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Here's a few more pics. He's pretty shy...

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And a video (let me know if it doesn't work)
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Bought a couple of small females and they kind of blended together, forgot which one this is as now it is converting to male:

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That looks like what's been called, so far, as Darwin's Glow Wrasse. It's in the cyanopleura complex.

Hunter do you know what fish this is?
It's listed as Novaculops Halsteadi but it also shows another fish under that name. Not sure what to make of that.

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Also this one:
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Cirrhilabrus lunatus.
Anampses neoguinaicus and Halichoeres melanurus?

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Mel..jpg
Yes, and yes.

Hunter do you know what fish this is?
It's listed as Novaculops Halsteadi but it also shows another fish under that name. Not sure what to make of that.

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Not Hunter, but can still help. That is a juvenile Novaculops halsteadi. As it transitions, it will lose the red dorsum stripe, it's base color will become more blue, and it will develop a shoulder 'spot'.
 
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Bought a couple of small females and they kind of blended together, forgot which one this is as now it is converting to male:

DSC_5918_zpsh49o5mby.jpg
Yes, that's lunatus. The question is, what variant? It could be the Japanese (true lunatus) or the Philippine variant (cf. lunatus) at this point, but I'll venture it's the latter since there was a pretty good supply of them a while back.

Also this one:
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Very likely the same species, but there is a small possibility that it could be isosceles.

Anampses neoguinaicus and Halichoeres melanurus?

Chi..jpg


Mel..jpg
Correct on both.

Hunter do you know what fish this is?
It's listed as Novaculops Halsteadi but it also shows another fish under that name. Not sure what to make of that.

IMG_1479896187.022199.jpg
Yes, as TJ said, it is halsteadi (juvi). (http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Novaculops-halsteadi.html)
As it transitions:
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And eventually leading to:
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That looks like what's been called, so far, as Darwin's Glow Wrasse. It's in the cyanopleura complex.
How certain are you about this considering the second pictures I posted? Also, since it's in the same complex as C. Solorensis are they not likely to get along?
 
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How certain are you about this considering the second pictures I posted? Also, since it's in the same complex as C. Solorensis are they not likely to get along?
Not entirely certain but given their recent influx, it's highly probable.
Compatibility with solorensis could be questionable, yes.
 

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Hi guys,
What I thought was an isosceles male, I'm now no longer sure.
Day 1 pics
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Day 6
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The female is a lot darker now as well
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Any further help with ID on these two much appreciated!

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Hi guys,
What I thought was an isosceles male, I'm now no longer sure.
Day 1 pics
IMG_2584.JPG

IMG_2587.JPG


Day 6
IMG_2652.JPG
IMG_2650.JPG
IMG_2653.JPG


The female is a lot darker now as well
IMG_2648.JPG



Any further help with ID on these two much appreciated!

Cheers
Neither is C. isoscoles. The first is a diamondtail flasher, Paracheilinus attenuatus, the second is a female in the rubriventralis complex of fairy wrasse, possibly C. africanus.
 

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It looks like a C. rubeus from the Maldives, but seeing the fins would help to id for sure.
OK same fish, still bad photo quality. Lol. It's not really as important to me as I have removed this fish. The aggression was worsening towards my pintail and that's a no go for me. Gonna be taking this guy back tomorrow. Still looking like a C. rubeus in this shot?
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+1 - Looks like Paracheilinus lineopunctatus, the line-spot flasher wrasse. Small, peaceful ... and hoo-boy, can they light it up when they get excited!

~Bruce
 

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+1 - Looks like Paracheilinus lineopunctatus, the line-spot flasher wrasse. Small, peaceful ... and hoo-boy, can they light it up when they get excited!

~Bruce
Agreed, their displays are exquisite. One of my top fav flashers.
 
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