The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

KoleTang · May 27, 2013

That's awesome Naka!

Where did slyfox get him?

Naka · May 27, 2013

KoleTang said:
That's awesome Naka!

Where did slyfox get him?

Sorry I don't know.

â€¢ James

divewsharks · May 31, 2013

My recent additions, pardon the iPhone pics.

Male Nahacky, Female Nahacky, Male Rubrisquamis

alberthiel · May 31, 2013

divewsharks said:
My recent additions, pardon the iPhone pics.

Male Nahacky, Female Nahacky, Male Rubrisquamis

Looking great !

zibba · Jun 5, 2013

Here are mine:

I also have a linespot but haven't gotten a good picture yet.

I have a melanurus currently but haven't photographed him yet. This is one from my old tank:

zibba · Jun 5, 2013

Here are some of my favorite pictures I've taken of Hunter's wrasses:

ingtar_shinowa · Jun 5, 2013

Great photography skills. Hunter has a nice stock list. When I first saw his setup I had 2 wrasse, now I have 5, and am stocking a new 125g for mainly wrasse.

alberthiel · Jun 5, 2013

Great looking and great pics for sure

KoleTang · Jun 5, 2013

What's the scientific name of the hunter's wrasse?

Aquaph8 · Jun 5, 2013

Hunter is a person (Evolved)I'm assuming your talking about the first pic though and it's Cirrhilabrus johnsoni, followed by Paracheilinus octotaenia, Cirrhillabrus nahacky, Paracheilinus bellae, Cirrhillabrus earlei and Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

evolved · Jun 5, 2013

KoleTang said:
What's the scientific name of the hunter's wrasse?

LOL!

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I'm not laughing at you, but rather at the irony.

Hi, I'm Hunter. Those are my wrasses! :xd:

Aquaph8 said:
Hunter is a person (Evolved)I'm assuming your talking about the first pic though and it's Cirrhilabrus johnsoni, followed by Paracheilinus octotaenia, Cirrhillabrus nahacky, Paracheilinus bellae, Cirrhillabrus earlei and Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis

1smile1

Aquaph8 · Jun 5, 2013

Hunter, you have a C. Lunatus don't you? That's one I don't see ever, got a pic.

KoleTang · Jun 5, 2013

Bahahaha! :laugh:

I was thinking "I've never heard of that one before".

On another note, how would Paracheilinus octotaenia do with Cirrhilabrus solorensis? They're not the same genus, so I'm assuming they would be OK, correct?

MyReefMonkey · Jun 5, 2013

Beautiful wrasses!

evolved · Jun 6, 2013

Aquaph8 said:
Hunter, you have a C. Lunatus don't you? That's one I don't see ever, got a pic.

I do have a couple older ones which I took. They don't hold a candle to zibba's quality however.

It's an exceptionally shy species. I tried twice with a female alongside him; both times they shied away into hiding and withered away. Even the male isn't exceptionally bold, and is low in the hierarchy. He's reverted a bit, but I still hope he'll get the bold black markings when he matures. It was just starting to get there when I got him. He does have some nice irridescent stripes down the back which don't show in the photo.

KoleTang said:
On another note, how would Paracheilinus octotaenia do with Cirrhilabrus solorensis? They're not the same genus, so I'm assuming they would be OK, correct?

P. octotaenia is a notable exception to the timid, shy norm of the Paracheilinus genus. Not only is the species quite bold, but it's a BIG flasher. This guy is bigger than many of the Cirrhilabrus in my tank. But yes, mixing those two will be fine. Do note however, the terminal male P. octotaenia isn't the best shipper; females and sub-males fare much better.