The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[i cant think]

Thanks! Would you say stick to one of each species in this size tank?

Depending on what ones we’re talking about, I’d say stick to one of each of the Cirrhilabrus and Paracheilinus assuming they’re all males. However, Wetmorellas, Pseudojuloides, Macropharyngodon, Anampses and Pseudocheilinops can have more successful “pairs” or harems as finding females isn’t too difficult.

Obviously the larger the species, the more likely is recommend sticking to just one of them. But I’ve had several “pairs” of wrasses (males and females living in tandem) and once my 5 foot 180G has moved to the new house, will restart the attempt at a wrasse-dominant tank with more harems/“pairs”.

 

[Krad]

Can anyone ID the wrasse with the white belly and red body? It was sold to me as a blue throated fairy wrasse but as it has grown doesn’t seem to be the case:

 

[JoJosReef]

Can anyone ID the wrasse with the white belly and red body? It was sold to me as a blue throated fairy wrasse but as it has grown doesn’t seem to be the case:

My guess is cyanopleura (blue-sided):

Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)

Max Size: 5 inchesDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: PeacefulReef Compatible: YesMinimum Tank Size: 90 gallons The Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse, also referred to as the Blue Scaled Fairy Wrasse, Yellow Flanked Fairy Wrasse, Purplehead Parrot Wrasse, or the Bluehead Fairy Wrasse, displays a wide range of...

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I suppose easy to confuse the name of a blue-throat and a blue-side, although they are from entirely different complexes of Cirrhilabrus:

 

[Krad]

My guess is cyanopleura (blue-sided):

Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)

Max Size: 5 inchesDiet: CarnivoreTemperament: PeacefulReef Compatible: YesMinimum Tank Size: 90 gallons The Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse, also referred to as the Blue Scaled Fairy Wrasse, Yellow Flanked Fairy Wrasse, Purplehead Parrot Wrasse, or the Bluehead Fairy Wrasse, displays a wide range of...

stlmarinesolutions.com

I suppose easy to confuse the name of a blue-throat and a blue-side, although they are from entirely different complexes of Cirrhilabrus:

Thanks I know that guy!

I’m talking about this one:

 

[albano]

Can anyone ID the wrasse with the white belly and red body? It was sold to me as a blue throated fairy wrasse but as it has grown doesn’t seem to be the case:

I’d guess red fin fairy, but, In the video when he comes to the front from the feeder, his throat does seem to have a blue tone!

 

[JoJosReef]

Thanks I know that guy!

I’m talking about this one:

Oh, I have a hard time telling those red bodied ones apart.

P.s., you have very fat fish.

 

[azreef729]

First wrasse added to my new tank! Already eating and hunting the rocks right out of acclimation.

 

[azreef729]

Well that was quick, woke up to find the radiant wrasse with his head stuck in some rocks near the sand bed and dead. Seems like he was diving into the sand and missed and got wedged. Super bummed about it.

 

[i cant think]

Can anyone ID the wrasse with the white belly and red body? It was sold to me as a blue throated fairy wrasse but as it has grown doesn’t seem to be the case:

Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis. The blue throat is more of a display feature of the fish. I have two currently in my LFS and when in resting, they have a small amount of blue on their throat but nowhere near to the extent when they start to display. Usually these guys present red and white when they don’t display - much like most species of that complex.

 

[TylerHaworth]

Currently have a Rhomboid, a Royal Flasher, and a Carpenter's Flasher... A Yellow Chrysus is what I need, yeah?

 

[DmitryB]

I took a better look at the chart you sent and it’s been super helpful, thank you!

Sorry for asking more questions, but do these pairs look okay to you given the tank constraints:

P. flavianalis + C. exquisitus
or
P. filamentosus + C. exquisitus

If they are both okay, is there a preferable pair?

Thanks again for your help!

Yeah, that should work. All the flashers are similar in size except… that rare Madagascar one I can’t think of right now. Anyway, any combo like that should work though I’d add the flasher first

Can you send me this chart as well? I'm making a list of fish for a 170 tank and would love to see what my Wrasse options are. Thanks!

 

[Tcook]

Can you send me this chart as well? I'm making a list of fish for a 170 tank and would love to see what my Wrasse options are. Thanks!

 

[Krad]

i don’t know how to feel one of my first wrasse in the tank is starting the male transition :

 

[TylerHaworth]

Need some Wrasse pics!

 

[MC Blowfish]

My pink-streaked wrasse. They really are incredibly shy. It's been in my tank for almost two months and this is the first time I've been able to get a decent photo.

 

[albano]

i don’t know how to feel one of my first wrasse in the tank is starting the male transition :

I think the Supreme Court just ruled on that today!

;)

 

[125mph]

Do I have a male or female rhombold wrasse? And is it okay to get a male lineatus wrasse with this current fish?

 

[i cant think]

Do I have a male or female rhombold wrasse? And is it okay to get a male lineatus wrasse with this current fish?

Definitely a male Rhomboid. Assuming you use an acclimation box, a male lineatus would work. However I’d start the lineatus as a female instead as I find two males from the same complex (albeit Rhomboidalis is placid) can be more difficult to introduce, whilst a male of one species often ignores the female of another related species.

 

[125mph]

Thx! How can you tell its a male? I dont see long pelvic fins?

 

[i cant think]

Thx! How can you tell its a male? I dont see long pelvic fins?

The black along the dorsal is the major giveaway. Female Rhomboidalis lack that dominant black stripe;

The male in the above photo (which isn’t mine) is a transitional male as opposed to a Terminal Phase male which yours is. Also, notice the spread of purple; females have the purple concentrated into their face, males have it behind their gills but also above their anal fin.