The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Marshall O]

I remember seeing somewhere that the female lubbocks are the ones subdued in color and have black dots arranged in a line on their backs. can anyone confirm? i'll try to take a pic of what the store is claiming to be a female lubbocks

No, they are solid pink with a black dot on the caudal fin. Here is an old pic of my pair of females when I first got them:

What you are describing may be a male Lubbock's though.

 

[m88a2]

ah ok, I guess what i was looking at was another color variant of males, there was another wrasse exactly like the ones you have there. in any case i think i will probably just grab the 2 juv flashers they have there. no idea what kind they are, but i like all the flashers.

 

[Rookie J]

Has anyone here kept a pair of flame fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Jordani)

 

[indyjaco]

I have a pair of flames. So far they are being civil after 7 months together. Time will tell.

Usually they go Male and fight to the death.

 

[Rookie J]

Gotcha. The LFS has a pair and I'm thinking about since my six line went MIA last week.

 

[Marshall O]

As long as your tank is large enough (they really need a 75+ tank), I would only get one female. It will turn male regardless if there is another male present or not. As mentioned, with a pair, you will end up with two males and have to remove one anyways.

 

[Rookie J]

Any other wrasse you'd suggest. I was thinking a mystery but kind of want something that most people up here won't have.

 

[Marshall O]

Stay away from the Mystery Wrasses (and all from the Pseudocheilinus genus for that matter) IMO. Stick with the Cirrhilabrus, Paracheilinus, or smaller Halichoeres if you have a ~2" sandbed. Plenty of great options though. Take a look and see if there are any in those genus' you like.

 

[Rookie J]

Why don't you like mystery wrasses ?

 

[Marshall O]

Why don't you like mystery wrasses ?

I like them, just not their attitude :) They usually don't play nice with other wrasses, and so should be avoided unless they are the only wrasse in the tank. Since I am a big wrasse fan, that means they are a no from me :)

 

[Rookie J]

Gotcha. Yea I had only kept one wrasse and it recently died. Just looking for a super cool one.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

What's the best wrasse for a 60 gallon reef? :)

 

[mnat]

A couple shot of the flames:

Earlie's wrasse:

c. cf. lancelotus

c. cf. lunatus

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Pretty hot collection there

 

[Mattiejay6]

This is my flame...

Hopefully will get a earlei one day!

 

[bigcapct]

my boys

 

[J.guokas]

Here's my wrasse.

 

[Pappy]

 

[TheGrimmReefer]

my newest addition - Rhomboid male.. Got a female too but she's not as interested in the camera as he is.


IMG_2453 by thegrimmreefer88, on Flickr


IMG_2513 by thegrimmreefer88, on Flickr

 

[ColaAddict]

Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse : do they burrow in sand? I'm looking for a non-burrowing wrasse for my reef tank that wont cover my chalices in sand.