The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[tom reilly]

Quick question for you all, I made a stupid impulse buy and listened to my LFS and bought a juvenile red coris wrasse and am now finding out that they are a terror to have in the tank. Anyone have any luck with them in a reef or should I just try to pull him out and move on to another wrasse.

Had mine for about 6 months. Gets along fine with other fish. Leave a bunch of smaller rocks around. He has to flip each rock over at least three times a day.

 

[saltyhog]

@eatbreakfast - isn't johnsoni and isosceles part of the same complex - Johnsoni ? Thought C. Isosceles was previously known as C. Lanceolatus which was part of Johnsoni complex .. If so, I would guess tough to keep them together.

Regards,
Abhishek

Yep that's the reason for my question Abhishek. I'm thinking if I can only have one of the two, C. isoscoles is beautiful and afordable. I have only seen pictures of C. johnsoni it may be even more beautiful in person.

 

[HairyGary]

Yeah, the guy that dives for them upped his prices once he realized how much he was missing out on...
At least most of that money provides a livelihood for a guy and his family in Kwajalein, where otherwise there would be no means to provide.
The us govt has subjugated these people and relegated their lives to be moved around like cattle, disregarded their land (atomic/ballistic testing) and provided no respectable social services for them; and they all live on a stretch of land about as big as the mag mile in Chicago!
:eek:

dang!

 

[HairyGary]

Yep that's the reason for my question Abhishek. I'm thinking if I can only have one of the two, C. isoscoles is beautiful and afordable. I have only seen pictures of C. johnsoni in person it may be even more beautiful in person.

My LFS has a 200 Wrasse dominant tank with three C. Johnsoni and a C. brunneus. They are in the same sub family. They all get along. I have C. Brunneus and plan to add a C. Johnsoni based on the same.

 

[deedubz]

My C. exquisitus has this white on his nose. Could I be from jumping and hitting the lid?
Also I was told it is from Africa but it doesn't look like it to me. Could someone clear that up?
Thanks guys

Nothing is wrong with your wrasse. The white is a marking on the African(Kenyan) variant of the exquisite wrasse. Mine has a similar shaped white spot on his face. Beautiful wrasse you've got

 

[eatbreakfast]

Way too much even if the survival chances were better!

The Bell's is a little tempting but I'm not sure flasher's live long enough to justify that kind of money!

TJ, I'm assuming a C. johnsoni and C. isoscoles would not do well together?

@eatbreakfast - isn't johnsoni and isosceles part of the same complex - Johnsoni ? Thought C. Isosceles was previously known as C. Lanceolatus which was part of Johnsoni complex .. If so, I would guess tough to keep them together.

Regards,
Abhishek

They are part of the same complex. In larger systems with other fairy wrasses they can coexist. In under 6' systems or with fewer fairies chasing can be pretty bad.

If it does get worse what do I do?
Also what do you think it is?

Younger exquisitus wrasses have it and it goes away as it matures, however sometimes they can damage their snout through darting quickly into something, and if that was the case and it got worse, then it would indicate an infection.

 

[Jaag]

Nothing is wrong with your wrasse. The white is a marking on the African(Kenyan) variant of the exquisite wrasse. Mine has a similar shaped white spot on his face. Beautiful wrasse you've got

Thank you very much. It has now gone away. I appreciate the help and love the knowledge I gain from you guys

 

[deedubz]

Do all exquisite wrasses have it when they are young? I noticed the white on my African exquisite upon arrival, also panicked, and went online to see if it was some sort of wound/infection. I'd only seen the marking on pictures of the Africans and came to my conclusion. I'm not at all challenging your opinion, I just don't want to spread false information.

 

[ascheff]

Do all exquisite wrasses have it when they are young? I noticed the white on my African exquisite upon arrival, also panicked, and went online to see if it was some sort of wound/infection. I'd only seen the marking on pictures of the Africans and came to my conclusion. I'm not at all challenging your opinion, I just don't want to spread false information.

Here's one a friend has in QT, that came in from Sri Lanka with the same marking.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The white spot is on Indian Ocean species(the ones with the prominant pink markings on the body). If you search through images of exquisites you will see plenty of pics from Indian Ocean without them, but these are all fully developed males. Also, if you see images of females the white is more prominant.

That being said, the fact that it was there yesterday and gone today speaks to a minor injury.

 

[Fringe09]

Hi guys. How do pronounce Lineatus?

 

[ChiCity]

Lin-EE-atuss

:D

 

[Fringe09]

Lin-EE-atuss

:D

Thank you

 

[ChiCity]

no worries

 

[Black Pearl]

A few pics

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Hi guys. How do pronounce Lineatus?

This had me crying [emoji24]

 

[Bingo]

My wrasse collection.


Fish List

Achilles Tang
Gem Tang
Onyx Clown
Lineatus Wrasse
Mystery Wrasse
Sixline Wrasse
Red Velvet Wrasse
Gold Back Wrasse
Tricolor Wrasse
Lunatus Wrasse Hybrid
Solon Wrasse

 

[JAWS 32]

I saw this this in the LFS, but I cant figure out what it is. Any ideas? Not the best pics, sorry! Thanks!

 

[ChiCity]

Maybe some type of a pencil wrasse?

 

[JAWS 32]

Maybe some type of a pencil wrasse?

I thought that too and they were thinking a type of Halichoeres possibly. Very pretty fish.