The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Slocke]

Chequerboard wrasse - would you have one in your tank?
I did the ... that looks nice and purchased one.
It is in QT and the moment... been there two weeks..

From what i have read... think it is going back to the shop.

Anyone have positive stories of this fish?

I have....

2 x Leopards
1 x 6 line
1 x Ruby head

These are getting on fine...
Oh an a cleaner shrimp and I want coral bandit... and have heaps of snails.

Reasons not to have...

They get huge... sleep in the sand which means mess, moving stuff eating everything like pods.. aggression, bully everything.

My Tank is 200G

I have 4 x tangs, 2 clowns, 3 mandarins, and some other fish...

I had one. Killed two fish in two weeks....

 

[Tcook]

I had one. Killed two fish in two weeks....

And then the next killer to come of age will be the 6-line.

 

[AZReef13]

Well its time for another very controversial ranking!! This time the flashers, Paracheilinus!
Obviously the best are at the top. I tried to find the best picture for each. Those top 4 are so crazy beautiful and I'd say that almost all are very pretty (one isn't).

Filamentosus

Cyaneus

Paineorum

Xanthocirritus

Alfiani

Lineopunctatus

Nursalim

Hemitaeniatus

Bellae

Rubricaudalis

Flavianalis

Walton

Carpentari

Togeanensis

Attenuatus

Mccoskeri

piscilineatus

Angulatus

Rennyae

Octotaenia

My Votes are;
Cyaneus
Hemi
Alfiani
Lineopunctatus

 

[Slocke]

My Votes are;
Cyaneus
Hemi
Alfiani
Lineopunctatus

Best ranking so far!

 

[Petcrazyson]

Best ranking so far!

Take it you didn’t like my ranking :anxious-face-with-sweat:;) :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

 

[Petcrazyson]

Chequerboard wrasse - would you have one in your tank?
I did the ... that looks nice and purchased one.
It is in QT and the moment... been there two weeks..

From what i have read... think it is going back to the shop.

Anyone have positive stories of this fish?

I have....

2 x Leopards
1 x 6 line
1 x Ruby head

These are getting on fine...
Oh an a cleaner shrimp and I want coral bandit... and have heaps of snails.

Reasons not to have...

They get huge... sleep in the sand which means mess, moving stuff eating everything like pods.. aggression, bully everything.

My Tank is 200G

I have 4 x tangs, 2 clowns, 3 mandarins, and some other fish...

Plus one on the not add list. They can really nasty when they want to

 

[JoJosReef]

Do we get to do this for Cirrhilabrus next?

 

[Petcrazyson]

Do we get to do this for Cirrhilabrus next?

I’ll organize that one!

 

[Petcrazyson]

So seeing as we have successfully done a ranking of the Paracheilinus species, let’s try the Cirrhilabrus! Let’s start off with an exquisite one, literally!

Maldives(#2) and Vanuatu(#1) variants ^

katoi ^

cyanogularis ^

rubeus^

condei ^

lunatus^

shutmani^ (all 3 variants)

roseafacia ^

scottorum^ (Australian#1 Cook Isles#2 Fiji#3 variants)

rhomboidalis^

rubromarginalis ^

naokoae^

lanceolatus^

briangreenei ^

squirei

lubbocki^ (Indonesian#1 Cebu#2 variants)

flavidorsalis

ryukyuensis

rubripinnis^

aurantidorsalis^

finifenmaa ^

brunneus ^

filamentosus^

isosceles^

johnsoni^

linneatus^

nahackyi^

laboutei ^

bathyphilus ^

beauperryi ^

temminckii^

solorensis^

hygroxeris^

jordani^

earlei^

and I’m sure I’ve missed quite a few :grinning-face-with-sweat:

 

[Tcook]

Jordani

 

[JoJosReef]

1. rubeus
2. jordani
3. lanceolatus
4. finifenmaa or katoi or cyanogularis
5. rhomboidalis

 

[JoJosReef]

Where's marjorie, katherinae, rubriventralis, joanallenae, ryukyuensis...? So many fairies! Don't forget C. wakanda!

 

[Slocke]

Where's marjorie, katherinae, rubriventralis, joanallenae, ryukyuensis...? So many fairies! Don't forget C. wakanda!

and of course the stupidly expensive C sanguines. I know where all expensive fish go on a @Petcrazyson list ;)

 

[i cant think]

Best ranking so far!

