Male or female pintail wrasse?

[Whysosalty]

Alright everybody I’m wondering if today I picked up a male or female pintail wrasse at the local fish store!!

 

[mrvn]

Nice looking wrasse!! It looks like a male to me.

 

[Whysosalty]

Thanks! I was hoping it was a male. I thought these fish were pretty rare. I paid 80$ for it. Is that a normal price?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Terminal phase male. $80 is a good price for that nice of a male.

 

[deedubz]

He's a stud.

 

[Whysosalty]

He's a stud.

Thank you! I just got him today and I had never seen one of these at the local fish store before, that’s why I got him over a possum wrasse

 

[Whysosalty]

I don’t know much about it tho so if anyone knows a thing or two about this wrasse I’d appreciate any information

 

[deedubz]

I have a crescent tail (very closely related) and she's great. She was timid in qt for maybe a day or two? Afterwards she was constantly greeting me and begging for food. The transition to the dt was pretty much the same. Timid around the other fish for a couple days but is just as excited to see me as anyone else. She's been in the dt for ~2 months. VERY passive. I'm assuming yours will have more or less the same temperament. I'd advise against any overly aggressive or boisterous fish as tank mates

 

[deedubz]

If you were considering adding more wrasses there's some GREAT write-ups and compatibility charts on here. There's a few members who really know their stuff. Evolved, eat breakfast, 4fordfamily(I think is the spelling), that I'm sure would be eager to answer any questions

 

[Whysosalty]

If you were considering adding more wrasses there's some GREAT write-ups and compatibility charts on here. There's a few members who really know their stuff. Evolved, eat breakfast, 4fordfamily(I think is the spelling), that I'm sure would be eager to answer any questions

Thank you so much!

 

[4FordFamily]

Terminal phase male. $80 is a good price for that nice of a male.

Wow I agree! I want one!