The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Trouble1375]

I have a 6 line with a red hawk fish and they’re fine together too. But when I added fairy wrasse the 6 line bullied it terribly. It’s possible they can move together as some people here have done it but most don’t got well. Maybe best option is to move the 6 line in last but I would just be ready for fighting. It’s a shame. Nobody tells you the 6 line is such an a$& when you get them.

I started with a male Melanurus, added a cleaner, followed by a 6-line, then a female Melanurus. Everyone gets along great now. The only scuffle was when I added the female Mel - the male was a bit too frisky and she hid in the sand bed for 47 days.

 

[Bars]

I have a new favorite in the tank :D Such a cool looking fish.

 

[Billldg]

I can’t wait, I ordered a Eightline Flasher wrasse, Pintail Fairy wrasse, Yellow Flanked Fairy wrasse, and a Blue Star Leopard wrasse from TSM Aquatics. I should have them by the beginning of next month. I also have on order a Orange Back Fairy wrasses from them as well. Oh knows what will happen when they start to get Lineatus Fairy wrasses in.

 

[adittam]

I would confirm it’s a Flasher, so in the Paracheilinus family which all have about the same requirements and traits.

My guess based on coloring and fin shape is Paracheilinus Angulatus but you need someone better at identifying juveniles than me. He is stressed and may have some fin damage.

Thanks for the reply! Anyone else good at ID'ing juvenlies?

 

[Brenda T]

My type of thread proud wrasse owner
naoko
blue mouth
trio leopard wrasse
peppermint wrasse
red head wrasse
chaoti
fairy wrasse
2 other

try to get pics up later

How do you get all your wrasse to get along?

 

[fachatga]

My daughter yells at them when they misbehave. Seriously. Works half the time. Might be a coincidence.

 

[OrionN]

My LFS has this wrasse in stock and is selling it as a juvenile “blue filament flasher wrasse”. Can anyone ID it with a scientific name? I’d like to read more about it and see if it’d be a good fit for my 46 gallon bowfront tank.

It is hard to ID a female/juvenile flasher which is what your wrasse is. Take good care of her for a few months and you can positively ID him when the time come. Blue filamentus Flasher or Blue Flasher wrasse is this species, Paracheilinus cyaneus. My male had a bit of a mouth injury and lost part of his lower lip. He eats fine and growing well. That is why the mouth looks a little strange in my picture

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I have a new favorite in the tank :D Such a cool looking fish.

Do tell...

 

[adittam]

It is hard to ID a female/juvenile flasher which is what your wrasse is. Take good care of her for a few months and you can positively ID him when the time come. Blue filamentus Flasher or Blue Flasher wrasse is this species, Paracheilinus cyaneus. My male had a bit of a mouth injury and lost part of his lower lip. He eats fine and growing well. That is why the mouth looks a little strange in my picture

Absolutely gorgeous! I definitely understand the difficulty of ID'ing juveniles; I'm just trying to figure out what the wrasse I'm going to get will look like when it's a terminal male, since my tank size limits the number of wrasses I can keep to 2 or 3. Thanks for the reply!

 

[OrionN]

Absolutely gorgeous! I definitely understand the difficulty of ID'ing juveniles; I'm just trying to figure out what the wrasse I'm going to get will look like when it's a terminal male, since my tank size limits the number of wrasses I can keep to 2 or 3. Thanks for the reply!

How big is your tank? I would not recomend any Flasher or Fairy in any tank that is less then 36 inches or so, even the smallest species. Of course some require bigger tanks.

 

[adittam]

How big is your tank? I would not recomend any Flasher or Fairy in any tank that is less then 36 inches or so, even the smallest species. Of course some require bigger tanks.

Yep, mine is 36" long, it's a 46g bowfront.

 

[Bars]

Do tell...

Timorensis wrasse :D
He's like a very peaceful police officer... As soon as my dominant flasher gets too excited, he gives him a gentle nudge to stop :p

To me it's like a perfect mix between a leopard and melanurus. Pretty colors and some sort of dotted pattern. Beautiful fish.

And he and the chrysus are best buds. They swim and hunt together 99% of the time. Really cool to watch.

 

[SaltyT]

My LFS has this wrasse in stock and is selling it as a juvenile “blue filament flasher wrasse”. Can anyone ID it with a scientific name? I’d like to read more about it and see if it’d be a good fit for my 46 gallon bowfront tank.

It’s hard to ID with that much fin damage. It looks like it may have a bacterial infection on it’s tail and possibly the start of infection on the anal fin. I’d pass on that one :(

 

[adittam]

It’s hard to ID with that much fin damage. It looks like it may have a bacterial infection on it’s tail and possibly the start of infection on the anal fin. I’d pass on that one :(

Clearly, you're right, I should have passed. Unfortunately, I made the decision yesterday to pick her up.

 

[SaltyT]

Clearly, you're right, I should have passed. Unfortunately, I made the decision yesterday to pick her up.

Sorry :( I hope he pulls through. Keep us posted on your other thread.

And to answer your original ID question, based on your video he is definitely Paracheilinus Angulatus... and he’s a terminal male.

 

[adittam]

Sorry :( I hope he pulls through. Keep us posted on your other thread.

And to answer your original ID question, based on your video he is definitely Paracheilinus Angulatus... and he’s a terminal male.

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

 

[SaltyT]

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

You’re welcome, always HTH a fellow wrasse lover!

 

[AviR]

Require a confirmation of my suspicions, a ear and a half ago I got this wrasse on DD labeled female Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse, currently I was scrolling along the liveaquarias wrasse section and saw a picture of a yellow flanked fairy wrasse and that’s when I noticed after my wrasse changed coloration it looks exactly like the yellow flanked. What do you guys think?

 

[SaltyT]

Require a confirmation of my suspicions, a ear and a half ago I got this wrasse on DD labeled female Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse, currently I was scrolling along the liveaquarias wrasse section and saw a picture of a yellow flanked fairy wrasse and that’s when I noticed after my wrasse changed coloration it looks exactly like the yellow flanked. What do you guys think?

Your suspicions are correct, your wrasse is C. Ryukyuensis (yellow flanked).

But here’s where the water gets muddy... wrasses labeled as “ruby head” fairies are usually female C. Cyanopleura. Your wrasse is C. Ryukyuensis but Ryukyuensis is believed to just be a color variant of C. Cyanopleura not a separate species o_O Lots of mysteries to be solved in this Cirrhilabrus complex.

 

[Beau_B]

What do we think: male or female... ornate