The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[maroonman]

Not tonozukai, Im afraid, but rather filamentosus.

Well...That was false advertisement...I want my $14 back..lol.
Thanks for the clarification.

 

[evolved]

Yup, filamentosus indeed.

 

[iReefer12]

Some better pics.

Melanarus

Radiant

Checkerboard/Marble

 

[Braves Fan]

My fledgling Wrasse collection

Hooded Wrasse


Lineatus Wrasse


Choris Wrasse


Clown Wrasse

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Nice fish bud. I wish the world would stop calling that a yellow coris, its not even in that genus, its a Halichoeres chrysus. Thats my biggest wrasse pet peeve, but even I have to do it or people won'y know what im talking about.

 

[evolved]

^ Yellow wrasse. Canary wrasse. Yellow Halichoeres.

Just about anything but "Yellow coris"...

:)


Although, I find great humor in Yellow "chorus" wrasse.

 

[Braves Fan]

I will step up ,,,, from now on ,,, Canary Wrasse :)

 

[eatbreakfast]

Nice fish bud. I wish the world would stop calling that a yellow coris, its not even in that genus, its a Halichoeres chrysus. Thats my biggest wrasse pet peeve, but even I have to do it or people won'y know what im talking about.

^ Yellow wrasse. Canary wrasse. Yellow Halichoeres.

Just about anything but "Yellow coris"...

:)


Although, I find great humor in Yellow "chorus" wrasse.

I have always felt that since the back half of Halichoeres phonetically sounds like Coris, instead of yellow coris wrasse it should be yellow 'choeres wrasse.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

lol i hear you, thats probably how it started

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Who here has a male and a female lineatus wrasse in their systems? I current have a female and want to add a male

 

[eatbreakfast]

How here has a male and a female lineatus wrasse in their systems? I current have a female and want to add a male

I had a pr in the past without issue, though some have reported that females can be more aggressive than males and in some cases behaving so aggressively toward a male that it resulted in the males death.

 

[evolved]

Who here has a male and a female lineatus wrasse in their systems? I current have a female and want to add a male

You'd be better off adding another female and letting them work out who will be the male.

 

[aherre07]

Here are my latest additions....
Female Flame Wrasse

Lineatus ( initial phase male???)

Male Labouti Wrasse

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Female lineatus phase looks like

 

[Brad Syphus]

I'm getting back in the game.

 

[Brad Syphus]

 

[CORAL JUNKY]

Hey guys I'm new to the wrasse game but an looking to add my first ,or 2 , and am needing some recommendations . With pics of course . :D . Set up is a 93gal cube with canopy and current fish consist of 2 percula clowns, powder brown tang and a purple tang . Thanks

 

[4FordFamily]

Hey guys I'm new to the wrasse game but an looking to add my first ,or 2 , and am needing some recommendations . With pics of course . :D . Set up is a 93gal cube with canopy and current fish consist of 2 percula clowns, powder brown tang and a purple tang . Thanks

I rarely if ever "tang police" someone but if I'm not mistaken that's a 3 foot tank?

Those fish are likely to be aggressive given the small tank and you're already pushing it. Just my .02.

I overstock my tanks but my tangs all have 6 foot tanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

I rarely if ever "tang police" someone but if I'm not mistaken that's a 3 foot tank?

Those fish are likely to be aggressive given the small tank and you're already pushing it. Just my .02.

I overstock my tanks but my tangs all have 6 foot tanks

A 93g is actually 30"x30". A purple tang should be fine, a powder brown may be pushing it, but there can be many factors besides tank size that will contribute to tang success.

To answer questions in the preceding post regarding wrasse suggestions ; it is difficult to suggest fish due to varying preferences and 'beauty in the eye of the beholder' but the Genera of Cirrhilabrus, Paracheilinus, and Halichoeres have a wide variety of desirable species.

 

[CORAL JUNKY]

I rarely if ever "tang police" someone but if I'm not mistaken that's a 3 foot tank?

Those fish are likely to be aggressive given the small tank and you're already pushing it. Just my .02.

I overstock my tanks but my tangs all have 6 foot tanks

Yeah I often think about getting rid of him . He's still pretty small but growing fast . It does appear sometimes though like he'd like more room to swim . No problems with aggression so far but u can definitely tell he's the boss . Thanks for your honest opinion .