The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[sucker]

Leopard & clam

 

[TUSI]

Yes they normally are not sifting sand at night when the leopard is sleeping if that's what u worried about

 

[TUSI]

Wow nice shots

 

[TUSI]

What is that wrasse directly over the clam

 

[sucker]

What is that wrasse directly over the clam

Yellow tail tamarin

 

[evolved]

Cirrhilabrus claire

Anampses femininus

Cirrhilabrus earlei

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni

Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus

Cirrhilabrus nahackyi

Cirrhilabrus lineatus

Halichoeres timorensis (male)

Halichoeres timorensis (female)

Paracheilinus octotaenia

 

[Wrangy]

Thought some fellow wrasse lovers might like this beauty! She's a rare juvenile black ear wrasse (halichoeres melasmapomus) from the Cook Islands and was added to the tank last night and already smashing everything I'm feeding :) please excuse the terrible phone pics!

 

[Youri.]

Past weekend added a pair of Pseudojuloides Kaleidos and they are doing great :)

Here is a quick picture

 

[Wrangy]

Well she's in, settled and an absolute pig! Loving her and she's loving the tank

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Nice colors wrangy

 

[4FordFamily]

Thought some fellow wrasse lovers might like this beauty! She's a rare juvenile black ear wrasse (halichoeres melasmapomus) from the Cook Islands and was added to the tank last night and already smashing everything I'm feeding :) please excuse the terrible phone pics!

Where did you get this? I have been searching for LITERALLY 2 years. I google search all scientific names (Xanti and Melasmapomus) and common names (earmuff, black eared, etc). weekly to and filter by date to see anything new!

Jealous! Nice fish!

 

[Wrangy]

Where did you get this? I have been searching for LITERALLY 2 years. I google search all scientific names (Xanti and Melasmapomus) and common names (earmuff, black eared, etc). weekly to and filter by date to see anything new!

Jealous! Nice fish!

haha I found her by chance. I was at my LFS (here in Australia lol) and he knows that I've been after a mystery wrasse for ages and decided to show me this beauty (I completely missed her while browsing!) and I was pretty much sold instantly! She's absolutely stunning and a gem of a fish to own too :) I was sooo lucky that my lfs had missed out on all the good fish from one supplier and the collector rang him and said "hey, so we have this little gem I think you might like", he jumped on that of course given how rare they are! And that's the story lol She's only about an inch or two long so she's tiny.

Thanks :) She's amazing too, devours any flake, pellet, frozen, prepared, fresh or whatever food you can think of with great gusto and is nearly part of the family :) There's still a few moments from my pair of flame hawkfish and dwarf angel just letting her know who the bosses are but otherwise she has settled brilliantly (after escaping acclimatisation in a day lol usually they get a week before being allowed into the tank haha). I'll take plenty of pictures for you then!

 

[townjas]

Picked this guy up for $25. Royal Pencil Wrasse.

 

[Dalmatia]

Any idea of what kind of wrasse this is??

 

[4FordFamily]

Any idea of what kind of wrasse this is??

http://m.petsolutions.com/C/Live-Saltwater-Wrasse/I/Red-Sea-Cleaner-Wrasse.aspx

I think it is this... A dark specimen.

 

[Dalmatia]

http://m.petsolutions.com/C/Live-Saltwater-Wrasse/I/Red-Sea-Cleaner-Wrasse.aspx

I think it is this... A dark specimen.

That was my first guess. Me and my LFS don't have a clue, long Google search and nothing? I think this should be called a mystery wrasse :)

 

[evolved]

Any idea of what kind of wrasse this is??

It's not one; Springeri Dottyback.

 

[Dalmatia]

It's not one; Springeri Dottyback.

Thanks,, your the best

 

[4FordFamily]

Thanks,, your the best

Ugh I should have known that I knew I had seen it before!

Nice catch

 

[wrassegauche17]

Here is ok picture with my phone at LFS here in Madison Wisconsin. Its the biggest and nicest looking Earmuff Wrasse I've ever seen. Its got to be 6" long.

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so does this picture mean I can add a Ear muff to my puffer tank?