The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Petcrazyson]

What wrasses are on your guys wrasse wish list?

Diamond Tail Flasher

Flame Fairy

Red Tail Tamarin

Lennardi

 

[Petcrazyson]

I keep wishing for Halichoeres rubricephalus
(stock photo)

and Paracheilinus attenuatus
(my photo)

but no one seems to be collecting them.

Among the reef has them. Granted they aren’t cheap.

 

[oliverout]

Diamond Tail Flasher

Flame Fairy

Red Tail Tamarin

Lennardi

Wow those are some nice wrasses

 

[oliverout]

I keep wishing for Halichoeres rubricephalus
(stock photo)

and Paracheilinus attenuatus
(my photo)

but no one seems to be collecting them.

That first ones head!!!! The colors are stunning.

 

[oliverout]

Here's a picture of my mystery wrasse, Probably one of my favorite wrasses. I'm new to the wrasse side of the hobby so I don't know a lot but it's good to finally be apart of this thread

 

[Slocke]

They are certainly not known for being as easy as a Sixline. These guys are much harder to settle into captivity than a sixline as they’re susceptible to any stress when in a new environment. They can also have periods like you say where they look like they may be about to die however this is uncommon IME.

Their reputation is heavily on the finicky side of things as well as being very shy when establishing. My three were always shy of me but now all 3 of them will come out for a bit to almost ‘say hello’ to me.

I think mine might be a Pseudocheilinus in disguise. It has none of those attributes. Bold (if a bit too bold) and easy right from the start.

 

[SaltyT]

Among the reef has them. Granted they aren’t cheap.

ATR doesn’t have any fish right now. The fish listed on their site are what they had in the past. Eric is focusing on his Tank Stop site now so not sure what’s going to happen with ATR.

 

[Petcrazyson]

ATR doesn’t have any fish right now. The fish listed on their site are what they had in the past. Eric is focusing on his Tank Stop site now so not sure what’s going to happen with ATR.

Ohhhh ok.

 

[MtnDewMan]

Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse:

 

[Slocke]

I’ve been doing some research and translating some common wrasses badly:

Halichoeres hortulanus - saltpig gardener
Halichoeres melanarus- saltpig blackberry/flowing(Malay)
Cirrhilabrus - curl fringe fury
Pseudocheilinus - false lip
Pseudocheilinops - false lip like
Paracheilinus - side lip??
Anampses - flasher (irionically)
Macropharyngodon meleagris - great pharynx tooth turkey
Coris - Maids pupil

 

[Petcrazyson]

I’ve been doing some research and translating some common wrasses badly:

Halichoeres hortulanus - saltpig gardener
Halichoeres melanarus- saltpig blackberry/flowing(Malay)
Cirrhilabrus - curl fringe fury
Pseudocheilinus - false lip
Pseudocheilinops - false lip like
Paracheilinus - side lip??
Anampses - flasher (irionically)
Macropharyngodon meleagris - great pharynx tooth turkey
Coris - Maids pupil

Are these their functions? Lol

 

[Slocke]

I do like the halichoeres, which apparently is Greek for salt-pig, does fit my melanarus at least haha.

 

[Petcrazyson]

I do like the halichoeres, which apparently is Greek for salt-pig, does fit my melanarus at least haha.

Oh I get it now lol

 

[Petcrazyson]

What Wrasse is this?

Is that a Nahackyi? @SaltyT and @i cant think is it one?

 

[i cant think]

What Wrasse is this?

Is that a Nahackyi? @SaltyT and @i cant think is it one?

looks to me like a true Nahackyi.

 

[i cant think]

What wrasses are on your guys wrasse wish list?

I mean, if you insist :)

Cirrhilabrus nahackyi
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus roseafascia
Cirrhilabrus pylei
Cirrhilabrus briangreeni
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus piscilineatus
Paracheilinus nursalim
Macropharyngodon choati
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses chrysocephalus
Anampses melanurus
Pseudojuloides atavai (Pair)
Pseudojuloides severnsi
Pseudojuloides crux
Pseudojuloides mesostigma
Xenojulis margaritaceus

 

[wiktor]

I love me some wrasse's, so I want to see everyone's wrasse pictures! Please share!

I've been practicing my fish taking.. Snapped a decent one of my Naoko Wrasse, still need to polish up on my skills though!

Edit:

Forgot my earmuff! Colors since this picture have really improved!

My melanurus Wrasse. Looking to get a replacement centerpiece fish since my tang died. Maybe a second wrasse. Sorry this is a photo of when i bought it. Slightly fattened up and grown a little but yeah.

 

[wiktor]

looks to me like a true Nahackyi.

Does look that way but with them their first dorsal spine is significantly elongated .

 

[Slocke]

Pseudojuloides atavai
Xenojulis margaritaceus

The False-stick I fear
The Strange-wood pearlescent

(julis and juloides are apparently referring to specific fish but I prefer the google translate of just stick and wood)

 

[A Young Reefer]

Maybe some or most of you have seen this wrasse but I never did until I saw it on my LFS’s list. It’s a Kio Wrasse. Not expensive and really nice coloring to it

The males remind me of goldfish, beautiful fish indeed.