The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[hexcolor reef]

As soon as you love one… You just need a gang of them! Here’s all my fish, half of them are Wrasse. And of course videos of both tanks to show them all off :)

this is me in a shell. I researched wrasses then and made a king list of the ones I plan to buy. This hobby is to addicting :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Can anyone recommend a good aquarium lid that allows air exchange, mesh and glass or mesh and a good solid material? Ran into an over night issue, forgot to set my return pump to turn off over night and it over heated the tank. My leopard wrasse is just hanging out at the bottom of the tank now.
The six line wrasse is swimming just fine, I think it’s due to finding a borrow and slept / reserved energy over night while the leopard wrasse was swimming around

 

[Tcook]

this is me in a shell. I researched wrasses then and made a king list of the ones I plan to buy. This hobby is to addicting :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Can anyone recommend a good aquarium lid that allows air exchange, mesh and glass or mesh and a good solid material? Ran into an over night issue, forgot to set my return pump to turn off over night and it over heated the tank. My leopard wrasse is just hanging out at the bottom of the tank now.
The six line wrasse is swimming just fine, I think it’s due to finding a borrow and slept / reserved energy over night while the leopard wrasse was swimming around

Clearview lids

 

[hexcolor reef]

Clearview lids

Very nice, thanks a million.

 

[i cant think]

Print this:

I accidentally set random book marks and figured I’d go through them to cheer myself up and this is the first thing I come across :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

 

[Tcook]

I accidentally set random book marks and figured I’d go through them to cheer myself up and this is the first thing I come across :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

 

[OrchidMiss]

I believe @OrchidMiss has a husky dusky.

Edit: apparently @Slocke has one too, and amazing pics if I recall.

I do indeed. Lemmy is due for some new closeups, too.

 

[Slocke]

I’ve had my Flavidorsalis nip me a couple of times… I now have to avoid his territory and my clownfish’s territory (although my clownfish is only a tickle the Flavi is a shock).

You think thats bad my lionfish keeps nipping at me (and anything else I put in the tank, tried to bite a test vial a couple days ago.)

 

[Slocke]

Can’t get a great pic until it’s released but for now:

 

[OrchidMiss]

I believe @OrchidMiss has a husky dusky.

Edit: apparently @Slocke has one too, and amazing pics if I recall.

And Calvin & Sid for good measure

 

[jkcoral]

Rhomboid being shy, but did let me take a few photos. Got her in late April, and it’s been interesting to watch her becoming a him and getting prettier by the day.

 

[AZReef13]

Anyone own a Dusky Wrasse? I want one in my tank, the coloration and body type is amazing

I have been searching myself, looking for a junvinile/female

 

[jkcoral]

What a stud! This photo made me laugh and think of Austin Powers “get in my belllly!”

 

[Slocke]

I believe @OrchidMiss has a husky dusky.

Edit: apparently @Slocke has one too, and amazing pics if I recall.

The issue with my dusky photos is that my cameras autofocus struggles without flash and flash completely changes how the dusky looks.
Flash:

Not flash

 

[saltienewb]

Today I did the unthinkable. I remember coming across this thread not to long ago and commenting I don’t get the whole love for wrasses?!! Well today I picked up two wrasses and probably should’ve picked up 4 all together. I got tied in to the wrasse lovers!!!
Sharing pics soon

 

[OrchidMiss]

Yours has pretty yellow shoulders!

 

[Slocke]

Yours has pretty yellow shoulders!

True… one of ours is maybe a more mature male??

@SaltyT

 

[SaltyT]

True… one of ours is maybe a more mature male??

@SaltyT

Yep yours has fully developed its male coloration. He’s a perfect example of how beautiful this species truly is.

 

[Slocke]

Yep yours has fully developed its male coloration. He’s a perfect example of how beautiful this species truly is.

Awesome thank you!
Your knowledge is unequaled

 

[Slocke]

Love it when a new fish settles in with no issues whatsoever. I’m sure the box helps but still.

 

[Slocke]

You know what makes hogfish a good wrasse? They sit still for photos. This was a very good wrasse for photos.