Are these two wrasses both C. Isosceles?

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My LFS has two wrasse - 1 has certainly got blood of C. isosceles in however the other I’m assuming it is. The LFS has no clue on the second, or if the first is a hybrid Isosceles x Lunatus.
Here’s the first one:
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And the second:
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second one is the one to buy….
looks african.

could be a diamond tail or a kwazulu
hard to tell from pics
 
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second one is the one to buy….
looks african.

could be a diamond tail or a kwazulu
hard to tell from pics
yeah, he said that the second was from africa
Here’s a slightly better image of it
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I’m actually getting closer to it being a diamond tail flasher, if it is (I said it may be a c. Naokoae female earlier so it may be sold as that) if it’s still there next week and it’s sold as a naokoae fairy, I’ll try grab it. VERY pretty as males
 
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I’ve seen other indicators on it being a flasher aswell:
- Her body isn’t curved like the normal fairy wrasse look, and yes I know most fairys have this (I own 4 fairy wrasse, 2 are Lubbock’s, 1 is a Scott’s, 1 is a naoko)
- Her dorsal fin wasn’t constantly flapping like the normal fairy wrasse look either
 
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I’ve seen other indicators on it being a flasher aswell:
- Her body isn’t curved like the normal fairy wrasse look, and yes I know most fairys have this (I own 4 fairy wrasse, 2 are Lubbock’s, 1 is a Scott’s, 1 is a naoko)
- Her dorsal fin wasn’t constantly flapping like the normal fairy wrasse look either
She swims more like a flasher than a fairy aswell
 

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I would say the bottom could be a female naoko but females don’t have red heads so maybe it’s a female kenyan
The second one is a female C. africanus.
 
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The second one is a female C. africanus.
Thanks for the definite identification - I don’t find Kenyans quite as nice as other wrasses from Africa so I’ll probably avoid her, plus they have a male Kenyan in the tank right next to her and I only have room for one more wrasse so I may end up with a pintail if it goes for a reasonable price tag
 

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Thanks for the definite identification - I don’t find Kenyans quite as nice as other wrasses from Africa so I’ll probably avoid her, plus they have a male Kenyan in the tank right next to her and I only have room for one more wrasse so I may end up with a pintail if it goes for a reasonable price tag
The Kenyans (we call them Kwazulus here) are uncommon, but I agree I like the Pintails more.
 
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The Kenyans (we call them Kwazulus here) are uncommon, but I agree I like the Pintails more.
Yeah, and even if I was to go with the africanus I’d probably have to keep the naoko in the nano or give it back - I have had this naoko for around 6 months, it’d be hard to give him back
 
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the first one looks like my splendid pintail fairy wrasse
Yeah, it definitely has blood of a splendid however the LFS said it could also be a hybrid - C. lunatus x C. isosceles
 

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I would have to see under whites cuz that looks just like mine lol sorry for bad pics he doesn't like to sit still
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I would have to see under whites cuz that looks just like mine lol sorry for bad pics he doesn't like to sit still
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They’re so nice looking, I’m tempted on it if it’s there tomorrow. Just the risk on the Scott’s (Although, I did manage to successfully add a lubbocki that now flashes every night and pulls an awesome display ever time)
 

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