The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[tweeter]

Will a Paracheilinus flavianalis and a Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura work together in a 60 gallon tank? Or would the cyanopleura eventually get to aggressive with the flasher?

 

[evolved]

Will a Paracheilinus flavianalis and a Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura work together in a 60 gallon tank? Or would the cyanopleura eventually get to aggressive with the flasher?

They're compatible, but a 60 is not big enough for cyanopleura.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Our Radian Wrasse...we call him RW. Super hard to take a picture, he is hyper.

 

[tweeter]

They're compatible, but a 60 is not big enough for cyanopleura.

I thought that might be pushing it. Thanks.

 

[OrionN]

Regarding Melanurus Wrasse, is 5.5 inches too big for this species? Fish base listed this species max out at 12 cm or about 4.72 inches. My wrasse is still a female, or initial phase male and already 5.5 inches. I saw two fully color terminal males at a LFS today, all completed with black edges of the tails. These two male were only 2.5 inches.
Will my wrasse ever turn fully terminal male with the bright colors of a terminal male.As it is she is not an ugly wrasse but far from the beautiful terminal male wrasse that is her potential. Ieven wonder if I miss-ID her and she is not a H. melanurus altogether. Possible?

Here she is at 5.5 inches.

 

[tnyr5]

This came out nice, I think.

 

[OrionN]

That is a nice Eight

This came out nice, I think.

Nice

 

[OrionN]

@tnyr5,
How long have you have that Eightline Flasher? He is one nice fish.

 

[tnyr5]

About a year and 5 months now. Got it as a juvenile, barely an inch long. Now he's conservatively 4 1/2. Lol.

 

[TrishK]

I have a ruby head fairy wrasse in Qt with 3 small pj cardinals. In the DT (180g, 6’x2’) we also have

5-6” Yellow Tang

Watchman Goby (these two have been together since the beginning)

Royal Gramma

2 regular Clowns

Lawnmower Blenny

Sea Hare

3 cleaner shrimp

A few hermit crabs (5 or 6 maybe)

Many Nassarius snails

1 brittle star fish




What other wrasses would be okay to add to my tank? The Fairy wrasse in QT is a male a couple inches big.

 

[mattzang]

What kind is kinda important

 

[TrishK]

What kind is kinda important

Sorry my bad, he’s a ruby head

 

[OrionN]

About a year and 5 months now. Got it as a juvenile, barely an inch long. Now he's conservatively 4 1/2. Lol.

Same with me

 

[Jstn]

 

[saltyhog]

Wow, gorgeous H. chrysus!

 

[The guppy guru]

This came out nice, I think.

Nice

 

[The guppy guru]

Any recommendations on some easy beginner reef safe wrasse. That is not aggressive or to territorial.

 

[The guppy guru]

I really want a new wrasse I use to have a silver belly wrasse and a six line but both died in my tank disaster.

 

[alton]

The pintail is the easiest going wrasse I have

 

[The guppy guru]

The pintail is the easiest going wrasse I have

Thanks