The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

albano · Mar 17, 2023

Aparker2005 said:
Anyone have a Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse?

Unfortunately our GORGEOUS pintail fairy decided to jump last night, so I'm looking at new wrasses. We have a ton of yellow in our tank already, so a yellow corris is ruled out. We had one doing great in our tank, but I haven't seen it in a month now, so I'm considering it gone also.

Currently have a Melanarus, Lubbocks Fairy, and a Blue Star Leopard. All 3 doing well and get along. Whenever we introduce new wrasses, except for the leopard, the Mel is pretty aggressive the first few days and then settles.

So with that, I'm looking at:
Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse
Another Pintail Fairy
McCoskers Flasher

Any others we should be looking at? We don't have much orange/red in the tank, so the McCoskers would definitely be a good fit.

Tank is a 125 mixed reef.

Rosy scales wrasse

Fishfreak2009 · Mar 17, 2023

Aparker2005 said:
Anyone have a Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse?

Unfortunately our GORGEOUS pintail fairy decided to jump last night, so I'm looking at new wrasses. We have a ton of yellow in our tank already, so a yellow corris is ruled out. We had one doing great in our tank, but I haven't seen it in a month now, so I'm considering it gone also.

Currently have a Melanarus, Lubbocks Fairy, and a Blue Star Leopard. All 3 doing well and get along. Whenever we introduce new wrasses, except for the leopard, the Mel is pretty aggressive the first few days and then settles.

So with that, I'm looking at:
Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse
Another Pintail Fairy
McCoskers Flasher

Any others we should be looking at? We don't have much orange/red in the tank, so the McCoskers would definitely be a good fit.

Tank is a 125 mixed reef.

Any of those should do fine with one another and with your current fish. I'd probably add the ryukyuensis last, as it is larger and can be a bit more boisterous than the flasher or pintail.

Nice fish regardless though, I had one years ago that never bothered anything.

Other good fairies would include:
Cirrhilabrus brunneus
Cirrhilabrus rubeus
Cirrhilabrus chaliasi
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa

And for flashers I'm particularly fond of:
Paracheilinus angulatus
Paracheilinus cyaneus

c_healy · Mar 18, 2023

Well, thanks to @SaltyT i finally get to add the wrasse I’ve wanted for a really long time. This just made my weekend!

can anyone guess what it is? Shouldn’t be all that difficult to figure out. Lol

i cant think · Mar 18, 2023

c_healy said:
Well, thanks to @SaltyT i finally get to add the wrasse I’ve wanted for a really long time. This just made my weekend!

can anyone guess what it is? Shouldn’t be all that difficult to figure out. Lol

Is it… a Halichoeres species? Or a Cirrhilabrus species?

c_healy · Mar 18, 2023

i cant think said:
Is it… a Halichoeres species? Or a Cirrhilabrus species?

It’s a Paracheilinus species.

i cant think · Mar 18, 2023

c_healy said:
It’s a Paracheilinus species.

Hm… The one flashed species I know Salty loves is P. attenuatus

Jacked Reefer · Mar 18, 2023

So I have a dilemma wrasse loving friends

The lfs I part time at has my dream wrasse. A black leopard male. He’s about 3 inches. Out and about, eating, No signs of disease.

the dilemma is that I currently only have a 20 gallon tall. I know for certain I will be upgrading to a 75 within the month. But I am unsure how he would do in my 20 for that time.

The other option I have would be to set up a 24 bio cube I have sitting around as a holding tank. But he may be gone from the shop by the time that is up.

so should I do the smart thing and let him chillax in the fish store? Or should I take him home?? Need some outside opinion for this one.

c_healy · Mar 18, 2023

i cant think said:
Hm… The one flashed species I know Salty loves is P. attenuatus

We’ve got a winner! Haha

I’ve wanted this one ever since I first laid eyes on one when I first got into the hobby.

@SaltyT has had to suffer through me bringing it up for quite some time now. Lol

c_healy · Mar 18, 2023

i cant think · Mar 18, 2023

Jacked Reefer said:
So I have a dilemma wrasse loving friends

The lfs I part time at has my dream wrasse. A black leopard male. He’s about 3 inches. Out and about, eating, No signs of disease.

the dilemma is that I currently only have a 20 gallon tall. I know for certain I will be upgrading to a 75 within the month. But I am unsure how he would do in my 20 for that time.

The other option I have would be to set up a 24 bio cube I have sitting around as a holding tank. But he may be gone from the shop by the time that is up.

so should I do the smart thing and let him chillax in the fish store? Or should I take him home?? Need some outside opinion for this one.

Are you able to reserve him?
If so then I’d reserve him until you can get the larger tank setup however if you can’t I’d put him into the 20 as long as he’s only in there for a month or two and not much longer than that.

Jacked Reefer · Mar 18, 2023

i cant think said:
Are you able to reserve him?
If so then I’d reserve him until you can get the larger tank setup however if you can’t I’d put him into the 20 as long as he’s only in there for a month or two and not much longer than that.

You can only reserve for 24 hours. I will think in it more

i cant think · Mar 18, 2023

Jacked Reefer said:
You can only reserve for 24 hours. I will think in it more

If you’re certain about the move in 1 month, go for it. However if it’s still 50/50, I don’t recommend it.

Jacked Reefer · Mar 18, 2023

i cant think said:
If you’re certain about the move in 1 month, go for it. However if it’s still 50/50, I don’t recommend it.

Oh one hundred percent in the move. I have it plumbed and everything and am getting the rest of the equipment this week.

AZReef13 · Mar 18, 2023

what are peoples thoughts on Anampses caeruleopunctatus ( Blue Spotted Tarmarin), My LFS has one in their display tank, Awesome looking. They are trying to see if they can get one in for me.

Slocke · Mar 18, 2023

I mean I got a cearulepunctatus from reef pro a few weeks ago that didn’t make it but I think I’m going to try again. They are massive but beautiful.

Petcrazyson · Mar 18, 2023

AZReef13 said:
what are peoples thoughts on Anampses caeruleopunctatus ( Blue Spotted Tarmarin), My LFS has one in their display tank, Awesome looking. They are trying to see if they can get one in for me.

I don’t really like them tbh. They are nice but not my go-to choice for a Anampses.