Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[eatbreakfast]

h. biocellatus?

Yup

 

[MamaLovesHerReefTank]

what about this beauty?

This is my favorite in my tank.

 

[mejiamale]

What wrasse is this? Was told tri color don't look like one.

 

[eatbreakfast]

What wrasse is this? Was told tri color don't look like one.

It is the Cebu variant of C. lubbocki.

 

[mattzang]

just curious what this one was

 

[eatbreakfast]

just curious what this one was

Initial phase Coris picta.

 

[ajhudson15]

I am currently looking for an id on my wrasse. I do not have a pic yet but I bought him as a red coris. However, on a red coris the body is well... red. Mine is black. Has the same white spots but is black instead of red. His fin that runs along the bottom has a faint flouresent blue streak to it when the light hits it.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I am currently looking for an id on my wrasse. I do not have a pic yet but I bought him as a red coris. However, on a red coris the body is well... red. Mine is black. Has the same white spots but is black instead of red. His fin that runs along the bottom has a faint flouresent blue streak to it when the light hits it.

Sounds like a juvenile Coris formosa.

 

[evolved]

I am currently looking for an id on my wrasse. I do not have a pic yet but I bought him as a red coris. However, on a red coris the body is well... red. Mine is black. Has the same white spots but is black instead of red. His fin that runs along the bottom has a faint flouresent blue streak to it when the light hits it.

Sounds like a juvenile Coris formosa.

My thoughts exactly. Need pictures to say for certain, of course. ;)

 

[ajhudson15]

My thoughts exactly. Need pictures to say for certain, of course. ;)

I will get one tonight. After looking at pics it has the same exact body shape, size, and pattern but it all black. All the juveniles ive seen tend to have some brown across the body which mine does not. Also mine is about 4" so not sure if he is considered juvenile still.

 

[mattzang]

 

[leahfiish]

Halichoeres timorensis

 

[Redrider]

I posted in the Wrasse Lovers discussion about this one. I might have to find a new LFS.

 

[mattzang]

Halichoeres timorensis

hmm not a ton of info on it.. would it coexist with a biocellatus in a 50 cube?

are they rare? difficult to keep?

 

[eatbreakfast]

I posted in the Wrasse Lovers discussion about this one. I might have to find a new LFS.

What color are the ventral fins? Red or black?

If they are red, C. rubeus, black, C. joanallenae.

 

[evolved]

hmm not a ton of info on it.. would it coexist with a biocellatus in a 50 cube?

are they rare? difficult to keep?

Not that rare. Kept a couple in the past. Males are distinctly different. Care is like the rest of the Halichoeres, and should be okay with biocellatus.

 

[Seanislav]

Mine's been with me for about 3-4 months. Has had the same habits and activity level as the H. melanurus we lost a week ago, though a little on the shy side. She might be transitioning to male now, since black markings are appearing on her sides.

 

[evolved]

Mine's been with me for about 3-4 months. Has had the same habits and activity level as the H. melanurus we lost a week ago, though a little on the shy side. She might be transitioning to male now, since black markings are appearing on her sides.

Still female ;)

 

[mattzang]

choosing wrasses is hard... i clearly need a 500 gallon tank so i can just have all of them

 

[Seanislav]

...and an unlimited budget...some of the ones found on DD are immensely expensive.