The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[beesnreefs]

I’m about to start a new 225 gallon 6-foot mixed reef. Will have a thick sand bed (to accommodate my current melanurus)

I currently have a pink Pygmy and a melanurus that will move to the bigger system (currently in a 65g)

Planning my fish list and want to add two more wrasses.

If you could choose ANY two wrasses to add to a large, sand bed system with a melanurus and pink pygmy, what would you choose?

 

[i cant think]

I’m about to start a new 225 gallon 6-foot mixed reef. Will have a thick sand bed (to accommodate my current melanurus)

I currently have a pink Pygmy and a melanurus that will move to the bigger system (currently in a 65g)

Planning my fish list and want to add two more wrasses.

If you could choose ANY two wrasses to add to a large, sand bed system with a melanurus and pink pygmy, what would you choose?

Cirrhilabrus roseafascia
Halichoeres iridis
And a sneaky third place: any Paracheilinus species, most likely P. attenuatus or hemitaeniatus.

 

[beesnreefs]

Cirrhilabrus roseafascia
Halichoeres iridis
And a sneaky third place: any Paracheilinus species, most likely P. attenuatus or hemitaeniatus.

The iridis is gorgeous! And the Parachrilinus sp are incredible…would be fun trying to choose just one :)

Thanks for the great suggestions!

 

[i cant think]

The iridis is gorgeous! And the Parachrilinus sp are incredible…would be fun trying to choose just one :)

Thanks for the great suggestions!

I waited for the right one to sprout and wound up with more than I expected!

 

[Tcook]

I’m about to start a new 225 gallon 6-foot mixed reef. Will have a thick sand bed (to accommodate my current melanurus)

I currently have a pink Pygmy and a melanurus that will move to the bigger system (currently in a 65g)

Planning my fish list and want to add two more wrasses.

If you could choose ANY two wrasses to add to a large, sand bed system with a melanurus and pink pygmy, what would you choose?

Why just 3.5 wrasses in such a large tank?

Earl's
Johnson
Vivien
Pintail
Radiant
Hooded flame
Magma

 

[i cant think]

Why just 3.5 wrasses in such a large tank?

Earl's
Johnson
Vivien
Pintail
Radiant
Hooded flame
Magma

+1 to this, why just 3? Why not 5-6 or even more?

 

[i cant think]

Also… another photo! By far the worst wrasse to get a good detailed shot of.

 

[beesnreefs]

Why just 3.5 wrasses in such a large tank?

Earl's
Johnson
Vivien
Pintail
Radiant
Hooded flame
Magma

A fair question :)

I’ll have several other fish and I want to keep the bio load both appropriate and manageable. But man, looking at some of these wrasses I can totally understand why people add several!

 

[Tcook]

Also… another photo! By far the worst wrasse to get a good detailed shot of.

That's a good picture of the wrasse. But, you're not getting away with just a partial shot of that genicanthus

 

[Tcook]

A fair question :)

I’ll have several other fish and I want to keep the bio load both appropriate and manageable. But man, looking at some of these wrasses I can totally understand why people add several!

You are nowhere near the bioload with the current list. Get a LifeReef skimmer and you're set.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Added this lovely creature this morning, so far so good. Been out all day!

 

[i cant think]

I’m now beginning to realise why there are so few photos of Paracheilinus. These are nightmares to photograph and always dart to the opposite side of the tank. I still haven’t gotten a good full shot with his fins extended fully yet.

 

[i cant think]

Here’s some photos of all the “large” wrasses!

For some reason I can’t stop thinking the radiant is about to go to war in that photo haha. Wonder what it is.. the face or the stripes?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Males Earl's Wrasse

 

[i cant think]

Males Earl's Wrasse

Oh man, not seen one of these in a while. I think Salty has one (Not seen their wrasses in a while).

I wish I wasn’t at the capacity and could have a rare wrasse species, I’d love a C. roseafascia.

 

[Tcook]

Males Earl's Wrasse

Holy crap. Can I say that?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Holy crap. Can I say that?

LOL. I don't see why not :)

 

[i cant think]

Oh man, not seen one of these in a while. I think Salty has one (Not seen their wrasses in a while).

I wish I wasn’t at the capacity and could have a rare wrasse species, I’d love a C. roseafascia.

I say this and guess what I remembered surfaced last weekend when I went to my not so LFS. There was a C. earlei in one of the tanks that caught my eye but the Flasher took the spot for my last wrasse.

 

[konatown]

Does anyone have any pictures of their large fully grown leopard wrasses? Would love to see them

 

[i cant think]

Does anyone have any pictures of their large fully grown leopard wrasses? Would love to see them

Wish I had a photo of a fully grown leopard now, they are stunning. Would love to see a fully grown male negrosensis though.