Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Duke4Life]

Hi. Was sold as carpenter to me. Just want to make sure that is what I'm buying for a change lol

Yes it is. Great fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I'm on my phone, so I can't see the number of filaments on the dorsal clearly, but it only looks like one to me. If that is the case then it is a mckosker, not carpenter.

 

[evolved]

Hi. Was sold as carpenter to me. Just want to make sure that is what I'm buying for a change lol

Nope; that's McCoskeri.

 

[coraal]

Labeled as a Katoi.. but it doesnt look like the last one I had posted.

 

[evolved]

Labeled as a Katoi.. but it doesnt look like the last one I had posted.

Because it's temminckii. :)

 

[coraal]

Because it's temminckii. :)

OOOH okay! Thank you !!

 

[Cherim7]

ID please

 

[eatbreakfast]

ID please

Appears to be an initial phase male Cirrhilabrus filamentosus, whipfin fairy wrasse, accompanied by a male Bali C. lubbocki in the final pic. C. filamentosus is a very aggressive fairy wrasse.

 

[Cherim7]

Appears to be an initial phase male Cirrhilabrus filamentosus, whipfin fairy wrasse, accompanied by a male Bali C. lubbocki in the final pic. C. filamentosus is a very aggressive fairy wrasse.

Thank you. Will rather pass on it then

 

[metrokat]

Got a difficult one for ya
:p

 

[eatbreakfast]

Got a difficult one for ya
:p

The devil, in the form of a fish. Pseudocheilinus hexaraenia, sixline wrasse.

 

[metrokat]

The devil, in the form of a fish. Pseudocheilinus hexaraenia, sixline wrasse.

oh stop it, he was a very sweet fish. Never bothered anybody.

 

[eatbreakfast]

oh stop it, he was a very sweet fish. Never bothered anybody.

For every well behaved one there are haf a dozen holy terrors. I have had to remove siclines from tanks more than any other fish.

 

[glavaron]

What type of wrasse is this? Will it be ok with crushed coral substrate? Are they reef safe and what about inverts?

 

[Highgrade]

Hortulanus( checkerboard) Wrasse I believe. Not reef safe from what I've heard- I would suspect any inverts/snails may be a nice snack. Needs sandy substrate

 

[evolved]

Halichoeres hortulanus.

It's a big species for Halichoeres, and as such, will be hard on the motile inverts. So how "reef safe" depends on what that means to you. ;)

Crushed coral would not be ideal, as it could lead to abrasions/infections.

 

[townjas]

Halichoeres hortulanus.

It's a big species for Halichoeres, and as such, will be hard on the motile inverts. So how "reef safe" depends on what that means to you. ;)

Crushed coral would not be ideal, as it could lead to abrasions/infections.

It will also likely flip over any loose coral frags in search of food.

 

[evolved]

It will also likely flip over any loose coral frags in search of food.

Eventually, yes. It's got a ways to grow before it will be big enough to move anything of size.

 

[townjas]

I am learning to dislike the larger halichoeres wrasses.

 

[glavaron]

Well I sold the Checkerboard Wrasse and decided to go with an African Exquisite.