I Will Never Buy Wrasse "Pairs" Again!

[Confuse]

http://www.reef2reef.com/ams/pairing-wrasses-thats-not-how-any-of-this-works.3/

This is a great article that talks about how wrasse pairs are not always necessary for a female/submale to turn into a terminal male. All the wrasse pairs I have bought, no matter what size between the pair has ended up in fighting. My flames fight, my bluestars fight, and now my pintails started bickering with each other when the tiny female started getting bigger.

I'm hoping that my Earl's will transition into a terminal male in the company of my other wrasses. An Earl's pair would just be too expensive and I'd hate the risk of them fighting.

On top of this, it's funny how fish stores sell "pairs" by basically putting together a bigger wrasse with a smaller one. There is more to it than this.

Discuss!

 

[theMerchant]

preach :amen:

 

[Greaser9999]

:flock:

 

[Smite]

Good to know as females tend to be half the price. That's IF you can find a LFS that'll sell them separately.

I noticed my rhomboids battling here and there even though they were said to be paired. Lost the male a few months back and the "female" now flashes itself in the evening along with multiple Scott's fairy. Hasn't taken long at all for the change to start.

Cool read. Why take up 2 slots in your tank list when you really only want the male anyway?

I wonder if you started of with 2 types of female wrasse if they would end up morphing to males quicker than on their own?

 

[Confuse]

It definitely saves a lot of real estate.

 

[Confuse]

[MENTION=474]WayneL333[/MENTION] Any thoughts to this?

 

[janiners305]

http://www.reef2reef.com/ams/pairing-wrasses-thats-not-how-any-of-this-works.3/

This is a great article that talks about how wrasse pairs are not always necessary for a female/submale to turn into a terminal male. All the wrasse pairs I have bought, no matter what size between the pair has ended up in fighting. My flames fight, my bluestars fight, and now my pintails started bickering with each other when the tiny female started getting bigger.

I'm hoping that my Earl's will transition into a terminal male in the company of my other wrasses. An Earl's pair would just be too expensive and I'd hate the risk of them fighting.

On top of this, it's funny how fish stores sell "pairs" by basically putting together a bigger wrasse with a smaller one. There is more to it than this.

Discuss!

Lemme know if you wanna seperate any that fight got plenty of room in my tank lol

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