The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Zero_Cool]

These guys cross off all of them, peaceful is iffy as some specimens can be aggressive but others aren’t too bad. However if you get an aggressive one then their aggression isn’t too bad compared to others in that genus.

All Cirrhilabrus or just Cirrhilabrus pylei?

 

[addictedtoreefing]

I have 6 blue star wrasses, 2 are male and get along great, 2 ornate and 1 melagris. Hoping to get a black and possibly another that I dont have eventually.

 

[SaltyT]

Also a C. Pylei but from a different region. Could they be kept together?

This one has been redescribed as C. briangreenei. Do not mix this one with C. pylei they are too closely related. C. briangreenei has a reputation for being more aggressive than C. pylei. I can attest to its aggressive nature... mine bullied my other wrasses and even my tangs. I was forced to rehome him which was a shame because this wrasse is stunning.

 

[Zero_Cool]

Cirrhilabrus katoi

How about a Kato's?

 

[Zero_Cool]

This one has been redescribed as C. briangreeni. Do not mix this one with C. pylei they are too closely related. C. briangreeni has a reputation for being more aggressive than C. pylei. I can attest to its aggressive nature... mine bullied my other wrasses and even my tangs. I was forced to rehome him which was a shame because this wrasse is stunning.

Ok then - no C. pylei or C. briangreeni (that sounds made up :) and now I am thinking about 90201, wait that was Brian Austin Green).

 

[Tcook]

Cirrhilabrus katoi

How about a Kato's?

This one looks well trained. I don't know how LA gets their fish to "sit" on the sandbed infront of that same rock. Pretty wrasse though.

 

[Zero_Cool]

These are from Blue Zoo but they do look trained to pose.

The information being provided is very helpful as I can eliminate the pylei and briangreeni from the list.

What about Novaulichthys macrolepidotus? I don't see too many green fish.

 

[WifeOfRatkiller]

Question for the Lovers of the Wrasses:

@Ratkiller picked up a 2" yellow tail Tamarin wrasse (very smol but piggy boi). His 165 gallon has a a 3" male Naoko, 3.5" Mystery, 3.5" radiant, and a 4" checkerboard/marble wrasse. Will the Tamarin be okay there? Or should the Tamarin live in my system until he's a wee bit bigger?

Since I haven't updated my build thread in a while, the quick run down on my system is: 48 gallon display, 25 gallon sump (65g total), 2" sand bed, cured marco rock, and all fish, SPS, and LPS are thriving. Current residents are a 3" teeny tiny juvenile Naso tang, a Possum wrasse, paired Yasha gobies, and a canary fang blenny. (Tang Police alert/ticket avoidance: the Naso is getting upgraded to the 165 when he's a bit bigger.) Fish are fed 2x per day with among other things Rods, tiny mysis, and Nori+Selcon and there are visible copepods and amphipods in the display and sump even with the Possum wrasse.

Thoughts?

 

[i cant think]

Question for the Lovers of the Wrasses:

@Ratkiller picked up a 2" yellow tail Tamarin wrasse (very smol but piggy boi). His 165 gallon has a a 3" male Naoko, 3.5" Mystery, 3.5" radiant, and a 4" checkerboard/marble wrasse. Will the Tamarin be okay there? Or should the Tamarin live in my system until he's a wee bit bigger?

Since I haven't updated my build thread in a while, the quick run down on my system is: 48 gallon display, 25 gallon sump (65g total), 2" sand bed, cured marco rock, and all fish, SPS, and LPS are thriving. Current residents are a 3" teeny tiny juvenile Naso tang, a Possum wrasse, paired Yasha gobies, and a canary fang blenny. (Tang Police alert/ticket avoidance: the Naso is getting upgraded to the 165 when he's a bit bigger.) Fish are fed 2x per day with among other things Rods, tiny mysis, and Nori+Selcon and there are visible copepods and amphipods in the display and sump even with the Possum wrasse.

Thoughts?

It’s likely that wrasse will have no chance in that tank size no matter what. Mystery’s are nasty but even more so to wrasses of a similar size and body shape (The tamarin of which is likely to be aggressed on and not survive due to the stress).

 

[WifeOfRatkiller]

It’s likely that wrasse will have no chance in that tank size no matter what. Mystery’s are nasty but even more so to wrasses of a similar size and body shape (The tamarin of which is likely to be aggressed on and not survive due to the stress).

Thank you for the prompt reply. Aggression is exactly how the Mystery ended up with an upgrade into the 165 in the first place! It picked on my Possum wrasse in a particularly violent manner after the Possum was released from the acclimation box. (Showed zero interest in the Possum while in the box too.)

Appreciate the help!

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Also a C. Pylei but from a different region. Could they be kept together?

This is actually Cirrhilabrus briangreenei now. They've been separated.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

So for predator wrasses, anyone ever kept more than 1 hogfish together before? So far I'm having 0 issues with 2 different species (Bodianus axillaris and B. rufus) along with the broomtail (Cheilinus undulatus) and the slippery wrasse (Halichoeres bivittatus).

I'm very excited to get all these guys into the 180 gallon. Just need to get it buffed and build the stand.

 

[OrionN]

I have 6 blue star wrasses, 2 are male and get along great, 2 ornate and 1 melagris. Hoping to get a black and possibly another that I dont have eventually.

How big is the tank that they are all in?

 

[i cant think]

Well, for those who don’t know, I lost my hybrid flasher. He unfortunately jumped last night and I didn’t notice until this morning.
However I did find A way to get a close up - Cropping the fish out of the photo.

 

[OrionN]

Yall should consider this guy. These pictures are about 1 year apart. IMO, there are no fairy wrasse that are more brilliant in color. That metalic blue throat, in contrast to the brightest pink is just out of this World. People said they fade in captivity, which is not at all my experiences. It is very hard press to find a brighter pink or more metalic blue.

 

[i cant think]

Well, for those who don’t know, I lost my hybrid flasher. He unfortunately jumped last night and I didn’t notice until this morning.
However I did find A way to get a close up - Cropping the fish out of the photo.

Well, the other way for a close up is through taking a photo of the dead body but I don’t think many people would want to see that.

 

[Slocke]

Love the glow on the new wrasse:


Edit: I should wait before sharing YouTube videos. They take several hours to convert to HD.

 

[Zero_Cool]

Well, for those who don’t know, I lost my hybrid flasher.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[gmdcdvm]

Yall should consider this guy. These pictures are about 1 year apart. IMO, there are no fairy wrasse that are more brilliant in color. That metalic blue throat, in contrast to the brightest pink is just out of this World. People said they fade in captivity, which is not at all my experiences. It is very hard press to find a brighter pink or more metalic blue.

What wrasse is this?

 

[gmdcdvm]

Thoughts on rosy scale wrasses and aggression.
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