ID my wrasse

[boehm742]

Sold to me as a female red fairy wrasse. Can anyone confirm or elaborate on an ID?Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis, Red-finned Fairy wrasse?

Reason i ask is i have introduced a male Red dot and dash flasher and dont want any problems.

 

[650-IS350]

I have the same one, sold to me as a red fairy wrasse. It'll develop some yellow hue's on it.

 

[jaytizzle]

Female of Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis. You shouldn't have any issues introducing a male of any type with females.

View Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis

 

[jaytizzle]

Charles, yours appears to be a different fish. Notice it lacking the characteristic tail spot. I will try to ID yours.

 

[650-IS350]

cool, I just look at it as a fairy wrasse. LOL

 

[jaytizzle]

Yeah... and although I was unable to find an ID on your wrasse, I have a couple of reasons why. First is that the database of female wrasse photos is not very complete. Second, a lot of the females actually look a lot alike and I am no ichthyologist. Third, it appears possible that yours may have been a female and is becoming a male, hence the addition of coloration.

 

[650-IS350]

maybe, that's why it's probably all the sudden getting aggressive towards my leopard and yellow coris.

 

[detguy123]

the one in the first post is for sure a female rubripinnis and the one in the 2nd post is a different species and is a female filamentosus that is changing into a male...there are alot of female fairys that look so much alike and alot of times can't be id unles they change into a male...also for the op adding the male lineopuncatus flasher should not be any problems