Red coris juvi --> adult ***update 5/30

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  1. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    One of my favorites!!

    Trent, you ought to submit a FOTM (Fish Of the Month) on them to Matt. You could take a picture of your buddies full grown one too to show the coloration change. Just a thought
     
    inwall75, Feb 28, 2011
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  2. Dingo

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    Will do... Maybe next month since this one is already taken lol
     
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  3. Dingo

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    added a new pic of 1 month in to the first page!
     
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  4. Dingo

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    I guess it's been about two months since the last update. The red coris is extremely shy only when I bring out the camera today lol... Usually it's out showing off.

    Anyways I wanted to update because there are some pretty big changes happening right now! So the juvenile white spots are almost gone, they are down to just some small specks. The electric blue spots have progressed from around the tail the whole way up to about half-way on the body. Also from the tail forward, it is starting to darken slightly. There do not seem to be any changes to the face yet though. I'll try for some better pics later and hopefully he decides to come out and show off a little lol.

    On a side note, I believe my female melanurus wrasse is also transitioning. After the loss of her first mate she has violently attacked any subsequent males I have introduced. (maybe she went to initial phase within the few weeks that it took for me to acquire more males?) Within the last week I have been seeing her colors on her face change color... (could be going to terminal phase now?) I guess time will tell if she is actually changing!
     
    Dingo, May 30, 2011
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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    no the pictures do not show up when I quote it either?

    we need to see these changes Trent?
     
    steve wright, May 30, 2011
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  6. Corailline

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    Yes to both please.

    And food in one hand, camera in the other.
     
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  7. thepanfish

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    Or just get a huge telephoto and Paparazzi it from behind the couch.;D
     
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  8. Dingo

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    well about 120 pictures later I finally got a decent one of him haha! I swear tonight he was playing some kinda game with me because he would sit in a hole in this rock right up in front and stare at me until i looked away, then he would come out and flash me like normal... and just as fast as i could get the camera on him, he was non-chilantly making his way around the back of the rock and going into the tunnel to watch me again!
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  9. JJL

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    Awesome picture and beautiful fish ;)
    JJL
     
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  10. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    worth the effort Trent

    a fine looking specimen indeed

    Steve
     
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