Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Justin poirier]

Tanks dirty cause it was early and was in the tank pulling Saltwater on the glass

 

[eatbreakfast]

Here's a picture of him my glass is dirty and this is when my tank just started so it dosent look like this anymore. But that's him

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia, eightline wrasse.

 

[evolved]

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia, eightline wrasse.

+1

Not to be confused with Paracheilinus octotaenia; very different species.

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

 

[eatbreakfast]

Male Halichores marginatus.

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

Thank you. I was told Christmas wrasse.

 

[saltyhog]

Thank you. I was told Christmas wrasse.

I'm beginning to think that every Halichoeres wrasse in existence has been called a Christmas Wrasse by a LFS somewhere! :D

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

Yea that's what was on their sheet when it came in. It didn't look like another one I seen at a different store.

 

[evolved]

I'm beginning to think that every Halichoeres wrasse in existence has been called a Christmas Wrasse by a LFS somewhere! :D

There's at least 5 species it can semi-regularly refer to, plus one other Thalassoma.
I [still] hate common names...

 

[Mike_J]

I suspect the female of my johnsoni pair is transitioning. Can someone please confirm. Thanks!

 

[eatbreakfast]

I suspect the female of my johnsoni pair is transitioning. Can someone please confirm. Thanks!

Video won't play.

 

[Orcus Varuna]

Ordered this from LA as Halichoeres Claudia but am pretty sure this is actually an Ornatissimus. If it is an Ornatissimus I am pretty disappointed,as I did not want a fairly aggressive 7" fish in my display next year lol... Thanks for the ID

 

[Rybren]

H. claudia?

Thanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

Ordered this from LA as Halichoeres Claudia but am pretty sure this is actually an Ornatissimus. If it is an Ornatissimus I am pretty disappointed,as I did not want a fairly aggressive 7" fish in my display next year lol... Thanks for the ID

Yes, H. ornatissmus.

H. claudia?

Thanks

Yup.

 

[Rybren]

Thanks TJ

 

[Eric23]

Please ID

 

[eatbreakfast]

Please ID

Transitional male Cirrhilabrus cf cyanopleura. It looks a little skinny.

 

[Eric23]

He's not a very aggressive eater. The other fish out compete him a lot. That being said I've only had him a few weeks

 

[Orcus Varuna]

Yes, H. ornatissmus.

Yup.

Thank you for the confirmation. Will it be a good tank mate or become a nuisance eventually? Information is surprisingly difficult to find on the different species often sold as xmas wrasses. The only consensus I could find is that you want claudia and not ornatissmus but with little reason as to why other then ornatissmus gets larger.

 

[saltyhog]

Thank you for the confirmation. Will it be a good tank mate or become a nuisance eventually? Information is surprisingly difficult to find on the different species often sold as xmas wrasses. The only consensus I could find is that you want claudia and not ornatissmus but with little reason as to why other then ornatissmus gets larger.

I'm sure TJ will know exactly the reasons but my limited experience is that H. claudia is an easy going no problem Halichoeres and H. ornatissimus can be a butt head.