The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Ento-Reefer]

Question about a newly purchased xmas wrasse. is it normal for these guys to have an early bed-time? i usually can see him early before lights on before i go to work, but by the time i get home, which is in the middle of full lighting, he is back in bed. makes it difficult to feed as all of my other fish are bedded down not looking for food when i leave in the morning. just wondering if this is normal behavior or if he is still acclimating to the new tank, been in for about 2 weeks.

This is normal. He needs to get used to your day/night schedule. Mine is up early also and first fish to go to sleep.

 

[primo21]

he is missing out on all the good stuff to eat.

 

[Ento-Reefer]

I always drop a few pellets in the tank before I leave for work. My melanurus wrasse is so spoiled ..lol he will eat out of my hand.

 

[linus.chan]

I am having a hard time deciding between a lineatus or a rhomboid.

Right now there aren't as far as i can see a lineatus female available anywhere (at LFS or online), while at least one online retailer has a rhomboid.

They are both beautiful, but if people have any comments in terms of hardiness/peacefulness (i know lineatus on the chart is a bit more aggressive) or any other comments about them that would be useful please let me know.

I seem to read more reports of rhomboids having swim bladder problems(?) And more people at least on this thread have lineatus rather than rhomboids.

 

[Chris8232]

I recently picked up a wrasse from LFS maybe 4". When I asked about it they told me it's a pacific wrasse. Tamarin... Google search and I came up with Yellow tail Tamarin. I couldn't get a good shot of it. It looks alot like pic attached. White spots,yellow tail,and red looking upper body. What does this wrasse look like as a adult? Any info would be great. Thanks

 

[Maritimer]

That's a yellowtail tamarin wrasse, Anampses meleagrides. Adult males are pretty cool looking too, different from the females; dusky overall with shades of red and pink scattered about and a green flick to each scale. Their tail isn't forked - but a black chevron outlined in electric blue lies at the tip of it, making it _look_ as though their tail is oxblood red with blue spots - and deeply forked.

~Bruce

 

[Bastray]

Quick question for you all, I made a stupid impulse buy and listened to my LFS and bought a juvenile red coris wrasse and am now finding out that they are a terror to have in the tank. Anyone have any luck with them in a reef or should I just try to pull him out and move on to another wrasse.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I recently picked up a wrasse from LFS maybe 4". When I asked about it they told me it's a pacific wrasse. Tamarin... Google search and I came up with Yellow tail Tamarin. I couldn't get a good shot of it. It looks alot like pic attached. White spots,yellow tail,and red looking upper body. What does this wrasse look like as a adult? Any info would be great. Thanks

That's a yellowtail tamarin wrasse, Anampses meleagrides. Adult males are pretty cool looking too, different from the females; dusky overall with shades of red and pink scattered about and a green flick to each scale. Their tail isn't forked - but a black chevron outlined in electric blue lies at the tip of it, making it _look_ as though their tail is oxblood red with blue spots - and deeply forked.

~Bruce

There are 2 similar looking Anampses species that are spotted with yellow on the tail as juveniles/females. The OP posted a pic of a female A. melanurus, their spots are bigger, and while they have yellow on their tail, it has black after the yellow. Males look like this:

Then there is A. meleagrides, females have smaller spots and an all yellow tail, like this:

And as males look like this:

Quick question for you all, I made a stupid impulse buy and listened to my LFS and bought a juvenile red coris wrasse and am now finding out that they are a terror to have in the tank. Anyone have any luck with them in a reef or should I just try to pull him out and move on to another wrasse.

They aren't too aggressive, they get big, eat inverts, and flip over rocks and coral.

 

[Maritimer]

Sometimes, it's the finer points . . . Good catch, TJ!

~Bruce

 

[Chris8232]

Great I have a another rock flipper! Seems to share some of the same traits as my red coris.

 

[linus.chan]

Anyone have any insights about rhomboids versus lineatus? Obviously would love both, but looks like won't be compatible in a 120g system. ANyone here with good experiences with healthy rhomboids? Healthy Lineatus?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Anyone have any insights about rhomboids versus lineatus? Obviously would love both, but looks like won't be compatible in a 120g system. ANyone here with good experiences with healthy rhomboids? Healthy Lineatus?

They are both great species. Rhomboidalis is smaller and a little more peaceful. Either would do well in a 120g.

 

[Abhishek]

@eatbreakfast @Maritimer - ant experience with Pseudojuliodes Cerasinus ? Think it's the easiest of Psedojuloides species .
I have currently blue star leopards , red tail tamarins , Halichoeres Iridis and thinking of getting one cerasinus ?

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Picked up a melanurus yesterday and he went straight down and burrowed in the sand. When should I expect an appearance / get worried if he hasn't? Nada overnight.

 

[eatbreakfast]

@eatbreakfast @Maritimer - ant experience with Pseudojuliodes Cerasinus ? Think it's the easiest of Psedojuloides species .
I have currently blue star leopards , red tail tamarins , Halichoeres Iridis and thinking of getting one cerasinus ?

Regards,
Abhishek

Pseudojuloides are comparable to leopards. Treat them the same and they will do well.

Picked up a melanurus yesterday and he went straight down and burrowed in the sand. When should I expect an appearance / get worried if he hasn't? Nada overnight.

Burying for a few days is not on unusual. They may even bury for a few weeks, but that isn't too common. Don't go digging around for it.

 

[Chris8232]

There are 2 similar looking Anampses species that are spotted with yellow on the tail as juveniles/females. The OP posted a pic of a female A. melanurus, their spots are bigger, and while they have yellow on their tail, it has black after the yellow. Males look like this:

Then there is A. meleagrides, females have smaller spots and an all yellow tail, like this:

And as males look like this:

They aren't too aggressive, they get big, eat inverts, and flip over rocks and coral.

 

[Bug235]

Here are my buddy’s

 

[eatbreakfast]

Female Anampses melanurus.

 

[Chris8232]

Female Anampses melanurus.

Thanks, helps alot when researching more info. I read max 12cm , 5". Is that accurate to your knowledge.

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Burying for a few days is not on unusual. They may even bury for a few weeks, but that isn't too common. Don't go digging around for it.

Thanks - first wrasse! Wasn't too stressed, but wanted to be informed!