Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[mmarro99]

Fish 1 is Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis.

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

Awesome thank you!

 

[Wings6010]

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]

Cf cyanopleaura?

 

[eatbreakfast]

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.

Cf cyanopleaura?

Yup.

 

[evolved]

Looks like C. katoi to me.

Yeah, that's katoi.

 

[happyhourhero]

Do you think mine above will stay red like that?

 

[evolved]

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]

 

[Duke4Life]

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]

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

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

Transitional male.

 

[twon8]

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

 

[eatbreakfast]

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

So kwazulu then...

 

[JerSaint]

How about this guy? Sorry for the weak pics!

 

[evolved]

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...

How about this guy? Sorry for the weak pics!

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

 

[robsyp]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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. :)