Blue flasher wrasse colouration

[Reniva Ma]

Paracheilinus cyaneus I keep seeing photos of them as completely red and mine is too but has the filaments so I assume it is male. I noticed some photos show the males with actual blue. Do males get the blue eventually?​

 

[JoJosReef]

Paracheilinus cyaneus I keep seeing photos of them as completely red and mine is too but has the filaments so I assume it is male. I noticed some photos show the males with actual blue. Do males get the blue eventually?​

@i cant think is online now, I think.

 

[i cant think]

Paracheilinus cyaneus I keep seeing photos of them as completely red and mine is too but has the filaments so I assume it is male. I noticed some photos show the males with actual blue. Do males get the blue eventually?​

The blue is mainly seen when in display, are you sure yours is a blue flasher? Can you get a clear-ish photo of him?

 

[Reniva Ma]

The blue is mainly seen when in display, are you sure yours is a blue flasher? Can you get a clear-ish photo of him?

 

[Reniva Ma]

Ok

 

[i cant think]

Ok

I want to say yours is more likely a filamentosus which can be slightly blue but not overly blue when in display.

 

[Reniva Ma]

I want to say yours is more likely a filamentosus which can be slightly blue but not overly blue when in display.

I looked at some photos, and I think you’re right. Ah that sucks I was excited for the possibility of some blue colouration

 

[Reniva Ma]

I want to say yours is more likely a filamentosus which can be slightly blue but not overly blue when in display.

Actually I’m really not sure, the colouration looks more and exactly like this one

 

[Reniva Ma]

Actually I’m really not sure, the colouration looks more and exactly like this one

And what do u mean by, “in display”

 

[i cant think]

And what do u mean by, “in display”

“In display” is when a flasher wrasse flashes. Usually done for territorial reasons or courting. you’ll see your wrasse gain new colours you’ve never seen on them before displaying.
Here was mg old Cebu Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse that was in display.

 

[JamaI]

 

[JamaI]

Bought him last September. Almost always red except when he flashes other fish

 

[Reniva Ma]

Yeah mine is a blue flasher, it took awhile for him to go on display but he finally did

 

[i cant think]

This is actually a Paracheilinus lineopunctatus and not a cyaneus. They’re IDed from the tail, Lineopunctatus has a completed curved tail whilst Cyaneus has a crescent tail :)

 

[Reniva Ma]

This is actually a Paracheilinus lineopunctatus and not a cyaneus. They’re IDed from the tail, Lineopunctatus has a completed curved tail whilst Cyaneus has a crescent tail :)

Yeah I was about to say his doesn’t look like mine lol. But what do I know

 

[JamaI]

This is actually a Paracheilinus lineopunctatus and not a cyaneus. They’re IDed from the tail, Lineopunctatus has a completed curved tail whilst Cyaneus has a crescent tail :)

Thanks for the info mine is now the boss of the tank