The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[gatekeeperdi]

Juvenile/female.

Thanks. Do you know if it will stay as a female or change as it matures? I also have a male Coris wrasse, Female blue spotted leopard, female Tamarin wrasse and a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse.

 

[tom reilly]

My LFS recommended against me getting a green coris wrasse and a yellow coris wrasse. Any agreement or other opinions?
I'm wanting a few wrasses for their color and movement. I have a 57 gal 36x18x20 tank.. I like yellow and green coris wrasse, yellow fin fairy wrasse, malanurus wrasse, and six line wrasse. really looking for maybe 3 eventually.
Opinions on a good colorful wrasse stocklist??
I have two fancy clowns and plan on getting an angel or smaller tang as well.

I have and enjoy my yellow coris.The color on the green was kinda bland.

I have a dottyback & several wrasse - he's a jerk, basically just likes to be a bully if he can - no damage but if i were to do it over i'd take a proper royal gramma over a dottyback. They co-exsist okay but the dottyback seems to have a bit of a damsel like attitude.
The wrasse i have in with him:
1 x Hoavens Wrasse
1 x Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
1 x Tamarin Wrasse
1 x Cleaner Wrasse

1 x Lemon Merangue Wrasse
1 x Red Coris Wrasse
1 x Femininus Wrasse
2 x pintail wrasse

You have trouble with the Red moving the rocks around yet? Mine loves to snack on a snail now and then.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks. Do you know if it will stay as a female or change as it matures? I also have a male Coris wrasse, Female blue spotted leopard, female Tamarin wrasse and a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse.

For the most part Halichoeres species will transition to male regardless of tankmates.

 

[Empress]

Beauty! Are those T5s? What's ur combo if so?

@ReeferMadness80G I love your tank setup and colorful corals. Can I ask what's that pink bushy coral on the left. I gotta have one!

 

[ReeferMadness80G]

@ReeferMadness80G I love your tank setup and colorful corals. Can I ask what's that pink bushy coral on the left. I gotta have one!

That tank actually belongs to @Ocelaris, however I will accept your compliments on his behalf! I'm sure he can chime in on the coral that interests you!

 

[Empress]

That tank actually belongs to @Ocelaris, however I will accept your compliments on his behalf! I'm sure he can chime in on the coral that interests you!

Oops sorry. I got lost in this 330 page thread!!!

 

[Ocelaris]

That's a Kenya tree, it just had babies and they're everywhere! It is attractive, and doesn't sting the wrasses, which I like even better.

 

[Empress]

Thanks, Ocelaris. I'll do some research on that one. Nice tank BTW.;Cat

 

[2una]

You have trouble with the Red moving the rocks around yet? Mine loves to snack on a snail now and then.

LOL yeah he's a love/hate character,adult colours now, I leave him a couple of smallish rocks in the front for him to do his thing with & he'll turn those over multiple times a day & leave anything else pretty much alone unless its new, like try put a new sps colony down on something turn your back & it will become a new football within seconds ,being mostly sps i wouldn't put another one in due to his sand flinging,upped the size of my substrate because of him & that lowered that issue to tolerable. If its not glued down he'll find it - that's just the way it is:)

 

[gatekeeperdi]

Thanjs

For the most part Halichoeres species will transition to male regardless of tankmates.

Thanks for your help. It's great having you here with all your knowledge and help.

 

[Kyl]

Thanks @evolved and @eatbreakfast for the advice earlier in this thread. I've moved the C. cyanopleura and C. lubbocki into the DT, and three days later they are all very active and getting along perfectly with the rest of the tank. I did lose the C. rubriventralis they were with in QT after starting copper, but have picked up another, smaller Social wrasse that's currently in observation after tank transfer / prazipro treatment. When adding to the tank I will be using an acclimation box, but here's the question. Should I place the box square in the middle of the tank, or near where I usually feed to induce more face to face interaction?

Can't believe how beautiful the colouring is on these wrasses when in an actinic tinted display tank versus quarantine!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks @evolved and @eatbreakfast for the advice earlier in this thread. I've moved the C. cyanopleura and C. lubbocki into the DT, and three days later they are all very active and getting along perfectly with the rest of the tank. I did lose the C. rubriventralis they were with in QT after starting copper, but have picked up another, smaller Social wrasse that's currently in observation after tank transfer / prazipro treatment. When adding to the tank I will be using an acclimation box, but here's the question. Should I place the box square in the middle of the tank, or near where I usually feed to induce more face to face interaction?

Can't believe how beautiful the colouring is on these wrasses when in an actinic tinted display tank versus quarantine!

Unless it is hidden from sight, whever it is placed will work. If the established wrasses are going to cause a problem, then they will find the acclimation box wherever it is placed.

 

[Kyl]

Unless it is hidden from sight, whever it is placed will work. If the established wrasses are going to cause a problem, then they will find the acclimation box wherever it is placed.

Noted, thanks!

 

[saltyhog]

What should you expect to pay for a Bell's flasher wrasse?

 

[Mike S]

What should you expect to pay for a Bell's flasher wrasse?

About $300 to $600 depending on whether you want a female or male.

 

[saltyhog]

So a terminal phase male for $500 is a decent price?

 

[mfinn]

Just saw a picture of a Macropharyngodon moyeri .
It's at a store about 2 hours drive from me.
Are they reef safe and friendly to other wrasses.

 

[2una]

So a terminal phase male for $500 is a decent price?

In case you missed it

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bells-flasher-wrasses-449-xl-males.322206/

 

[mfinn]

Just saw a picture of a Macropharyngodon moyeri .
It's at a store about 2 hours drive from me.
Are they reef safe and friendly to other wrasses.

specifically melenurus, melegris, bipartitus, and ornatus wrasses.

 

[saltyhog]

In case you missed it

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bells-flasher-wrasses-449-xl-males.322206/

Thank you sir, I did miss it! Why wasn't it on there last night when I ordered the C. isoscoles? :D