Female flasher wrasse?

[mrbacony]

I currently have a male Carpenter Flasher wrasse. Beautiful fish, but he rarely “flashes”. If I were to add a female, would the male start to flash more? Will they get along together?

 

[Baldguy]

I currently have a male Carpenter Flasher wrasse. Beautiful fish, but he rarely “flashes”. If I were to add a female, would the male start to flash more? Will they get along together?

Problem would be most females turn male even with an existing male. I would suggest adding a male flasher of a different species. They would show off to each other without the battle two male carpenters would have.

 

[mrbacony]

Was not aware of that! Thanks for the info.
So could I get a female of any other species and be ok? Would it still possibly turn male? Or does it need to be a male from the get go?

 

[Baldguy]

I would get a male of a different species. They would flash each other without battling. As an example, I've got 3 males. One McCoskers, one Eightline and one Blue. They do fine together. Lots of flashing. A female of a different species would be ok, you'd get some flashing and eventually that female would turn male and you'd get more. It's not easy finding true females. Usually they have started the transition to male.

 

[i cant think]

What tank dimensions is it first?
More information is in the wrasse lovers thread and also saltyT has great information on these fish!

 

[mrbacony]

Tank size is 4x2x2. Thanks for the redirect

 

[i cant think]

Tank size is 4x2x2. Thanks for the redirect

I would go for one other flasher wrasse OR a fairy wrasse would also help the flasher to flash a bit more!!

 

[ID-Reefer]

Had ordered what I thought would be a male and female Carpenter flasher wrasse. I received what I believe are two males... Ive had these two in my 14 month old mixed reef 200 gal. display for about a week now. Both are eating. No aggression towards them from any other fish and they so far stick together. Wondering if Im going to have a fight down the road or if they can coexist in a tank this size. Thoughts?

 

[i cant think]

Had ordered what I thought would be a male and female Carpenter flasher wrasse. I received what I believe are two males... Ive had these two in my 14 month old mixed reef 200 gal. display for about a week now. Both are eating. No aggression towards them from any other fish and they so far stick together. Wondering if Im going to have a fight down the road or if they can coexist in a tank this size. Thoughts?

Tank size in this case should be of help to you. They shouldn’t fight and it looks like you managed to get yourself an African Mccoskeri and a Carpenteri. So you managed to get two similar species but not two conspecifics. Those two should be just fine in your tank!

 

[mrbacony]

Yours are flashing great! I still have not picked up another wrasse, so mine is not flashing. I need to go get another one