Fairy Wrasse Photo Library & ShowOff Thread...

Golden Rhomboid Fairy wrasse


Male & Female pic 1


Male & Female pic 2

pics from MarvinsReef -- Thanks!


info/details coming soon....

Cirrhilabrus solorensis

(Solar Wrasse, Clown Fairy Wrasse, Painted Fairy Wrasse, Tricolor Fairy Wrasse, Redheaded Fairy Wrasse, or Red-eyed Fairy Wrasse)

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef Compatible: Yes
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, sg 1.020-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4, dKH 8-12
Max. Size: 5"
Color Form: Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow
Diet: Carnivore
Origin: Indo-Pacific
Family: Labridae

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Lubbock's Fairy wrasse

None as nice as above bi=ut here are a couple from when I was entering them into my tank.

the hawaiian flame is my favorite but i still like my greenie

oops!

i find it very interesting on your experiences with the fairy wrasses for my future purchases i currently have only 2 lubbucks wrasses in my 120 so i'm doing a bit of research on which other species of wrasse i can add without many problems.

Are there any species of fairy wrasse that you guys would feel safe putting in a tank without a top? I have a 50G that currently only houses a pair of occelaris clowns and I am considering adding a fairy wrasse to the tank.

ecotoxlady said:

Are there any species of fairy wrasse that you guys would feel safe putting in a tank without a top? I have a 50G that currently only houses a pair of occelaris clowns and I am considering adding a fairy wrasse to the tank.

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I wouldn't recommend it... all fairies find a way to commit suicide sooner or later...

MarvinsReef said:

I wouldn't recommend it... all fairies find a way to commit suicide sooner or later...

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i agree..it is not a matter if they will jump it is when..eggcrate will not keep them in either..i use a mesh top tha has 1/4" holes and i doubled up on it and it worked great

how bout eggcrate (for structure) with gutter guard attached to the water side? or do you guys think that would create too much shade?

salty i sent you a pm

here are a few new ones for you guys..also if you have a fairy picture of a fairy that we have not posted please send them to me or Marvinsreef so we can get the pictures and info posted for everyone


Marjorie's Fairy wrasse -- Cirrhilbrus Marjorie

*** Location: Endemic to Fiji and very deep water
*** Size: Small to 3.5"
*** Color: Orange and white body with black and blue trim on fins
*** Females: All orange/pink with a balck dot at the tail...looks alot like the females of the yellowfin, adorned, and lubbocks fairys
*** Price: Very very rare only a few pairs were sent to the U.S. last year at around $1200 per pair


first picture from huskerreef-- Thanks
second picture from H. Tanaka --Thanks

Rose-band Fairy wrasse -- Cirrhilabrus Roseafascia

*** Location: Palau, Fiji, Samoa, Cebu
*** Size: The largest of the genus up to 8"
*** Color: Pink body with a violet stripe that turns red when displaying that runs down top of body yellow and pink fins trimed with blue with a large rhomboid tail..also has a blue/black dot on pelvic fins and is often confused with c. Lanceolatus which is endemic to southern Japan..the black dot is one of the ways to tell teh two apart
*** Females: a very drap version of the male light pink body with a violet stripe running down the top of the body
*** Price: expensive and more seem to be avaliable these days

picture from huskerreef-- Thanks

Pin-Tail Fairy wrasse -- Cirrhilabrus cf. Lanceolatus..Looks like Lanceolatus

*** Location: Cebu and Ryukyu Islands very deep water
*** Size: average size to 4.25"
*** Color: pink yellow/orange boday with some blue and pink stripes a long thick filament from center of tail..kinda rhomboid like orange yellow head
*** Females: mostly pink body with some yellow and orange in the head no pin-tail
*** Price: very expensive and still somewhat rare due to being from deep water



first two pictures from huskerreef -- Thanks
third picture from H. Tanaka -- Thanks

sweet additions Nick... WOW!!! didn't know the Rosefacia's get to 8"... that's a huge fairy wrasse...