Cool, thanks for the reply. I live in Sunset Hills and would be delighted to hook up and talk shop someday.Should be fine with a melanurus and chrysus. Timors will hunt the same pests as melanurus and chrysus, but they're less effective than the other two once it becomes a mature male.
I noticed you're in STL so am I
I noticed you're in STL so am I
Does he eat mysis or people?This is our green wrasse (Halichoeres chloropterus) that we've named "Soylent". Quite an active little fellow! (even enjoys eating seaweed!) Sorry for the image (not the greatest shot - he's very quick!)
One of my favorites! He's actually Halichoeres biocellatus (still called a "Christmas" wrasse).This is one of our recent additions - a Christmas wrasse (Halichoeres claudia) - or at least we believe a Christmas wrasse, as the markings are quite different from our melanarus wrasse. Both of the wrasses are between 5-5.5" in length and get along great (often swimming together).
You're welcome. I'm in Fenton so close to you. Do you go to Seascape in Sunset Hills?
Appreciate the clarification (scientific naming isn't one of my strong suits). I might also place "red-lined wrasse" on my fish inventory sheet. Thanks! His name is "Wash", btw (the melanarus being named "Mal"; bit of a Sci-fi geek here...)
No, back in the 90's I kept freshwater. Tropical World Pets was my go-to back then.
Now we’re talking! She’s a beauty - She doesn’t seem to be transitioning just yet as that green is a bit too bright. The facial markings IME don’t actually signify a male and instead once their head goes slightly more blue/purple they’re transitioning - you can see a bluer head in my transitioning male below. Also, the black spots you tend to see in females/juveniles start to fade as they age.This is our green wrasse (Halichoeres chloropterus) that we've named "Soylent". Quite an active little fellow! (even enjoys eating seaweed!) Sorry for the image (not the greatest shot - he's very quick!)
Thanks! Can you believe I snagged "her" for only $20? She was the only green wrasse that came in on that shipment (first time I've seen one at my LFS), so I figured it was fate. I just strolled over to my tank to take a look and there's no purple or blue anywhere in the face, on the body or in the tail (at least so far, anyway).Now we’re talking! She’s a beauty - She doesn’t seem to be transitioning just yet as that green is a bit too bright. The facial markings IME don’t actually signify a male and instead once their head goes slightly more blue/purple they’re transitioning - you can see a bluer head in my transitioning male below.
Here’s my big boy, I like to call him the green beast. Pretty ironic as he is my most peaceful wrasse so far - he’s even submissive to my iridis.
These guys are cheap… and tend to be misidentified as one of their common names is the ‘Green Coris Wrasse’. However as you rightfully said, this is instead a Halichoeres chloropterus and honestly even though their proce is rather low I don’t see them around too often. I find this to be due to their adult colour form (I have never found a correct photo of their colour form as each photo shows the same wrasse but with different colourings along the body) often being thought of as ‘drab’.
All your fish are stunning.I haven’t gotten a recent photo of just the iridis however here’s two photos from today with the iridis poking his head into the shot.
I have been there before and remember that actually, but Corner Reef and Gateway Aquatics are my goto and occasionally Seascape.
Yes. Joe was the one that helped me set up my Apex system on my first 150g display.
Thankyou!
