ID this fish please!

[Gungo]

Visited a local fish store and found this beautiful wrasse.. they dont know the name neither do I.. anyone can name it to see if its reef safe?

 

[DeniseAndy]

@evolved

 

[Crabs McJones]

@evolved

 

[Gungo]

@evolved everyone is tagging you so I hope you can help!! Or anyone else could tell me the name? Or if its reef safe!! Thank you

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

It looks like a juvenile that will likely look different as an adult.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Puddingwife - juvenile is what it looks like to me

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Just a guess

 

[ca1ore]

Just a guess

But a good guess .... I think that's exactly what it is!

 

[hdsoftail1065]

But a good guess .... I think that's exactly what it is!

Sweet! From what I read it is not reef safe, eats meaty foods and your inverts. The site I looked at recommended min 100 gal. Found in Costa Rica.

 

[ca1ore]

Not reef safe at all! I had one a while back ...... Murder on the shrimps and crabs. Banished to the FOWLR. I now keep a dusky in my reef. Not 'friendly' to the CUC but not quite so bloody minded.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

It a beautiful fish when it matures from the pics I have seen. To bad, if it was reef safe I would be out shopping!

 

[User1]

Figured you are all trolling with the name....go figure. Yup - pretty fish for sure.

 

[Gungo]

Went back to the fish store this morning and someone else bought it! But thanks to everyone, I decided not to buy it anyway because it's just a matter of time for that fish to lose its beautiful colors..

 

[ca1ore]

Figured you are all trolling with the name....go figure. Yup - pretty fish for sure.

Hah, yes, how it got the common name pudding wife I cannot say ....

 

[ca1ore]

Went back to the fish store this morning and someone else bought it! But thanks to everyone, I decided not to buy it anyway because it's just a matter of time for that fish to lose its beautiful colors..

As with many of the halocheries wrasses, the males end up as quite the peacock. My dusky is spectacular ..... Though it's also a good 7 inches so not for a small tank.

 

[Rybren]

My Dusky was a holy terror. Beautiful fish but killed a number of flashers and fairies.