The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[eatbreakfast]

That one may beginning to transition male - not very far if at all, perhaps. I've not seen enough of them to know but that's more beautiful than most juvi and appears too large to be a juvenile?

Actually, still solidly a female. Once the spotting on the face begins to connect and get lineated it will have begun it's transition until it looks more like this

 

[4FordFamily]

Actually, still solidly a female. Once the spotting on the face begins to connect and get lineated it will have begun it's transition until it looks more like this

Wow that is stunning! I thought the black leopards didn't lineate that well as males but part of that could be because I've seen perhaps three ever, all in photos.

Thanks for setting me straight! Gorgeous fish!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Wow that is stunning! I thought the black leopards didn't lineate that well as males but part of that could be because I've seen perhaps three ever all in photos.

Thanks for setting me straight! Gorgeous fish!

They are definitely an underappreciated species.

 

[4FordFamily]

They are definitely an underappreciated species.

Mine is still a female. What she lacks in beauty now she makes up for in temperament. Pretty outgoing little gal

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Pretty wrasse!

 

[Jstn]

So my blue star is finally transitioning to male

caught a few pics of the in-between stages:

IMG_1890 by J Bolton, on Flickr

IMG_1907 by J Bolton, on Flickr

The transition happens fast, 3 days ago (s)he looked like a standard female, its amazing how fast leopards change vs fairy wrasses.

 

[ReeferReefer]

Solar Fairy Wrasse

 

[ReeferReefer]

So my blue star is finally transitioning to male

caught a few pics of the in-between stages:

IMG_1890 by J Bolton, on Flickr

IMG_1907 by J Bolton, on Flickr

The transition happens fast, 3 days ago (s)he looked like a standard female, its amazing how fast leopards change vs fairy wrasses.

Wow! Anything cause the sex change? Will females always turn to males? I love the look of my female and font want it to change.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Anything cause the sex change? Will females always turn to males? I love the look of my female and font want it to change.

Most likely the fish that you are referring to as a femle solorensis, is a currently undescribed fairy wrasse that is Cirrhilabrus cf. cyanopleura . True C. solorensis females are rare to the trade and are blandly colored. If you like the coloring of your fish, then I would be willing to bet that it's a male of C. cf. cyanopleura.

There really isn't much that can be done to prevent a female fairy wrasse from transitioning into a male.

 

[Jstn]

Anything cause the sex change? Will females always turn to males? I love the look of my female and font want it to change.

I think the males look much better than the females TBH. I also have 2 female blue stars in addition to him so I am very happy about the change, anecdotally I started using Selcon around 2 weeks ago on my PE mysis, not sure if this helped, but he has been much more active and much more confident/agressive. I will grab some photos as the progress continues.

 

[ReeferReefer]

Most likely the fish that you are referring to as a femle solorensis, is a currently undescribed fairy wrasse that is Cirrhilabrus cf. cyanopleura . True C. solorensis females are rare to the trade and are blandly colored. If you like the coloring of your fish, then I would be willing to bet that it's a male of C. cf. cyanopleura.

There really isn't much that can be done to prevent a female fairy wrasse from transitioning into a male.

Sorry for the confusion, I have both a Solar Fairy and a Blue Star Leopard.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Sorry for the confusion, I have both a Solar Fairy and a Blue Star Leopard.

Oops. I didn't click to expand the pic, so just went off your previous post. Sorry about the confusion.

 

[evolved]

Sorry for the confusion, I have both a Solar Fairy and a Blue Star Leopard.

But to answer the question on the blue star, there is no real answer. Leopards may remain female indefinitely, or sometimes change to male. It all depends on the hierarchy amongst the tank mates.

 

[ReeferReefer]

Most likely the fish that you are referring to as a femle solorensis, is a currently undescribed fairy wrasse that is Cirrhilabrus cf. cyanopleura . True C. solorensis females are rare to the trade and are blandly colored. If you like the coloring of your fish, then I would be willing to bet that it's a male of C. cf. cyanopleura.

There really isn't much that can be done to prevent vent a female fairy wrasse from transitioning into a male.

So the picture I posted is not a Solarenis? And perhaps a cyanopleura? I assumed this was a male Solar

 

[ReeferReefer]

But to answer the question on the blue star, there is no real answer. Leopards may remain female indefinitely, or sometimes change to male. It all depends on the hierarchy amongst the tank mates.

Thanks. I'm hoping that by not adding more leopards she will keep her sex. I wouldn't be torn up if she switched I just love the coloration on the females.

 

[evolved]

So the picture I posted is not a Solarenis? And perhaps a cyanopleura? I assumed this was a male Solar

That's a male solorensis, yes. TJ thought you were talking about a female of that species and the the blue star.

 

[Paul87]

Turned the blues way down and got a little video of the new black leopard.

 

[Paul87]

Got a really good feeding response with the M. negrosensis when mixing in some live tigriopus pods with my frozen mixture of LRS, cyclops, prawn roe, & garlic the past couple days. Gonna try it without the pods later. It definitely looked like he was going to town on everything small (which is most of it). Hopefully I can get him on just frozen because these tiger pods ain't cheap. He's looking good and staying active though.

 

[redsea01]

@redsea01, are you wanting to catch and remove the wrasse or the shrimp?

Oh shoot! Paul I'm so sorry I just saw this post! XD Unfortunately, I am going to be removing the Wrasse. I really love the little guy, but I do want to be able to keep shrimp in the tank. I made a poor decision in purchasing the Wrasse, I definitely should I visited more than one website. :)

I tried catching him with two nets last night, and let's just say I think I am going to be acquiring that Aqua Medic fish trap. He was wayyy to smart, and eventually just hid in the sand. :/

 

[leahfiish]

This thread has been very informative so far! I'm going to read through the wrasse ID thread next. :) Any thoughts on this list in a 90g (plus a few other non-wrasse)? An acclimation box would definitely be used. I also have a place to rehome the Anampses if it gets too big. But is this too many wrasse? Which order should they be introduced? Also would any of them go after inverts? My main concern would be cleaner shrimp, feather dusters, coco worms, urchins, and clams.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Paracheilinus mcCoskeri
Psuedojuloides severnsi
Anampses neoguinicus
Halichoeres iridescent
Halichoeres melasmopomus
Halichoeres melanurus

Thanks for the help.