The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Salty1962]

Haven't been able to get pics of them yet but just added 2 Ornate Leopard wrasses. The male is awesome. Love these fish! Pictures to follow as soon as I can catch them in the camera frame. Just added so they're camera shy:rolleyes:

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hi TJ. with all due respect, I beg to differ. Females are indeed red... Have two of them as well. This is indeed a male lap and was imported to HK with 10 other males and females. The markings are actually different from a cloud and the teeth are that of a macropharyngodon.

Cool, I'm glad it got figured out.

Technically, lapllus is still classified as a Halichoeres species, even though it's body and behavior clearly belong with the genus Macropharyngodon. However, the key features for Macropharyngodon species are the teeth in their throat, in fact that is what Macropharyngodon translates to, Large throat teeth. However, these particular teeth can't be seen except through dissection. Those aren't the only teeth that Macropharyngodon have. Like many other wrasses, including Halichoeres, leopards have teeth at the anterior of their mouth.

 

[Jstn]

A few more, he has a nice blue/green belly. His colors are amazing, the details on the scales ect,

Untitled by J Bolton, on Flickr

Untitled by J Bolton, on Flickr

I am Qt this fish, I usually don't treat with prazi or copper unless they show symptoms but he was from petco, so I feel he must have something. He is eating fine and his feces looks good, no stringiness. What would you guys do; Just observe him for 4 weeks?

 

[evolved]

My standard wrasse protocol is QT for at least 6 weeks and do prazi at least twice.

 

[Duke4Life]

@eatbreakfast I stand corrected. The good thing is that I did not buy this fish, but I did let the shop owner know he got screwed....

Seen 1 of these at a local pet store and if they

My standard wrasse protocol is QT for at least 6 weeks and do prazi at least twice.

+1

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Yes it is

Nice u have two in my 150

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Who has an earls wrasse in their setups

 

[reef_ranch]

Who has an earls wrasse in their setups

I do. One of my favorite wrasses.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Earls are nice but there are others higher on my list.

 

[Jstn]

There is a terminal male Lineatus coming up on divers den...

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I seen the one on live but none on divers

 

[Jstn]

The will release around 5 cst, if you sign up for the updates they email you around noon with a list of whats going to go up that night.

Potential Items for Today's Diver's Den:
Fish
Tail Spot Blenny , Golden Sailfin Blenny, Four Line Wrasse, Splendid Pintail Fairy Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Threadfin Fairy Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Yellow Eye Kole Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Tahitian Lemonpeel Angelfish, Foxface Lo, Lyretail Anthias (Trio), Cuban Hogfish , Clown Triggerfish Juvenile, Gold Midas Blenny, Caribbean Blue Tang Juvenile, Melanurus Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Flame Hawkfish (Bonded Pair), Undulated Triggerfish, Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Ultra Coral Beauty Angelfish , ORA® Captive-Bred Bristletail Filefish (Bonded Pair), Curacao Swissguard Basslet, Bicolor Foxface, Starry Puffer, Lineatus Fairy Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Razor Tang, Mustard Guttatus Tang, Yellow Belly Blue Tang, ORA® Captive-Bred Hybrid Cleaner Goby, ORA® Captive-Bred Yellow Kuda Seahorse (Female), ORA® Captive-Bred Radial Filefish (Bonded Pair), Orange Spot Filefish Female [Expert Only], Caribbean Queen Angelfish Juvenile, Central American Banded Wrasse, Orangetail Filefish, Caribbean Pygmy Filefish, Linespot Flasher Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, African Black Fin McCosker's Flasher Wrasse Terminal Phase Male, Tomini Bristletooth Tang, Caribbean Black Cap Basslet, Two Spot Bristletooth Tang, Hi Fin Red Banded Goby (Bonded Pair) with Red Banded Pistol Shrimp

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Nice will be on the look out

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Fresh out of qt

 

[Jstn]

Hard to tell
What are they?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Sorry about that three out of the 5 flashers that's in qt

 

[Greenstreet.1]

They just post the lineatus

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Earls are nice but there are others higher on my list.

And those would be what types...?

 

[Djbrandriff150]

Earlie is In my acclimation box finally. He's a great size in comparison. Do they need anything specific At least 3' long ...

 

[Greenstreet.1]

And those would be what types...?

Lineatus & rhomboid and then I'll think about Mr.Earl