You mean least controversial ;)

 

[i cant think]

Do we get to do this for Cirrhilabrus next?

And then Halichoeres ;)

 

[i cant think]

So seeing as we have successfully done a ranking of the Paracheilinus species, let’s try the Cirrhilabrus! Let’s start off with an exquisite one, literally!

Maldives(#2) and Vanuatu(#1) variants ^

katoi ^

cyanogularis ^

rubeus^

condei ^

lunatus^

shutmani^ (all 3 variants)

roseafacia ^

scottorum^ (Australian#1 Cook Isles#2 Fiji#3 variants)

rhomboidalis^

rubromarginalis ^

naokoae^

lanceolatus^

briangreenei ^

squirei

lubbocki^ (Indonesian#1 Cebu#2 variants)

flavidorsalis

ryukyuensis

rubripinnis^

aurantidorsalis^

finifenmaa ^

brunneus ^

filamentosus^

isosceles^

johnsoni^

linneatus^

nahackyi^

laboutei ^

bathyphilus ^

beauperryi ^

temminckii^

solorensis^

hygroxeris^

jordani^

earlei^

and I’m sure I’ve missed quite a few :grinning-face-with-sweat:

1. Shutmani
2. Naokoae
3. Lubbocki (Cebu Var.)
4. Lubbocki (Indo Var.)
5. Rubeus
6. Hygroxerus
7. Bathyphilus
8. Nahackyi
9. Isosceles
10. Scottorum (Aussie Var.)
11. Brunneus
12. Scottorum (Cook Island Var.)
13. Roseafascia
14. Exquisitus (Vanuatu Var.)
15. Exquisitus (Fiji Var.)
16. Lunatus
17. Teminickii
18. Lineatus
19. Rubromarginatus
20. Rhomboidalis
21. Katoi
22. Ryukyuensis
23. Scottorum (Fiji Var.)
24. Finifenmaa
25. Aurantidorsalis
26. Rubripinnis
27. Filamentosus (Actually a Rubriventralis)
28. Flavidorsalis
29. Squirei
30. Briangreeni
31. Cyanogularis
32. Lanceolatus
33. Jordani
34. Earlei
35. Condei
36. Beauperryi
37. Laboutei
38. Solorensis
39. Johnsoni

 

[Slocke]

I'm going to go by complex:

1. Bathyphilius
2. Lanceolotus
3. Exquisitus
4. Rubriventralis
5. Rubrimarginatus
6. Teminckii
7. Lunatus
8. Lubbocki
9. Laboutei
10. Filamentosus
11. Scottorum
12. Cyanopleura

 

[Slocke]

I see a certain online store is selling "super male" Anampses neoguinaicus for $500+ (a fish I see regularly for $50-80). Do you think the people who buy supermale are the same people who stuff a brand new tank with high end corals just for one photo before it all goes to @#$%?

 

[Tcook]

I see a certain online store is selling "super male" Anampses neoguinaicus for $500+ (a fish I see regularly for $50-80). Do you think the people who buy supermale are the same people who stuff a brand new tank with high end corals just for one photo before it all goes to @#$%?

“Tanked”

 

[OrchidMiss]

So seeing as we have successfully done a ranking of the Paracheilinus species, let’s try the Cirrhilabrus! Let’s start off with an exquisite one, literally!

Maldives(#2) and Vanuatu(#1) variants ^

katoi ^

cyanogularis ^

rubeus^

condei ^

lunatus^

shutmani^ (all 3 variants)

roseafacia ^

scottorum^ (Australian#1 Cook Isles#2 Fiji#3 variants)

rhomboidalis^

rubromarginalis ^

naokoae^

lanceolatus^

briangreenei ^

squirei

lubbocki^ (Indonesian#1 Cebu#2 variants)

flavidorsalis

ryukyuensis

rubripinnis^

aurantidorsalis^

finifenmaa ^

brunneus ^

filamentosus^

isosceles^

johnsoni^

linneatus^

nahackyi^

laboutei ^

bathyphilus ^

beauperryi ^

temminckii^

solorensis^

hygroxeris^

jordani^

earlei^

and I’m sure I’ve missed quite a few :grinning-face-with-sweat:

I like these options so much better!!!
Gimme a min, haha I'm sitting in the hair salon