The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Fishfreak2009]

I will try and get a good video or pic tomorrow when the white lights are on while I am working from home.

I just got an Orange Back Fairy Wrasse. My Nebulous chases him just a bit. I think I need some more rock work in the tank. I added the Orange Back the same time I add 6 chromis and a royal gramma. I added so many hoping the Nebulous would be distracted by so many other new fish.

any other thoughts on how to minimize the harassment? I have not see any signs that the Orange back is stressed. It has only been 3 days though

Add a couple more wrasses. Spreads the aggression out better.

I no longer add just 1 fish at a time, unless it's an oddball like a drum, sweetlips, puffer, trigger, eel, etc that none of the other fish really care about. Though in my 240 gallon, even those types of fish have to be added in groups, as the sohal tang is so rough on the new guys, and the maculosus angel isn't much better. Haven't added anything in there recently, as the sohal killed a 8" chocolate tang he's been tankmates with for almost 2 years out of the blue, and the fimbriated moray took out almost every fish under 5" (only small fish left are 1 lyretail damsel somehow out of the original group of 5, and 1 falco hawkfish, which everyone seems to ignore for whatever reason).

Wrasses I add at least 3 fish at once, same with tangs, angels, or butterflies. Way less aggression that way, and spreads it out between the new guys, so no individual is overly harassed.

 

[mook1178]

Add a couple more wrasses. Spreads the aggression out better.

I no longer add just 1 fish at a time, unless it's an oddball like a drum, sweetlips, puffer, trigger, eel, etc that none of the other fish really care about. Though in my 240 gallon, even those types of fish have to be added in groups, as the sohal tang is so rough on the new guys, and the maculosus angel isn't much better. Haven't added anything in there recently, as the sohal killed a 8" chocolate tang he's been tankmates with for almost 2 years out of the blue, and the fimbriated moray took out almost every fish under 5" (only small fish left are 1 lyretail damsel somehow out of the original group of 5, and 1 falco hawkfish, which everyone seems to ignore for whatever reason).

Wrasses I add at least 3 fish at once, same with tangs, angels, or butterflies. Way less aggression that way, and spreads it out between the new guys, so no individual is overly harassed.

If my tank was only big enough.

I have a 75 gallon with the 2 wrasse, a clown pair, starry blenny, Royal Gramma, 6 chromis, and a yellow watchman goby. I am going to add a Tomini tang and call it a day on fish.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

If my tank was only big enough.

I have a 75 gallon with the 2 wrasse, a clown pair, starry blenny, Royal Gramma, 6 chromis, and a yellow watchman goby. I am going to add a Tomini tang and call it a day on fish.

Room for lots more.

At one point, I had about 40 fish in my old 75, most of them planktivores like fairy wrasses, chromis, damsels, etc.

 

[tayyybra_]

I love mine. I'll spam you with a few I just snapped. Excuse my horribly scratched glass, I got the tank that way. One day I'll have clear glass for the Bad Guys.

My dusky wrasse is a fun personality to watch, constantly hunting pods. He will flip small shells, nothing compared to my red coris, thankfully!
He can get a little pushy with my Timor, who is the smallest wrasse the tank, but he's very peaceful for the most part. I highly recommend this fish. Much prettier than the pics I snapped just now.

the dusky wrasses are so under-rated i love those guys

 

[mook1178]

Room for lots more.

At one point, I had about 40 fish in my old 75, most of them planktivores like fairy wrasses, chromis, damsels, etc.

That's crazy.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

That's crazy.

If it helps, the tank I temporarily upgraded to, then crashed from a velvet outbreak, is a 5' 100 gallon, which I'll be upgrading to a 6' 180 gallon hopefully by this fall (tank is out in the garage waiting to have the scratches buffed out. Should have had it done, but been delayed spending time with the baby). Once the fish are in the 180 gallon, I'll be adding a few butterflies, some more Fairy wrasses, a blueface angel, probably a regal angel, and a few different gobies.

The 5' 100 gallon has:
1x 10" French Angelfish (moved from my 240 gallon since the maculosus wanted to kill him)
1x Flame Angel
1x Bicolor Angel
1x Lemonpeel Hybrid Angel
1x Coral Beauty Angel
1x Rusty Angel
1x Orchid Dottyback
4x Bartlett's Anthias
4x Kashiwae Anthias
1x Pink Headed Fairy Wrasse
1x Katoi Fairy Wrasse
1x Dusky Wrasse
1x Cosmetus Wrasse
1x Yellow Coris Wrasse
1x Neon Wrasse (Garnoti)
1x Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse
2x Neon Cleaner Goby
1x Exquisite Firefish
1x Pajama Cardinalfish
2x Percula Clownfish
3x Green Chromis
1x Hi-Hat Drum
1x Striped Sweetlips (eventually moving to the 240 gallon, too small now and would be eaten by the fimbriated moray)
1x Caribbean Slipper Lobster
1x Orange Fuzzy Lobster
1x Coral Banded Shrimp
1x Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Lots of hermits

Editing this, since I forgot a couple fish:
Swarthy Parrotfish (Scarus niger)
Lantern Basslet (Serranus baldwini)

 

[Slocke]

1x Yellow Coris Wrasse

 

[Fishfreak2009]

To be fair, I almost never use common names. I normally always list everything in just latin, but my wife has been pointing out to me that most people have no idea what the Latin names are and are too lazy to look them up, so I've been trying to use common names more frequently...

