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This one I think I know. Not for sure. I will say it is a juvenile. Tough to get a good photo. This is about an inch long...
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I'm thinking a juvenile Hemigymnus Melarapterus?
Yes, juvie Hemigymnus melarapterus, thicklip wrasse.
 

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That is an interesting wrasse. Too bad he will get big and does not keep his interesting color pattern.
 

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Trying to ID this guy. Was sold to me as a Pink Streaked Wrasse but I'm not convinced that what it is.
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Trying to ID this guy. Was sold to me as a Pink Streaked Wrasse but I'm not convinced that what it is.
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Sorry, your suspicion is right. Pseudocheilinus evanidus
 
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Not my wrasse, this photo's from Jourdy's reef. I still have no idea what it is but it's gorgeous. At first I just thought red coris wrasse but they have white markings.
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Not my wrasse, this photo's from Jourdy's reef. I still have no idea what it is but it's gorgeous. At first I just thought red coris wrasse but they have white markings.
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Not to be offensive, but that simply looks like a Halichoeres chrysus with the saturation turned up to 11 to me...
 

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Not to be offensive, but that simply looks like a Halichoeres chrysus with the saturation turned up to 11 to me...
Idk I trust Jourdy's photos and I'm pretty sure the ultra bright colors are just as a result of the blue light. Do you think the light could have tilt shifted the wrasse's color? (along with maybe a gel filter to make photos easier?) Buffing up saturation to 100 wont make the color yellow into bright red, but maybe the lighting and camera tricks could have.
 

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I agree with Hunter that that is not a red coris wrasse. The markings do match a juvie H. chrysus...
 

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Coris gaimard can lose the white markings before it changes to adult coloration. I had one that was basically completely orange for nearly a year. I don't believe that they ever have those eye spots on the dorsal, however.

I don't remember my physics classes well enough to tell you what, for example, yellow looks like through an orange filter, etc.
 

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Got a wrasse but have no idea what species it is? Post it here with a good, clear picture and I'll ID it for you. If you can capture a photo with the fins flared out, all the better. :wink:

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Please ID this guy for me. He’s been quarantined and now in his acclimation box. Thanks!

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Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
@evolved, thank you for the ID. Unfortunately, it looks like I made a mistake based on your compatibility chart. I have a McCoskers flasher as well as the C. Filamentosus in my acclimation box. I was hoping to add a couple of other flashers or fairies to go into my 180 gallon tank as well. Since the filamentosus is aggressive, should I take him back? What would you do?
 
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@evolved, thank you for the ID. Unfortunately, it looks like I made a mistake based on your compatibility chart. I have a McCoskers flasher as well as the C. Filamentosus in my acclimation box. I was hoping to add a couple of other flashers or fairies to go into my 180 gallon tank as well. Since the filamentosus is aggressive, should I take him back? What would you do?
Yeah, unfortunately that one never plays well with others. Don't add it if you have or want flashers.
 
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