Anna & Pablo’s RSR P650

[Coral reefer]

Poop

 

[MolaMola]

Do they look like this?

 

[svreef]

Yup. I’m thinking I should add a melanurus or six line wrasse

 

[Coral reefer]

Melanuris are so cool

 

[H2OPlayar]

I have a Melanurus and "knock on wood" haven't run into major death from parasites even though I very likely got them from never dipping anything ever. My theory is my wrasses help control my pest population. They are beautiful and active. I have heard many horror stories about a 6 line, so I would avoid that one.

 

[Patio]

4 line wrasse gets little attention but is a cool small option at 3"

 

[Srt4eric]

I hear all these stories about six lines. I have one in my display and one in my frag tank. Never had any problems.

 

[svreef]

I have two big, aggressive wrasses: the green bird and the tusk, so I need something with a bit of a superiority complex. It can’t be a shy, well behaved fish

 

[svreef]

This thing is ridiculous. Over 18” long

 

[Srt4eric]

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This thing is ridiculous. Over 18” long

Kinda like that eel you want.

 

[svreef]

Picked up a six line and a melanurus from Neptune yesterday. The six line is doing well, hiding from the mean fish. The Melanurus not so much.

 

[Patio]

Melanurus not feeling well or having a hard time hiding?

 

[svreef]

Melanurus not feeling well or having a hard time hiding?

The latter. It’s not a fish that hides and the tusk is being a real jerk.

But…watching the tiny six line darting in and out of the coral is magical.

 

[svreef]

Melanurus doing much better today - out and about looking for food. She’s learned to avoid the tusk. The six line is right at home.

 

[Srt4eric]

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Melanurus doing much better today - out and about looking for food. She’s learned to avoid the tusk. The six line is right at home.

That bizarro looks great too!!!

 

[svreef]

The Melanurus was brave enough to come out for the automatic feeder frenzy and grabbed a couple of pellets. The six line has been seen holding her own against mamma Maroon.

There’s also been a visible reduction in Nudis.

 

[svreef]

Mel (anurus) is very active today - behaving like a happy wrasse should. Now that I’ve successfully introduced two small wrasses, I’m chomping at the bit to add a couple more. A coris and a pink face.

 

[svreef]

The corals talk to us…we just have to listen.

The past 2 weeks, my pipe organ was not opening as it did before. I knew my salinity was high but I ignored it. I finally started lowering it slowly and after 5 days, when it got down to 1.026, lo and behold, the pipe organ started opening.

 

[Srt4eric]

The corals talk to us…we just have to listen.

The past 2 weeks, my pipe organ was not opening as it did before. I knew my salinity was high but I ignored it. I finally started lowering it slowly and after 5 days, when it got down to 1.026, lo and behold, the pipe organ started opening.

How high was it?

 

[svreef]

How high was it?

1.029