Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[eatbreakfast]

Hi, is this christmas wrasse? Looks different from images online
About 2" in length

Bought him to eat pests (nudis/flatworms?)

It is a female Halichoeres biocellatus, sometimes called a Christmas wrasse, red christmas wrasse, or redline wrasse.

It should help with some of the coral pests.

 

[jourdy]

It is a female Halichoeres biocellatus, sometimes called a Christmas wrasse, red christmas wrasse, or redline wrasse.

It should help with some of the coral pests.

Thank you, kind sir.
Will they eat flatworms on euphyllia? They're the only flatworms I have and I tried yellow coris wrasse and sixline wrasse before to no avail.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thank you, kind sir.
Will they eat flatworms on euphyllia? They're the only flatworms I have and I tried yellow coris wrasse and sixline wrasse before to no avail.

They should, but so should the others. Young fish are more likely than older fish, well fed fish are less likely to hunt as well. Skip feeding one a week and that should help motivate them to hunt.

 

[jrlevn]

What type of Wrasse is this? He is very aggressive.

 

[eatbreakfast]

What type of Wrasse is this? He is very aggressive.

Cirrhilabrus codei, they can be pretty aggressive.

 

[evolved]

Condei is always a terror.

 

[Luke.Fraizer]

I have one for you. It is an ok picture but he blends in with the background so well.

 

[evolved]

I have one for you. It is an ok picture but he blends in with the background so well.

Cirrhilabrus beauperryi

 

[Luke.Fraizer]

Amazing! Thank you!

 

[zibba]

Not my best picture -- just snapped this hoping to get a more positive ID between C. katherinae and C. balteatus, if possible.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Not my best picture -- just snapped this hoping to get a more positive ID between C. katherinae and C. balteatus, if possible.

It is a C. katherinae.

 

[zibba]

It is a C. katherinae.

You and Hunter agree. Thanks guys!

 

[evolved]

He didn't believe me! :p

 

[zibba]

He didn't believe me! :p

Lol, not true!

 

[eatbreakfast]

To be honest the Philippine katherinae is sort of a tweener between the Japanese katherinae and the Marshall Islands balteatus. I would be interested in seeing what the genetics say on the matter.

 

[evolved]

To be honest the Philippine katherinae is sort of a tweener between the Japanese katherinae and the Marshall Islands balteatus. I would be interested in seeing what the genetics say on the matter.

That it's the same thing. :p Pretty sure we both feel that way.

 

[mmarro99]

What kind of fairy wrasse is this? They are very similar but one has a more defined black dot by its back fin. Both get along just fine.

 

[kschweer]

@evolved @eatbreakfast shiuld be able to help you out with an id

 

[mmarro99]

@evolved @eatbreakfast shiuld be able to help you out with an id

Thank you[emoji51]

 

[evolved]

C. pylei