Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[evolved]

Just got this little guy Friday. I absolutely love him! But I have no idea what wrasse he is. Can someone please ID for me? He has some blotches on him but kinda looks like some bluer lines are starting to show through. Sorry for the blurry pictures, still trying to get the hang of reef photography.

P. lineopunctatus

 

[Kodski]

P. lineopunctatus

That's what I had thought, but I've never owned a wrasse before so I just wasn't sure. Thanks!

BTW, Holy fast response batman! ;Wideyed

 

[40B Knasty]

@evolved Picked up this amazing wrasse over the weekend. Is it a Christmas wrasse Ornatissimus and what is the max size for them 5"?

 

[mattzang]

Picked up this amazing wrasse over the weekend. Is it a Christmas wrasse Ornatissimus and what is the max size for them 5"?

more like 7"

you're sure it's ornatissimus and not claudia? i've been searching for claudia forever to no avail. i always find h. biocellatus and h. ornatissimus :(

ornatissimus is no doubt beautiful, but apparently they really have a thing against CUC. All CUC. and wrasses aren't their favorite

@evolved wrote this about them in the all about wrasse thread

H. ornatissimus "Ornate Wrasse": Common available and inexpensive. This one is also commonly (and incorrectly, IMO) labeled as a "Christmas Wrasse", but this species is VERY different from H. claudia. This one gets much larger (7"), and typically gets somewhat mean once mature. Also LOVES motile inverts. Avoid this one for a peaceful reef.

 

[40B Knasty]

What kind of wrasse is this? Picked up over the

more like 7"

you're sure it's ornatissimus and not claudia? i've been searching for claudia forever to no avail. i always find h. biocellatus and h. ornatissimus :(

ornatissimus is no doubt beautiful, but apparently they really have a thing against CUC. All CUC. and wrasses aren't their favorite

@evolved wrote this about them in the all about wrasse thread

I tried posting a video. It got to 100% and then it canceled it.

 

[mattzang]

i don't see a video, usually it's easier to post a video to youtube then just link it

here's a post by evolved that describes the difference between the three christmas wrasses. i still struggle to tell the difference between ornatissimus and claudia in real time, though. apparently when ornatissimus gets stressed the chain pattern breaks up and looks like claudia, those sneaky punks.

 

[40B Knasty]

i don't see a video, usually it's easier to post a video to youtube then just link it

here's a post by evolved that describes the difference between the three christmas wrasses. i still struggle to tell the difference between ornatissimus and claudia in real time, though. apparently when ornatissimus gets stressed the chain pattern breaks up and looks like claudia, those sneaky ********.

 

[mattzang]

that's a male h. biocellatus. great reef fish!

is it eating? the mouth looks kinda odd

 

[40B Knasty]

that's a male h. biocellatus. great reef fish!

is it eating? the mouth looks kinda odd

He was eating at the store. When I got him home raising the SG from 1.018-1.025. Monday night when he came out for and hour and Tuesday when he came out for 4hrs.
What is the common name aside of the Latin name?

 

[40B Knasty]

that's a male h. biocellatus. great reef fish!

is it eating? the mouth looks kinda odd

So it's a H. Biocellatus aka Redline Wrasse. Max size 4"?

 

[mattzang]

He was eating at the store. When I got him home raising the SG from 1.018-1.025. Monday night when he came out for and hour and Tuesday when he came out for 4hrs.
What is the common name aside of the Latin name?

red line wrasse, max size of about 4-5"

i have one, it's a great fish. eats just about anything. decimates pods. pretty invert safe. i have it with a yellow wrasse and they're both perfectly peaceful with each other despite both being males

 

[40B Knasty]

red line wrasse, max size of about 4-5"

i have one, it's a great fish. eats just about anything. decimates pods. pretty invert safe. i have it with a yellow wrasse and they're both perfectly peaceful with each other despite both being males

Awesome! Thanks for the help. I paid $45 for it. I absolutely love it. I honestly don't care if I over paid for it. I am sure the prices are up on them, because of the whole Covid-19. I am happy to know he is not going to get 7". That would have been bad since I have a 65g 3'. He seems like he will be a good tankmate.

 

[mattzang]

sounds about right, I think I paid $40 for mine a couple years ago. i got her as a tiny female and she has grown into a big beautiful dude!

 

[SebastianReefer]

These are the best pics I could get he is very fast!!

 

[SebastianReefer]

These are the best pics I could get he is very fast!!

It looks to have some blue along the top of fin

 

[OrionN]

These are the best pics I could get he is very fast!!

One of the pencil wrasse, but which one? ?P. severnsi? WAG on my part. I never keep one

 

[evolved]

@evolved Picked up this amazing wrasse over the weekend. Is it a Christmas wrasse Ornatissimus and what is the max size for them 5"?

As you've already learned, that's H. biocellatus.

here's a post by evolved that describes the difference between the three christmas wrasses. i still struggle to tell the difference between ornatissimus and claudia in real time, though. apparently when ornatissimus gets stressed the chain pattern breaks up and looks like claudia, those sneaky punks.

There's still an article in that, waiting for me. Someday...

is it eating? the mouth looks kinda odd

Could be an old injury.

That would have been bad since I have a 65g 3'. He seems like he will be a good tankmate.

Should be okay for a 65g, but that's about the minimum I'd put one in.

 

[evolved]

These are the best pics I could get he is very fast!!

Tricky one, as it's a transitioning Thalassoma. Any idea what area of the world it came from? I am ~90% sure it's Thalassoma bifasciatum.

One of the pencil wrasse, but which one?

The shape of the head rules out that genus. ;)

 

[SebastianReefer]

Tricky one, as it's a transitioning Thalassoma. Any idea what area of the world it came from? I am ~90% sure it's Thalassoma bifasciatum.

The shape of the head rules out that genus. ;)

I have no idea what part of the world it came from I got him with a tank and livestock I bought

 

[SebastianReefer]

I have no idea what part of the world it came from I got him with a tank and livestock I bought

More pics from today I tried to get the fin in there so you could see the color