The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[lch]

 

[i cant think]

I don’t know why YouTube keeps making my videos look like it was taken with a potato but……



those two really make the size of my earls very noticeable. Haha

That Earlei looks like a beast compared to those boys. Soon the Attenuatus will catch up though and the Mccoskeri will look tiny ;)

 

[c_healy]

That Earlei looks like a beast compared to those boys. Soon the Attenuatus will catch up though and the Mccoskeri will look tiny ;)

Yea, when I first let them go I was quite shocked at the size difference. Lol

 

[c_healy]

Man that Earls looks beautiful!

He is a stunning fish. I love when he gets excited because his colors get really saturated.

 

[Tcook]

Well… I was just looking through some wrasses (as you do) and look at this interesting article I stumbled across! She’s a beautiful specimen, I wonder how many other hybrids are out there…
https://reefbuilders.com/2023/02/28...asse-is-anampses-twistii-neoguinaicus-hybrid/

Im not too sure how I feel about that red eye though…

Nice looking warsse. Wonder what a real-world photo would look like.

 

[i cant think]

Nice looking warsse. Wonder what a real-world photo would look like.

Definitely, I wish we saw more wrasse hybrids than other fish but I guess most people look for the big fish like angels.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Well… I was just looking through some wrasses (as you do) and look at this interesting article I stumbled across! She’s a beautiful specimen, I wonder how many other hybrids are out there…
https://reefbuilders.com/2023/02/28...asse-is-anampses-twistii-neoguinaicus-hybrid/

Im not too sure how I feel about that red eye though…

 

[Slocke]

Got a new wrasse!!

 

[InvictusReef]

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!

beautiful fish bud. Id be proud also.

 

[steveschuerger]

New wrasse! Black Back.And couple shots of my Mel. Just introduced today. My Mel seems more adventurous with this one in here. Adjusting quite nicely, already investigating for food .

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Snapped a couple FTS pics of the 75 gallon. A lot of the wrasses are visible if you look closely. Can't get these guys all in the 180 gallon soon enough. There are 51 fish in here. Nitrates are staying stable at between 2-5ppm, and phosphate at 0.03, even feeding frozen 4-6x daily. No algae at all in the display (even coralline) since I added the 2 longspine urchins. I have to supplement them with Caulerpa every night now or they chew on whatever is in their path (usually an Acro frag).

 

[JoJosReef]

Snapped a couple FTS pics of the 75 gallon. A lot of the wrasses are visible if you look closely. Can't get these guys all in the 180 gallon soon enough. There are 51 fish in here. Nitrates are staying stable at between 2-5ppm, and phosphate at 0.03, even feeding frozen 4-6x daily. No algae at all in the display (even coralline) since I added the 2 longspine urchins. I have to supplement them with Caulerpa every night now or they chew on whatever is in their path (usually an Acro frag).

What are you using for filtration/export to handle that bio load?

 

[Fishfreak2009]

What are you using for filtration/export to handle that bio load?

20 gallon long refugium with 2 strains of Caulerpa, an oversized protein skimmer, the sand bed, and roughly 100 lbs or so of rock. I also rinse the filter socks and sponges on the overflow pipes daily. Pretty sure the corals use a fair amount as well. And I change roughly 10 gallons of water weekly. Between all the sand sleeping wrasses, the aurora goby, the pistol shrimp, the horseshoe crab, 6 Fighting conchs, and the XL black sea cucumber, the sand bed stays pretty clean and well mixed so I don't siphon it.

 

[JoJosReef]

Is it assumed that by adding any wrasse (or at least Macropharyngodon, Halichoeres and maybe Cirrhilabrus) means your worms are toast? Spaghett worms, peanut worms, Dorvillidae, and fan/feather duster worms?

 

[Petcrazyson]

Is it assumed that by adding any wrasse (or at least Macropharyngodon, Halichoeres and maybe Cirrhilabrus) means your worms are toast? Spaghett worms, peanut worms, Dorvillidae, and fan/feather duster worms?

Cirrhilabrus IME either leave every worm alone, or they love to hunt for the little tiny ones. Not so much Macros but Halichoeres will not pass on an invert snack be it a flatworm, feather duster, dorvillidaes, shrimp or snail. You may get lucky and get one who could care less for snails and shrimp, but the worms would be toast, at least the larger ones.

 

[JoJosReef]

Cirrhilabrus IME either leave every worm alone, or they love to hunt for the little tiny ones. Not so much Macros but Halichoeres will not pass on an invert snack be it a flatworm, feather duster, dorvillidaes, shrimp or snail. You may get lucky and get one who could care less for snails and shrimp, but the worms would be toast, at least the larger ones.

That's what I figured. Dream tank would have an H. iridis, but I love my spaghetti worms a lot. Not to mention the sexy shrimp. Good to know about Cirrhilabrus and Macros, though!

P.s., has anyone in the world seen C. rubeus lately? I've been asking OceanDevotionLA and Dr Reef if they're able to find them and nada.

 

[Slocke]

Is it assumed that by adding any wrasse (or at least Macropharyngodon, Halichoeres and maybe Cirrhilabrus) means your worms are toast? Spaghett worms, peanut worms, Dorvillidae, and fan/feather duster worms?

I have a ton of spaghettis in my wrasse dominant tank but the others would probably be toast. I've also rarely lost snails or hermits and no shrimp.

P.s., has anyone in the world seen C. rubeus lately? I've been asking OceanDevotionLA and Dr Reef if they're able to find them and nada.

Nope, must be out of season as they are usually quite common. I've been looking for one too.

 

[Petcrazyson]

P.s., has anyone in the world seen C. rubeus lately? I've been asking OceanDevotionLA and Dr Reef if they're able to find them and nada.

Last time I saw one was I want to say 2 months ago at TSA.

 

[JoJosReef]

I have a ton of spaghettis in my wrasse dominant tank but the others would probably be toast. I've also rarely lost snails or hermits and no shrimp.


Nope, must be out of season as they are usually quite common. I've been looking for one too.

Last time I saw one was I want to say 2 months ago at TSA.

Thanks! I really like this one and was thinking of getting one for the 3' tank. Hopefully they make an appearance again. My reading so far is that they are on the smaller and peaceful side, but the wrasseguy chart has them on the medium aggressive side--maybe because of other members of the rubiventralis complex? Also, if that is solely aggression against other Cirrhilabrus then it's a nonissue because it would be the only one.

 

[Slocke]

Thanks! I really like this one and was thinking of getting one for the 3' tank. Hopefully they make an appearance again. My reading so far is that they are on the smaller and peaceful side, but the wrasseguy chart has them on the medium aggressive side--maybe because of other members of the rubiventralis complex? Also, if that is solely aggression against other Cirrhilabrus then it's a nonissue because it would be the only one.

It’s because they enjoy flashing and dive-bombing other fish more than other fairies I believe. It’s not really aggressive rather it just seems like they do it for fun.