Thanks for ID on the fish.
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You guys nailed it!
Just got my wrasse today. All of them seem to be doing great besides this one, I can’t remember if this was the carpenter or mccoskers wrasse. Any help would be great on IDing it. I am waiting till I get home from work tonight to dose prazi to give them some time to relax in the QT.
Is it possible to get a better pic, particularly of the anal fin? It actually appears to be P. flavianalis.
Just got my wrasse today. All of them seem to be doing great besides this one, I can’t remember if this was the carpenter or mccoskers wrasse. Any help would be great on IDing it. I am waiting till I get home from work tonight to dose prazi to give them some time to relax in the QT.
Is it possible to get a better pic, particularly of the anal fin? It actually appears to be P. flavianalis.
It has more than one filament so it definitely isn't a mccoskeri.
Nice fish. I have 1. They get more bluish and the spots move together to form rings as they transition.Halichoeres timorensis
It cannot be identified soley by filaments, though mccoskeri only ever has 1. Flavianalis can have 1-3, carpenteri has 2-4. The anal fin will be the determining factor between carpenteri and flavianalis.All mccoskeri I had over the years have single filament . So you are bang on target here .
Problem is P.flavianalis have quite a lot of variations . I have seen with 1 or 2 filaments . So not sure if it can be identified based on just filaments .
May be many I have seen in the past were wrongly ided .
Am also interested in seeing a better pic and want to know how to correctly Id it .
Regards,
Abhishek
Yes. Transitional Macropharyngodon males can be quite aggressive toward other sand burying wrasses, though it can vary. Some aren't a problem, others are. In one case a transitioning meleagris killed 3 other Halichoeres wrasses that had been with it prior, but that case is an outlier.Side note - question for @eatbreakfast .
As I told earlier my blue star started transitioning into male without any companion . So it was a big deal for me !!
During the transition phase which lasted around 12-15 days , he chased other anampses and Halichoeres females and was chased around by my male C.Solorensis .
Once the transformation was over , everything calmed down in the tank as if nothing happened .
It was such an amazing and odd behavior for me to witness as I didn't expect the transitioning male to chase other Anampses and Halichoeres although am not surprised that the solorensis male chased another male .
Did you experience such behavior ?
Regards,
Abhishek
It cannot be identified soley by filaments, though mccoskeri only ever has 1. Flavianalis can have 1-3, carpenteri has 2-4. The anal fin will be the determining factor between carpenteri and flavianalis.
Yes. Transitional Macropharyngodon males can be quite aggressive toward other sand burying wrasses, though it can vary. Some aren't a problem, others are. In one case a transitioning meleagris killed 3 other Halichoeres wrasses that had been with it prior, but that case is an outlier.
I have trouble taking pics, but the wrasses in my personal tank include:Take a bow @eatbreakfast ;Jawdrop . Your knowledge on wrasses is like an encyclopedia ! You should share what all species you keep currently and a few shots . Will be a learning experience for all of us !!!
Regards,
Abhishek
Yup, carpenters wrasse. The red margin on the anal fin is the identifying factor.
This is the best I could get. I’m 90% sure it’s the carpenter wrasse but would like your guys opinion.