 

[OrchidMiss]

the dusky wrasses are so under-rated i love those guys

They really are. They're tough to photograph sometimes, but when you can get them, they're stunners.

 

[i cant think]

To be fair, I almost never use common names. I normally always list everything in just latin, but my wife has been pointing out to me that most people have no idea what the Latin names are and are too lazy to look them up, so I've been trying to use common names more frequently...

You’re nicer than me :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:
I can give scientifics, even in the LFS I will give scientifics not the common name - I have to see the fish itself to give the common name. So now I just write out the scientifics for people.

Even when referring to wrasses I will call them by their genus name (Cirrhilabrus/Paracheilinus the moment someone asks about “Dwarf Parrots”, pest hunters? Halichoeres/Macropharyngodon/Anampses etc)

 

[OrionN]

They really are. They're tough to photograph sometimes, but when you can get them, they're stunners.

Your Dusty Wrasse is a stunner for sure. I got tied up and did not come back until yesterday to get the Dusty wrasse, but it was gone. Just as well because my tank is full, and I still need to get a second Regal angel and put the pair into it.

 

[OrionN]

To be fair, I almost never use common names. I normally always list everything in just latin, but my wife has been pointing out to me that most people have no idea what the Latin names are and are too lazy to look them up, so I've been trying to use common names more frequently...

I like to use hybrid of common and Scientific names, so people know what I am talking about with minimal misunderstanding/miss ID. Plus sometime I just don't use "bad (stupid)" common name (IMO) like "false clownfish" or "false percula". I would really be offended if someone call me a "False Chinese".

 

[Cael Gallery]

If it helps, the tank I temporarily upgraded to, then crashed from a velvet outbreak, is a 5' 100 gallon, which I'll be upgrading to a 6' 180 gallon hopefully by this fall (tank is out in the garage waiting to have the scratches buffed out. Should have had it done, but been delayed spending time with the baby). Once the fish are in the 180 gallon, I'll be adding a few butterflies, some more Fairy wrasses, a blueface angel, probably a regal angel, and a few different gobies.

The 5' 100 gallon has:
1x 10" French Angelfish (moved from my 240 gallon since the maculosus wanted to kill him)
1x Flame Angel
1x Bicolor Angel
1x Lemonpeel Hybrid Angel
1x Coral Beauty Angel
1x Rusty Angel
1x Orchid Dottyback
4x Bartlett's Anthias
4x Kashiwae Anthias
1x Pink Headed Fairy Wrasse
1x Katoi Fairy Wrasse
1x Dusky Wrasse
1x Cosmetus Wrasse
1x Yellow Coris Wrasse
1x Neon Wrasse (Garnoti)
1x Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse
2x Neon Cleaner Goby
1x Exquisite Firefish
1x Pajama Cardinalfish
2x Percula Clownfish
3x Green Chromis
1x Hi-Hat Drum
1x Striped Sweetlips (eventually moving to the 240 gallon, too small now and would be eaten by the fimbriated moray)
1x Caribbean Slipper Lobster
1x Orange Fuzzy Lobster
1x Coral Banded Shrimp
1x Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Lots of hermits

Reading that has reinforced my vow to never buy a sohal or an eel.

 

[Cael Gallery]

Oh wow, that fish is stunning as an adult! Demeanor?

I had a small adult (3")for some months until it got taken out by vibrio, like most of my wrasses in the past 2 months.
Would eat anything i gave it and always swimming actively in the top1/3rd of the tank. Bothered no one and wasn't bothered by anyone. Great fish.

 

[jabberwock]

If you are in the Atlanta area and you need a yellow banded possum wrasse, or a pink streaked wrasse, they have one of each at Optimum Aquarium in Kennesaw. That is where I picked up my Pink Streaked a couple weeks ago.

 

[Tcook]

If you are in the Atlanta area and you need a yellow banded possum wrasse, or a pink streaked wrasse, they have one of each at Optimum Aquarium in Kennesaw. That is where I picked up my Pink Streaked a couple weeks ago.

Wish those would start showing up on the west coast

 

[jabberwock]

Wish those would start showing up on the west coast

Coming from the Indio Pacific, and with seasonal collection times, they are tough to get in the US at all. Pretty inexpensive in the UK...

 

[OrionN]

I just got this lady today

 

[OrionN]

My current male when he was transitioning and picture of him fully transitioned.

 

[JoJosReef]

My current male when he was transitioning and picture of him fully transitioned.

They are so pretty. Debating one of these or an H. claudia for my next Halichoeres.