The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[i cant think]

Some adorable wrasse pics! And one… Guess the species (albeit its somewhat easy).

 

[JoJosReef]

Some adorable wrasse pics! And one… Guess the species (albeit its somewhat easy).

I didn't know you had a bipartitis.

 

[i cant think]

I didn't know you had a bipartitis.

Yep! She’s one of my less seen wrasses - honestly the ones in my nano are all lesser seen in general but I do have her. 3 leopards in total - 4 if we include the Gold Nugget.

I tried a photo of my iridis now she’s looking gorgeous but in my nano she loves to evade me.

 

[eqbal9947]

Hey Guys, I have recently purchased a Pintail fairy wrasse.
He is nice and fat and is in QT with API General Cure along with a diamond tail flasher wrasse.
The flasher is eating well but the Pintail seems very hesitant.
Im feeding them mysis soaked in garlic, is there anything else i could incorporate without spiking nutrients.
Thanks!

 

[OrionN]

You got to give us better pictures.
M. meleagris, Halichoeres chloropterus, ?Pseudojuloides kaleidos, Paracheilinus attenuatus, M. bipartitis, Pseudocheilinops ataenia, another picture of the P. attenuatus,

 

[OrionN]

Hey Guys, I have recently purchased a Pintail fairy wrasse.
He is nice and fat and is in QT with API General Cure along with a diamond tail flasher wrasse.
The flasher is eating well but the Pintail seems very hesitant.
Im feeding them mysis soaked in garlic, is there anything else i could incorporate without spiking nutrients.
Thanks!

They really eat everything once they acclimated. Try to mis some flakes and pellets with the frozen food. they will really go for everything. A variety of dry food are really better nutritionally wise then a lot of the frozen ones.

 

[reefsUP2]

I love me some wrasse's, so I want to see everyone's wrasse pictures! Please share!

I've been practicing my fish taking.. Snapped a decent one of my Naoko Wrasse, still need to polish up on my skills though!

Edit:

Forgot my earmuff! Colors since this picture have really improved!

I love naoko wrasse that good line makes it very exquisite.

 

[eqbal9947]

They really eat everything once they acclimated. Try to mis some flakes and pellets with the frozen food. they will really go for everything. A variety of dry food are really better nutritionally wise then a lot of the frozen ones.

copy. thanks!

 

[LeonardTheWrasse]

My meleagris leopard wrasse has become super aggressive recently.
She attacked and killed the last 2 fish I put into the tank.

I've seen her start to go after the other established fish in the tank, and their fins are all ripped up.

I put up a mirror to try to distract her but she doesn't even notice it.

Is there anything else I can do to reduce the aggression?

 

[LFGJP]

It's what they do, lol.

I've Been hunting for an 8 line (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) for years now, buggers are hard as hell to find anymore. I remember them being like a 10 dollar fish. I think they are Hawaiian endemic tho.

LiveAquaria® - Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Found one for you!!! LETS GOOOOOO!

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

LiveAquaria® - Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Found one for you!!! LETS GOOOOOO!

Ugh, I hate shipping fish and it's live aquaria. If it shows up alive, it's gonna prolly have a alphabet of diseases

 

[LFGJP]

Ugh, I hate shipping fish and it's live aquaria. If it shows up alive, it's gonna prolly have a alphabet of diseases

yeah heard bad things about liveaquaria.. hey worth a try tho no? QT and hope for the best?? Maybe?

 

[rob1976]

Hey, which are the best wrasses for pest control? Besides the sixline.
Thanks

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Hey, which are the best wrasses for pest control? Besides the sixline.
Thanks

I'm big on the halichoeres genus. Downside, worse case they will go after cuc & shrimp.

 

[litsoh]

Man my McCosker’s has become such a fattie. His colors really do pop out under the lights though

 

[jkcoral]

Hey, which are the best wrasses for pest control? Besides the sixline.
Thanks

Fairy and flashers don’t do much but look pretty. Plenty in the Halochoeres munch critters. Just depends on what your pest problem is and all that.

H. Crysis are always good fish.

 

[Slocke]

My meleagris leopard wrasse has become super aggressive recently.
She attacked and killed the last 2 fish I put into the tank.

I've seen her start to go after the other established fish in the tank, and their fins are all ripped up.

I put up a mirror to try to distract her but she doesn't even notice it.

Is there anything else I can do to reduce the aggression?

I’ve never heard of this. Really out of the ordinary for a female leopard

 

[JoJosReef]

Rolling the dice on Wednesday with some berghia.

 

[AZReef13]

Rolling the dice on Wednesday with some berghia.

Let me know how they work out

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Rolling the dice on Wednesday with some berghia.

I had a heck of a time with berghia. Between the H. Claudia, H. Melnaurus and the Red Coris, they didn't last @ all. Disappeared entirely.