Cirrhilabrus earlei and rhomboidalis

[GSchiemer]

Am I the only one that finds that "dancing spiderman" incredibly annoying?

 

[Anonymous]

Yes.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

Could you fine folks that are posting all of these wonderful wrasse pictures in the Collector's Forum please resize them to 640X480.

Thank you very much in advance.

Louey

 

[Len]

Am I the only one that finds that "dancing spiderman" incredibly annoying?

Avatars and signatures reflect the user :twisted:

I love you burntom!

Hiroyuki,

I have some of the large photo files uploaded on my psersonal website. I'll email you the link

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Len,

Many thanks and I have received them safely. Wait for my CD.

 

[Len]

I think I am going to have to remove the Rhomboids. The male is bullying everyone in the tank except for the firefish (yes, including the clownfish!).

All the wrasses are growing very quickly. With the growth, the male Rhomboid is getting very pushy.

 

[Anonymous]

I had 3 carpenter flasher wrasses in my tank, beautiful fish.

Sadly, they slowly disappeared.

If I knew why or where they went I would venture fixing the problem and getting another.

Very beautiful fish in this thread.

 

[Len]

Another interesting observation: the females, and only the females of both species, pick and eat algae off the rock on a constant basis. The males don't seem as interested in foraging, and when they do go forage on the rocks, they seem to aim for fauna, not flora.

 

[Len]

You guys want to see the most amazing thing? I have some out-of-focus, bad photos of the male rhomboid going into full courting ritual display. Here's a sequence of events:

First photo is of the rhomboid, a bit more colorful then usual

 

[Len]

Now with even more intense coloration!

 

[Len]

Here he is, darting in front of the drab Helfrichi firefish

 

[Len]

Does it even look like a rhomboid at this point?!

 

[Len]

(no comment)

 

[Len]

Yes, the colors really do glow electric like that. This is not a photoshop gimmick.

 

[NKT]

Absolutely breathtaking. And to think you had this guy on the auction block!

 

[Len]

I was if I could catch it. Couldn't, and tonight, I'm very happy I couldn't

 

[FragMaster]

VERY NICE LEN!!! Lucky you were there to catch him on film during this process too!!
What camera are you using btw?

 

[Vili_Shark]

Nice Len,
I actually always thought it is an over rated fish cause the specimens I saw were never even half as nice as the pics.
This one is setting new standards!
Cool!

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Very nice shots, LEN.

How many persons could get such moments ? Also beautiful photos !

 

[Len]

I do not know what I put in the water, but now the male C.earlei is starting to display. I haven't been able to photograph it yet, but I will keep trying. He's gorgeous when he puffs up. The colors don't change as much as the Rhomboid, but it becomes incredibly intense.

Here's a pic of him in his normal state under actinic lights.