Choat's Wrasse (Macropharyngodon Choati)

[DJ88]

Stopped by J&L today as they had an Australian shipment of fish arrive the other day.. Here's my prize.. :)

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http://members.shaw.ca/rcsmilies/pix/choats_wrasse_3.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/rcsmilies/pix/choats_wrasse_4.jpg


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Choat's Wrasse on Fishbase (http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=13138&genusname=Macropharyngodon&speciesname=choati)

[Mak]

Nice :cool: . What did she set you back?.

[naesco]

Beautiful leopard. Did it arrive in excellent condition?

[DJ88]

$60

And it came in excellent condition. Already eating mysis. :)

[Jack]

I've never seen a fish like that one. Nice find!

And I get to see it tommorow! :mrgreen:

[Mak]

$60 that's not bad at all, compared to the $120-$160 I saw it for :rolleyes: . Hehe I stopped shopping at that place long ago. Well I'm all outta room for her now :sad: .

[DJ88]

compared to the $120-$160 I saw it for . Hehe I stopped shopping at that place long ago

Umm they haven't had any of these come in before as far as I understood. I know that they were suprised at what it looked like when the two arrived on thursday. Wished they had ordered more in fact.

[naesco]

compared to the $120-$160 I saw it for . Hehe I stopped shopping at that place long ago

Umm they haven't had any of these come in before as far as I understood. I know that they were suprised at what it looked like when the two arrived on thursday. Wished they had ordered more in fact.

Where is the other one?

[StirCrazy]

looks like he has his adult colours already. he should wipe out yor pods in no time :mrgreen:

Steve

[StirCrazy]

Darren, is that your tank? I was just wondering as you are so against adding anything diffacult to a new tank and yet I see a wrasse that will devower a young pod comunity in no time and a anemone.

STeve

[DJ88]

Steve,

this LR and LS has been up in a tub for a year. with lighting feeding etc etc. This isn't brand new sand and rock. I wouldn't have put anything in here if the LR and sand wasn't aged. Basically this is the sand and LR from my old 33 that was moved into the 45 and then moved into a tub then this 33. So...

NAESCO,

J&L has one more.

[StirCrazy]

ahhh cool, same way I set mine up. thats good I would have hated to have to sick Naesco on ya :mrgreen:

Steve

[DJ88]

lol

[naesco]

Steve,

this LR and LS has been up in a tub for a year. with lighting feeding etc etc. This isn't brand new sand and rock. I wouldn't have put anything in here if the LR and sand wasn't aged. Basically this is the sand and LR from my old 33 that was moved into the 45 and then moved into a tub then this 33. So...

NAESCO,

J&L has one more.
Called them they didn't have it any more :cry:
But, now I know what to look forward to getting. :smile:

[Mak]

compared to the $120-$160 I saw it for . Hehe I stopped shopping at that place long ago

Umm they haven't had any of these come in before as far as I understood. I know that they were suprised at what it looked like when the two arrived on thursday. Wished they had ordered more in fact.

I actually saw it about 4 months ago. Very NICE fish. I would have paid the $60, but the $120-$160+tax(I guess the price was so high cause they were probably the first) I was not willing to pay. Instead I bought a Neon Dottyback(kick @ss fish) from J&L.

[One_Divided]

neat little fish.. I like the idea of having a semi "rare", yet not too expensive fish some day. :cool:

[DJ88]

Adam,

It's an awesome little fish. A nice finishing touch to the tank.

They have some amazing lined fairy wrasses there too. :eek: :eek:

If i had a bigger tank I'd get a couple.