Cirrhilabrus roseafacia pictures (dialup beware :P)

[Len]

Hmmm. Perhaps there's hope then. Thanks Hiroyuki.

 

[meshal001]

nice photos and beautiful fish as well :wink:

 

[Len]

The big male seems to be behaving a little better since his capture (and release). He bullies the small male a bit less, but the small male still hasn't begun to revert to female form yet. The big male definitely is growing out a lyre tail though.

 

[Len]

Ok, some pics of the male about 3 weeks later. It's developed quite a bit, most noticeably a longer caudal fin (now diamond shaped).

 

[Len]

A bit fuzzy since he was moving quickly, but the photo shows its developing fins.

 

[bleedingthought]

He also looks quite darker.

 

[Len]

His colors are more saturated now, but not by a whole lot. I think it has more to do with my photographic technique. The biggest difference are his fins are now longer. Hiroyuki was right .... the longer fins make him look more slender and elegant.

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Nice shots and observation, LEN.

I am looking forward to seeing it with longer fins, and good luck !

 

[Len]

I think the female might be carrying eggs 8O My brother and I caught enough wild fish in our lives to recognize what a bearing female fish looks like, and she definitely looks like she's carrying a load Either that, or she has some parasites. In any case, here's a photo of her many hours after feeding, so what you see in her growing stomach area is not food. She's also hounding the big male a lot these days, flaring her fins at him, following him around the tank, and "pecking" (almost like kissing) him on right behind the eyes when he stays stays relatively still. Very interesting behavior. The male has yet to do his courtship displays though.

 

[Len]

Now a couple more photos of the male. I think he had a growth spurt The fins look more impressive today then two days ago!

 

[NKT]

His fins are growing faster cause maybe she's making him feel more like a man :X

 

[Len]

I'm beginning to think my tank is a aphrodisiac for Cirrhilabrus 8)

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

LEN,

I hope you to catch the moment of the male's flashing to its mate. I really hope so. Good Luck.

Hiroyuki

 

[Snowboarda42]

I bet if we put all these pictures together into one, we can see a full tank shot of Len's tank!

 

[RandyO]

Beautiful pictures Len. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[mpedersen]

I have to tag along, especially if that female does produce a spawn!!!

Matt

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

This species is one of my favorites. It is a 150mm male (same individual) from Cebu, the Philippines. While it is exciting all the fins become more yellowish, and the body turn reddish to deep pink. Note the pelvic fins seen in both photos.

 

[asonitez]

how do you get all those particles out of your water?

 

[Len]

My small male died today For the past two weeks, it lost all its weight (down to skin and bones). It had difficulty eating, but it still tried to eat like a pig. However, no matter how much it ate, it got skinnier each day. It finally lost energy to swim yesterday, and died this morning.

RIP

 

[wrasseguy123]

sorry to hear about that it is always a pitty to lose any fish and on that nice really sucks...i lost a fairy the same way once not sure what it was but i hate to see it happen