my new baby... AKA The Café

[Soren]

I need a yellow Coris.

I like the color variation on this guy (Halichoeres leucoxanthus) much more than the solid yellow of a yellow Coris (assume you mean Halichoeres chrysus and not an actual Coris wrasse?). For practical purposes, they are nearly identical: size, activity, utility, etc.

 

[Soren]

Nevermind, read the follow up post. It's not a yellow Coris.

For a while, I was wondering if my wrasse actually was a whitebelly wrasse as intended, since the coloration looked almost solid yellow. As it has matured, the white is more noticeable and I have confirmed that it depends a lot on the lighting.

Bright white lights make the white belly glow yellow due to the light shining through semi-translucent yellow top half first.

 

[Stang67]

POP...
Mingi lil ticked at 8am ,when I went in to catch clown...

Mine goes all stripy when he's sleeping.

 

[LadyMac]

I think I was sent some killifish eggs…..

 

[tbrown]

I think I was sent some killifish eggs…..

Gonna hatch them?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Nevermind, read the follow up post. It's not a yellow Coris.

but we do need yellow coris

 

[tbrown]

but we do need yellow coris

I've got my local Petco trying to order one for me.

 

[LadyMac]

Gonna hatch them?

Definitely going to try! I’m not even sure what kind I was just told “I’m sending you a surprise let me know if you want hatching instructions”lol

 

[Mschmidt]

I like the color variation on this guy (Halichoeres leucoxanthus) much more than the solid yellow of a yellow Coris (assume you mean Halichoeres chrysus and not an actual Coris wrasse?). For practical purposes, they are nearly identical: size, activity, utility, etc.

For a while, I was wondering if my wrasse actually was a whitebelly wrasse as intended, since the coloration looked almost solid yellow. As it has matured, the white is more noticeable and I have confirmed that it depends a lot on the lighting.

Bright white lights make the white belly glow yellow due to the light shining through semi-translucent yellow top half first.

I need a gif of someone nodding knowingly but obviously not knowing.

 

[StatelineReefer]

I need a gif of someone nodding knowingly but obviously not knowing.

 

[Mschmidt]

 

[Soren]

I need a gif of someone nodding knowingly but obviously not knowing.

What's not to know?
Both wrasses look similar, just that H. chrysus is all yellow and H. leucoxanthus is yellow on top half and white on belly half. Light shining through yellow top half makes white belly half look yellow under bright lights, so I was not sure which I actually got until recently confirming I got the H. leucoxanthus I wanted and ordered.

Man, even trying to simplify, this still looks TL;DR!

 

[StatelineReefer]

Annoyed with the hair algae infestation currently growing in my cube, I have unleashed my most powerful weapon against the green menace....

I ordered 10 more Elysia Crispata... or as I like to call them, algae roombas.

 

[Mschmidt]

What's not to know?
Both wrasses look similar, just that H. chrysus is all yellow and H. leucoxanthus is yellow on top half and white on belly half. Light shining through yellow top half makes white belly half look yellow under bright lights, so I was not sure which I actually got until recently confirming I got the H. leucoxanthus I wanted and ordered.

Man, even trying to simplify, this still looks TL;DR!

It's the scientific names that get me.

 

[Soren]

It's the scientific names that get me.

Ah, sorry, I often include scientific names so it is clear what I am talking about, particularly in cases like this where discussion is about two very similar species that have numerous common names. It is particularly troublesome that the (common name) yellow "Coris" wrasse is not from the Coris family at all and is actually from the Halichoeres family (maybe "choeres" wrasse is where the misnomer comes from?).

 

[Soren]

but we do need yellow coris

I've got my local Petco trying to order one for me.

Careful, if my picture isn't already too much, this discussion is going to give @Erin O yellow PTSD flashbacks!

 

[Sean Clark]

I need a gif of someone nodding knowingly but obviously not knowing.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Ah, sorry, I often include scientific names so it is clear what I am talking about, particularly in cases like this where discussion is about two very similar species that have numerous common names. It is particularly troublesome that the (common name) yellow "Coris" wrasse is not from the Coris family at all and is actually from the Halichoeres family (maybe "choeres" wrasse is where the misnomer comes from?).

Right which is why you can have a yellow coris and red coris together supposedly

 

[Petcrazyson]

Anyone got that X-Men “perfection“ gif?

 

[Petcrazyson]

Right which is why you can have a yellow coris and red coris together supposedly

Supposedly