Show us your Cirrhilabrus isosceles, Pintail Fairy Wrasse

[eatbreakfast]

Stay away from C. cf. pylei if doing other fairy and flashers, they can be aggressive.

 

[wangspeed]

Mine is becoming a bit of a bully. He is giving my rhomboid a hard time [emoji22] he looks fantastic when he flares though!

 

[WallyB]

Just got one today.

Pic in QT.

He does visit the Glass to Look at himself a lot.
He came from a Store with a Tank full of Males so maybe looking for his Friends.


Looks like a Peaceful fish (alone). Most important (eating)

 

[ngoodermuth]

 

[Brian Kennedy]

My guy has been in the tank for 6 months and has become a bit of a bully in the last few weeks. He picks on the chromis and less frequently my oscillaris clowns. He crushes LRS, flakes and Nori. Beautiful fish and thus far an easy and enjoyable addition to the tank.

 

[WallyB]

My guy has been in the tank for 6 months and has become a bit of a bully in the last few weeks. He picks on the chromis and less frequently my oscillaris clowns. He crushes LRS, flakes and Nori. Beautiful fish and thus far an easy and enjoyable addition to the tank.

That's the best News I've heard in a long time.
Hoping what you say is true.
The bully in my tank is a Beautiful Large Blue Green chromis, and I have been trying to catch him over the last week without success.
All to prepare for the new pintail wrasse I just got today (now in QT). Hope was to remove the chromis to reset the tank to peaceful.
Maybe the chromis can stay if the wrasse take over dominance.

 

[reef lover]

Mine is becoming a bit of a bully. He is giving my rhomboid a hard time [emoji22] he looks fantastic when he flares though!

Thats funny mine is chased by my half his size female rhomboid...lol

 

[Kevinkmk]

My pintail is being bully by a carpenter flasher wrasse. He’s able to eat but the flasher wrasse keep him stay in a cave. Will a mirro helps?

 

[eatbreakfast]

My pintail is being bully by a carpenter flasher wrasse. He’s able to eat but the flasher wrasse keep him stay in a cave. Will a mirro helps?

Sometimes a mirror helps, but sometimes it "amps up" the aggression.

 

[Kevinkmk]

Sometimes a mirror helps, but sometimes it "amps up" the aggression.

That’s what I felt. My yellow tang going aggressive towards other fish after I remove the mirror.

 

[dragon99]

What a difference a year makes

 

[OrionN]

I put two male Isosceles Pintail in my 320 gal DT. They are doing well with each other. No fighting. Isosceles got to be one of the mildest of the Fairy. Hardly react to each other at all. I put a mirror in the side of my tank and they just don't go after their image at all. My two Paintail are males, but not fully developed yet.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Mine is docile as can be...

 

[OrionN]

Today's pictures

 

[OrionN]

Am I the only one here that have 2 males in the same large tank?

 

[maroun.c]

Couple quick phone pics of mine, finally hes a bit more bold and swims in the open water while.he was stuck to one corner for months, he flashes much more lately.

 

[alton]

Is that a male yellow fin with him or sub adult? My male yellow fin gets along with my pintail sub adult, but went after the fully developed male.

 

[maroun.c]

Yes that's a flavidorsalis, have many more wrasses in the tank and they get along just fine.

 

[crownsbroyal]

Would I be able to add a pintail male to my tank if I have already have a large male pink margin fairy wrasse? I looked at the chart but I am still unsure. Thanks!

 

[evolved]

Would I be able to add a pintail male to my tank if I have already have a large male pink margin fairy wrasse? I looked at the chart but I am still unsure. Thanks!

Yeah, shouldn't be a problem. (assuming the tank is >90 gallons)