New baby Mystery Wrasse

[Len]

Just got this little fella, and he's cute as can be (yes, i used the word "cute"). Here's some pics of him.

 

[Len]

Here's another to give you a sense of scale ....... the tube worms are the tiny type that are hitchhikers

 

[fishfanatic2]

That is a COOL fish!!

Sorry to get off topic, but how big do they get/what do they eat?

 

[Anonymous]

Well, Len, you and NKT stink for grabbing the last two of these. I and *do* mean stink.

I actually think I'd pay the extra cash and get a larger one from TMC, though...that guy would get pounded on in my tank, or eaten by my big banggai.

Any of your fish bother him yet?

A truly spectacular wrasse, though...I do plan on getting one once my reef is settled after the (supposed) move.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Len]

fish:
They get to only about 3" long and are pretty timid. They'll eat ANYTHING you feed it, and I've caught my old one munching on bristleworms and small crustaceans.

chip:
They get these guys in frequently, so the guy said. If you want one for sure, I'll let you know the next time Marine Aquatics gets some in .... or you can call them to reserve one yourself. Yeah, I'd have preferred a larger one to avoid it being eaten, but it turns out this tiny guy doesn't get harassed by anything in my tank. It's weird. I would've thought my hogfish would've eaten it by now, but it just ignores it now (was worried in the beginner since it chased it a bit). It ate some C.johnsoni wrasses!

Checked this morning, and my little bugga is still in there. Very curious little guy. It looks like a tiny swimming speck in my tank!

 

[monkeyboy]

Killer pics; those are some seriously small mystery wrasses! What happened to the one pictures on reefscapes?

My P. oscellatus doesn't have the vertical bars anymore, nor does the one on your site. I suppose this is just something that happens with age? In Kutier's wrasse book he pictures an adult with really nice bars, so I suppose the verdict is still undecided...

 

[Len]

Yeah, my old one lost the bars too. I think it has to do with maturity .... that or captivity. Last one was with me 5+ years, then jumped one day and someone got through the back of the canopy I think my clown probably freaked it out.

 

[Anonymous]

Sweet fish! That's on my short list- but having just got a Pseudochromis elongata from Marine Center today, I think my $$$ fish quota is used up for a while....

 

[Sand Dollar]

Len,

Awesome fish 8) Since you had one for 5 yrs do you know if they are compatible with pepperment or cleaner shrimp.

Thanks, Rich

 

[Len]

Nope, it'll eat small shrimps My hogfish already eats shrimps, so might as well throw in another shrimp eater if it's as nice as mystery wrasses

 

[Anonymous]

That's an interesting marking on the back - looks like an eye... Maybe to confuse predators?