The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Duke4Life]

Just got this guy for around $50

Looks like a terminal pylei

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis dejongi

One of my fav love to see mine when he flash.

 

[Squared]

My LFS currently has some very nice male paracheilnus wrasses, mccoskeri and angulatus I think. From what I've read these guys are peaceful and can be kept together, but what about in a 40 gallon, is is that too small? Also, I have helfrichi firefish that I would be worried about getting bullied by these wrasse, even if they are relatively peaceful. Any thoughts?

 

[4FordFamily]

Don't worry I got a call about the gold stripe wrasse I posted a page ago that I bought. It died before they could ship it. $&@#%#

 

[drernesto]

One of my fav love to see mine when he flash.

Yeah amazing fish... Post some pictures [emoji4]

 

[eatbreakfast]

which wrasse that would be reef safe, tankmate with yellow tang, blue throat trigger, percula clown, 3 yellowtail damsels. looking for hardy wrasse (easy care for beginner), active swimmer and generally red in color. I saw long fin fairy wrasse, what do you guys think?

It will be in 120 gallon with livesands and live rocks

Longfin fairies can be timid at first, but should work. Rubripinnis and rubrisquamis fairies would fit the description, as would Halichoeres iridis and H. biocellatus.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks! It's a Red Velvet Dejongi Wrasse not like the normal red velvet. It's imported from a supplier in holland to Lebanon. A dejongi would cost around 100 to 150$ as for the normal one it's sold around 35$

What's different about it besides the trade route? Appears the same to every other male rubrisquamis to me.

My LFS currently has some very nice male paracheilnus wrasses, mccoskeri and angulatus I think. From what I've read these guys are peaceful and can be kept together, but what about in a 40 gallon, is is that too small? Also, I have helfrichi firefish that I would be worried about getting bullied by these wrasse, even if they are relatively peaceful. Any thoughts?

Don't worry about the firefish, flashers will ignore it.

If the tank is a standard 40b multiple flashers should be fine, but they are socially hierarchical fish, so there will be vying for dominance. With only two fish in the hierarchy one will dominate the other. More fish diffuse the social aggression.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

 

[drernesto]

What's different about it besides the trade route? Appears the same to every other male rubrisquamis to me.

Don't worry about the firefish, flashers will ignore it.

If the tank is a standard 40b multiple flashers should be fine, but they are socially hierarchical fish, so there will be vying for dominance. With only two fish in the hierarchy one will dominate the other. More fish diffuse the social aggression.

As far as I know the dejungi have more yellow on the front of his dorsal fin when it's male terminal phase

 

[Duke4Life]

 

[drernesto]

Nice!

 

[tweeter]

Just scored this guy tonight from divers den ... Never even heard of it but wow what a stunner!

halichoeres zeylonicus

Wow, nice!

 

[tweeter]

Don't worry I got a call about the gold stripe wrasse I posted a page ago that I bought. It died before they could ship it. $&@#%#

Darn, I'm sorry. That's dissappointing!

 

[twon8]

As far as I know the dejungi have more yellow on the front of his dorsal fin when it's male terminal phase

Like this:

 

[eatbreakfast]

So like the stock LA pic of the male rubrisquamis?
http://opt.moovweb.net/img?img=//ww...ed-velvet-wrasse.jpg&linkEncoded=0&quality=70

 

[evolved]

Hunter/TJ how would you rate these fairy wrasse in aggression? C. jordani, rubrimarginatus, lyukyuensis, cf. lanceolatus?

None of those are that aggressive, cf lanceolatus is quite peaceful. I would definitely use a social acclimation box though, as they all will vy for dominance in the hierarchy.

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Thanks! It's a Red Velvet Dejongi Wrasse not like the normal red velvet. It's imported from a supplier in holland to Lebanon. A dejongi would cost around 100 to 150$ as for the normal one it's sold around 35$

Although besides the origin, it's just another Red Velvet.

My LFS currently has some very nice male paracheilnus wrasses, mccoskeri and angulatus I think. From what I've read these guys are peaceful and can be kept together, but what about in a 40 gallon, is is that too small? Also, I have helfrichi firefish that I would be worried about getting bullied by these wrasse, even if they are relatively peaceful. Any thoughts?

A 40 is just big enough, but you'll need to ensure the top is COMPLETELY covered.

 

[Squared]

What's different about it besides the trade route? Appears the same to every other male rubrisquamis to me.

Don't worry about the firefish, flashers will ignore it.

If the tank is a standard 40b multiple flashers should be fine, but they are socially hierarchical fish, so there will be vying for dominance. With only two fish in the hierarchy one will dominate the other. More fish diffuse the social aggression.

So would 3 be ideal? Could a mix of 2 male flashers + plus one small fairy also accomplish the same thing?

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Although besides the origin, it's just another Red Velvet.


A 40 is just big enough, but you'll need to ensure the top is COMPLETELY covered.

Cool, I have this really fine mesh I use for lids that not even a small firefish could get through.

 

[evolved]

So would 3 be ideal? Could a mix of 2 male flashers + plus one small fairy also accomplish the same thing?

There's not necessarily an ideal, but that mix could work. Stick to a species of Cirrhilabrus (fairy) which does not exceeded 3.5" when fully grown.

 

[cbrennan4]

Here's my Leopard and pair of Katoi fairy wrasses.

I picked this one up as a female but I believe it's in the process of transitioning

Here's the female

 

[Squared]

There's not necessarily an ideal, but that mix could work. Stick to a species of Cirrhilabrus (fairy) which does not exceeded 3.5" when fully grown.

So I did a little research and it seems my option are: flavidorsalis, adornatus, lubbocki, beauperryi, bathyphilus

It seems like the whipfins stay small but are very aggressive, so I left those out. How big do rubrisquamis usually get? Are those aggressive?