered to be quite alert and active, and are often the first fish in the community to come to feed when items are placed into the aquarium.
Tank Recommendations:
Minimum tank size of 30 gallons with live rock.
Food and diet:
The Golden Midas Blenny is an omnivore requiring a proper diet of meaty and plant based foods. For a diet provide finely chopped meaty foods such as crab, shrimp, oyster, and clam along with mysis, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp,and a good frozen herbivore preparation.
Level of Care: Easy
Reef CompatibilityExcellent
Approximate Purchase Size:
2 inches to 3 inches
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Medium Regular Price $69.99
Medium SALE Price $49.99
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