Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

eatbreakfast · Oct 25, 2017

jason g said:
Need I.D. please. Thanks.

Agreed with Bruce, C. lubbocki, Bali variant.

4FordFamily said:
Shouldn’t be hard with black line on tail but I’m drawing a blank. Was a mis ship.

Edit I just realized how badly my other two wrasse photo-bombed in the second photo! My regal blocked the entire photo the first time around.

I bet you can ID both of those pretty easily, too. Especially the top one. I won’t spoil the fun.

You're right C. cf. pylei.

jason g · Oct 25, 2017

Maritimer said:
Looks like Cirrhilabrus lubbocki - Lubbock's fairy wrasse - in his display colors. When he's not so excited, the red and blue blotches even out to purple (usually with a few pinkish scales).

~Bruce

Thanks.

SashimiTurtle · Oct 25, 2017

Pretty confident in what it is, Paracheilinus lineopunctatus. Just looking for expert confirmation. Received from LADD today. Looking healthy and adjusting to QT nicely.

eatbreakfast · Oct 25, 2017

Robin Haselden said:
Pretty confident in what it is, Paracheilinus lineopunctatus. Just looking for expert confirmation. Received from LADD today. Looking healthy and adjusting to QT nicely.

Yes, P. lineopunctatus.

mtmesser · Oct 25, 2017

Just now found this thread. Can anyone help me on this Wrasse. I just posted a separate topic for it.

eatbreakfast · Oct 26, 2017

mtmesser said:
Just now found this thread. Can anyone help me on this Wrasse. I just posted a separate topic for it.

Halichoeres melanochir.

reefaland310 · Oct 26, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
Cirrhilabrus cf. pylei, from Cebu.

Eddie7144 · Nov 1, 2017

Carpenter wrasse ??? And which other wrasse can I mix it with ?

eatbreakfast · Nov 1, 2017

Eddie7144 said:
Carpenter wrasse ??? And which other wrasse can I mix it with ?

Cebu Cirrhilabrus lubbocki. It's pretty peaceful, can be kept with most other reef safe wrasses.

Rakie · Nov 2, 2017

C. Lunate, or C. CF Lunate?

Purchased as a male, but I think it was a female and he's transitioning to male now.

Also, here's a fun one! (I no longer have, he was waaay aggressive in my tank)

eatbreakfast · Nov 2, 2017

Rakie said:
C. Lunate, or C. CF Lunate?

Purchased as a male, but I think it was a female and he's transitioning to male now.

Also, here's a fun one! (I no longer have, he was waaay aggressive in my tank)

C. cf. lunatus, definitely a male now.

C. katoi. They are certainly on the aggressive side for fairy wrasses.

Reef Able · Nov 6, 2017

hey guys i found this thread after listening to Hunter Hammond's lecture on Macna 2017 about wrasses. I am interested in a wrasse known as Orange head Wrasse. I am not sure what its scientific name is and whether it is different than the Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse (they both appear to be very similar). I already have a Lubbock Fairy Wrasse and if the Orange head is similar to Lubbock than i would skip to buy it. Unfortunately i do not have a picture now but i can get one later on. Thanks.

eatbreakfast · Nov 6, 2017

Reef Able said:
hey guys i found this thread after listening to Hunter Hammond's lecture on Macna 2017 about wrasses. I am interested in a wrasse known as Orange head Wrasse. I am not sure what its scientific name is and whether it is different than the Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse (they both appear to be very similar). I already have a Lubbock Fairy Wrasse and if the Orange head is similar to Lubbock than i would skip to buy it. Unfortunately i do not have a picture now but i can get one later on. Thanks.

Definitely get a pic. There are a few fish that could go by that name. They should be fine with a lubbocki, but a positive id will help.

DracoKat · Nov 6, 2017

Can I get an ID on letter "H" please? and ID on any that might be wrong?

eatbreakfast · Nov 6, 2017

DracoKat said:
Can I get an ID on letter "H" please? and ID on any that might be wrong?

H is C. rubrisquamis. That chart is from Lemon, it's 100% correct.

leahfiish · Nov 6, 2017

Wait why do they have two H? Lol.

Reef Able · Nov 6, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
Definitely get a pic. There are a few fish that could go by that name. They should be fine with a lubbocki, but a positive id will help.

sure i will thanks for your help...

DracoKat · Nov 6, 2017

That's what started the miscommunication with my LFS! I thought the second "H" is the C. Claire (look at the description beneath the photo.. there's two H's). It's the one I thought my LFS was getting because I thought the H in the image was male/female version of C. Claire.

Apparently the description H is supposed to be I, and the I is hidden in the C. Claire box (white text on white? come on, I didn't even see that! lol).

The H in the images didn't look like the Rosy Scale I have and got me curious if the chart was incorrect