Aurora Joined 14 Dec 2013 Posts 330 Reaction score 8 Location Hermanus 17 Feb 2015 #1 Hi Got this little guy as a gift. Does any have an id on him? Pic not to good, he doesn't keep still for a second. Cheers,
Hi Got this little guy as a gift. Does any have an id on him? Pic not to good, he doesn't keep still for a second. Cheers,
B Bubbles22 Joined 15 Jul 2013 Posts 115 Reaction score 10 Location Knysna 17 Feb 2015 #2 Tube-lip wrasse. Labropsis xanthonata Last edited: 17 Feb 2015
Aurora Joined 14 Dec 2013 Posts 330 Reaction score 8 Location Hermanus 17 Feb 2015 #3 Thanks for help. First one Ive seen is this one. Are they a scarce fish?
B Bubbles22 Joined 15 Jul 2013 Posts 115 Reaction score 10 Location Knysna 17 Feb 2015 #4 Plenty of them in Mozambique - odd one down here in our northern waters AFAIK. I've kept them before, but are nothing to write home about...
Plenty of them in Mozambique - odd one down here in our northern waters AFAIK. I've kept them before, but are nothing to write home about...
Aurora Joined 14 Dec 2013 Posts 330 Reaction score 8 Location Hermanus 17 Feb 2015 #5 Nice. Thanks for all the info. Cheers,
L Lord_Blackadder Joined 10 Apr 2012 Posts 1,640 Reaction score 133 Location Durban 17 Feb 2015 #6 Adults only eat SPS polyps, so extremely difficult to keep.
Aurora Joined 14 Dec 2013 Posts 330 Reaction score 8 Location Hermanus 17 Feb 2015 #7 don't know if mine is a adult yet, but it eats anything and everything a put in.
L Lord_Blackadder Joined 10 Apr 2012 Posts 1,640 Reaction score 133 Location Durban 17 Feb 2015 #8 Nope, still a juvenile. Adult gets quite different colouration.