The most stunning wrasse!!!

littlefoxx · Feb 22, 2025

@Slocke @i cant think

Its been forever since @Slocke recommended a red coris wrasse for my tank lol but its been on my list! I went to my LFS and for the first time ever saw not one but TWO adults!!! One was about 8 inches the other 4 to 5 inches. The 8 inch one was stunning but I loved the bold nature of the smaller one, so I took her home with me. Man is she stunning! Shes so active, and didnt even bother to go in the sand right away. She just swam all over the tank and is super people oriented! She loves to swim up to the tank when I walk over. Never seen a wrasse so confident on day one before!! Im in love with her, shes so stunning! Not the best pictures since shes super active but here she is! And the last picture shows how goofy she is lol.

KrisReef · Feb 22, 2025

Swimmer's have been notorious jumpers ime. Please secure the lid to prevent tragidies.

Beautiful fishy! :cool:

littlefoxx · Feb 22, 2025

KrisReef said:
Swimmer's have been notorious jumpers ime. Please secure the lid to prevent tragidies.

Beautiful fishy! :cool:

Thank you! I have a enclosed canopy that keeps eels in so she should be fine :)

Fish Fan · Feb 22, 2025

Awesome coloration, good luck with her!

littlefoxx · Feb 22, 2025

Fish Fan said:
Awesome coloration, good luck with her!

Thank you! Shes stunning :) I named her Gemma

Slocke · Feb 22, 2025

Awesome!!!
Hope it does well

Slocke · Feb 22, 2025

Though I did decide to rename it :face-with-tears-of-joy:

I want to rename this wrasse: the galaxy wrasse!

This is my Coris gaimard, or that’s the boring scientific name presumably named after some self-important scientist. Its common name in the hobby is the red coris wrasse, though outside of the hobby, it is often called the African or yellowtail coris wrasse. Here is my old juvenile: Here is...

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littlefoxx · Feb 22, 2025

Slocke said:
Though I did decide to rename it :face-with-tears-of-joy:

I want to rename this wrasse: the galaxy wrasse!

This is my Coris gaimard, or that’s the boring scientific name presumably named after some self-important scientist. Its common name in the hobby is the red coris wrasse, though outside of the hobby, it is often called the African or yellowtail coris wrasse. Here is my old juvenile: Here is...

www.reef2reef.com

Oh yeah! I remember that thread. Its for sure a better name!

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Feb 22, 2025

Love it :star-struck:

Wish I could get one. Doesn't sound like it'll be a good addition to my reef though. Lol.

Good luck! :)

littlefoxx · Feb 22, 2025

WalkerLovesTheOcean said:
Love it :star-struck:

Wish I could get one. Doesn't sound like it'll be a good addition to my reef though. Lol.

Good luck! :)

Shes a little carnivore! Loves shrimp lol.

i cant think · Feb 23, 2025

littlefoxx said:
@Slocke @i cant think

Its been forever since @Slocke recommended a red coris wrasse for my tank lol but its been on my list! I went to my LFS and for the first time ever saw not one but TWO adults!!! One was about 8 inches the other 4 to 5 inches. The 8 inch one was stunning but I loved the bold nature of the smaller one, so I took her home with me. Man is she stunning! Shes so active, and didnt even bother to go in the sand right away. She just swam all over the tank and is super people oriented! She loves to swim up to the tank when I walk over. Never seen a wrasse so confident on day one before!! Im in love with her, shes so stunning! Not the best pictures since shes super active but here she is! And the last picture shows how goofy she is lol.

The Red Coris is one stunning fish, yours is for sure one of the nicer specimens.
How can you not love a wrasse that tries to photo bomb their own photo :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: