Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

mmarro99 · Nov 15, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Fish 1 is Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis.

Fish 2 is , it is closely related to leopard wrasses.

Awesome thank you!

Wings6010 · Nov 15, 2015

Got her in West palm beach, FL as a mislabeled "pink flanked wrasse" 29.99 HaHa
Please tell me it's what I think it is!? She had internals, prazipro did the trick and now she's eating every girl and gaining the weight back.

happyhourhero · Nov 15, 2015

Cf cyanopleaura?

eatbreakfast · Nov 16, 2015

Wings6010 said:
Got her in West palm beach, FL as a mislabeled "pink flanked wrasse" 29.99 HaHa
Please tell me it's what I think it is!? She had internals, prazipro did the trick and now she's eating every girl and gaining the weight back.

Looks like C. katoi to me.

happyhourhero said:
Cf cyanopleaura?

Yup.

evolved · Nov 16, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Looks like C. katoi to me.

Yeah, that's katoi.

happyhourhero · Nov 16, 2015

Do you think mine above will stay red like that?

evolved · Nov 16, 2015

happyhourhero said:
Do you think mine above will stay red like that?

Do you own a magic 8 ball? :D

But really, it's that uncertain. You'll find out! :)

twon8 · Nov 16, 2015

Duke4Life · Nov 16, 2015

evolved said:
Do you own a magic 8 ball? :D

But really, it's that uncertain. You'll find out! :)

What stage is this cf in? Curious as mine still has blue but a bright red head.

evolved · Nov 16, 2015

twon8 said:

That's tough. Something of the rubriventralis complex. Juvi, obviously.

Duke4Life said:
What stage is this cf in? Curious as mine still has blue but a bright red head.

Transitional male.

twon8 · Nov 16, 2015

Another image. I should disclose I know the identity, though there's not one yet

eatbreakfast · Nov 16, 2015

twon8 said:
Another image. I should disclose I know the identity, though there's not one yet

So kwazulu then...

JerSaint · Nov 16, 2015

How about this guy? Sorry for the weak pics!

evolved · Nov 17, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
So kwazulu then...

Right, that would be my guess then too.
I would have been my blind guess as well, but if a location had been known...

JerSaint said:
How about this guy? Sorry for the weak pics!

Exactly the same situation as above. Something of the rubriventralis complex.

robsyp · Nov 17, 2015

Sorry for the bad pic. I sure it's a lineatus but wondering if you can tell what stage it's in and if I want to pair up what the best route to go

eatbreakfast · Nov 18, 2015

robsyp said:
Sorry for the bad pic. I sure it's a lineatus but wondering if you can tell what stage it's in and if I want to pair up what the best route to go

Transitional male. Don't pair them up, females can be pretty aggressive and attack and kill a male. Just keep it with another species of fairy or flasher wrasse to get the most out of displays and colors.

robsyp · Nov 18, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Transitional male. Don't pair them up, females can be pretty aggressive and attack and kill a male. Just keep it with another species of fairy or flasher wrasse to get the most out of displays and colors.

Thank you

evolved · Nov 18, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Don't pair them up, females can be pretty aggressive and attack and kill a male. Just keep it with another species of fairy or flasher wrasse to get the most out of displays and colors.

Exactly.
The best way to "pair" wrasses is to not do it at all. :)

Wankell · Nov 18, 2015

This was won at a club meet as a christmas wrasse, accurate? if so wheres all the green? is it because its a juvi?

evolved · Nov 18, 2015

Halichoeres biocellatus, more often called the "Red lined wrasse". Some call it a christmas wrasse, which also can refer to ~4 other species.

I hate common names. :)