Eightline Flasher Wrasse

[FishGeek]

Well I just got one.

Not the best pic....I will try and get a better one later.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

cool nice colors. how big do they get?

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks!!!

Vivid Aquariums Tropical Fish Store in Los Angeles - Buy Eightline Fairy Wrasse (Paracheilinus octotaenia) - Size: 2"-3"

 

[1979camaro]

wow...spendy!

 

[Joe Fish]

I am assuming red sea fish are the most expensive?

 

[Lorna]

very nice ....

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks! I only paid $40 for him. Hes young but I cant wait for him to mature. Also hubby said that I can get a larger SW tank in about a year or so.....maybe before the 180G. *SUPERSMIL

 

[Mushroomman]

Very cool find.

Red sea fish can be pricey because there arent consistant year round shipments from the locale from what Ive dealt with through certain distributors.

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks

 

[DclownD]

very very nice... i wish to set up a bigger tank at the end of the year... and let me tell you that is one magnificent fish...

 

[FishGeek]

Here are a few more pics of him. Hes a little skinny but is eating just fine. Should I feed a few times a day to get his weight back up???

 

[wayne]

You need to feed those guys a lot - I did far better with flasher wrasse than with anthias, but I was feeding mine 3 or 4 times a day or they jsut got skinnier. Also if you don't watch the quality of the diet the colours fade very quickly, so no brine shrimp, lots cyclopeeze and so on instead.

Paracheilinus

 

[SALTY WATERS]

I love the facial coloration, very nice.

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks Wayne that exactly the info I was looking for.

 

[Katie217]

to me it looks like he needs some more food

 

[FishGeek]

Yeah I knew that he needed more food but I wanted to know what and how often. But he is doing better now. My camera is at a friends but when I get it back I will take a few pics again.

 

[Lotus]

Yeah, we wanna see the reverse weight loss ad ... with the before and after

Lools like he's going to be a great fish, once you get him fattened up.