This is the most gorgeous fish i've seen

[ctopherl]

Any idea what species of wrasse this is?

 

[ctopherl]

Emperor angelfish are always high on the list, but there are lots of other stunning large angels which don't get enough credit. More large angel love!


Semiciculatus (juvenile)

Queen (juvenile)

Queen (adult)

Chrysurus (adult)

Grey (juvenile)

Grey (adult)

Large angels really take the cake when it comes to beauty among fish. If only they got about 4" long and were reef safe, I'd keep nothing else. Someday I'll set up a 600g FOWLR so I can keep these.

The temptation is real to abandon corals and load up on angels in my tank wish they wouldn’t eat everything! I compromised and got a swallowtail instead

 

[zoomonster]

Lots of favorites in anthia's, angel and wrasse family but this guy takes the crown. Kinda forgot about the lineatus fairy wrasse but this dude just shot to the top of my next wrasse acquisition list.

 

[edsbeaker]

I have always loved a good old Coral Beauty! ‍ There’s a lot of variance in the colors, ,but if you can find one with those beautiful bright reds and purples it’s a wow for me.

 

[Currierfarms14]

What kind of fish is this?

 

[blaxsun]

Blue star leopard wrasse. Not necessarily the most beautiful, but striking nonetheless.

 

[drolmaeye]

Any idea what species of wrasse this is?

What kind of fish

This is a Lineatus Wrasse, or Purple-lined Wrasse, or Lavender Wrasse. On the pricey side, maybe 500 USD. A real contender in this thread.

 

[Kmarshall168]

Most beautiful is tough but I would say a juvenile emperor angel has to be up there

This is before all lines go vertical right? Gorgeous fish

 

[Red_Beard]

I got a frostbite bullethole clown, the blue is pretty under midday white light, but invisible under blues. Hard to get them to hold still..

 

[Zionas]

Nice. How big was it when you got it and how big is it now? How many years have you had it for?

 

[00W]

Not mine but had one long ago.
Most beautiful fish I ever had.
Great personality too.

 

[ninjamyst]

Most beautiful truly REEF safe fish? My vote goes to mandarin goby too.

 

[DaddyFish]

What a PITA fish he was, probably because he knew how purdy he is. Had to eventually find him a new home. You have no idea how much fleece they consume!

 

[littlefoxx]

My favorite Angelfish & Wrasse

What is that angel???? Sooooo beautiful

 

[littlefoxx]

Mine is a regal as far as color! But I fell in love with a purple tang when I first saw one, the black spots are so pretty and make their purple pop! My boy nix was so beautiful, unfortunately I lost him in my tank crash. Now I have my girl Mad Max and shes gorgeous! Her HLLE just adds to her color in my opinion she is a rescue from my LFS that someone surrendered because of the hlle.

 

[PeterEde]

I have mandarin. Very pretty girl but the lemon peel is the standout in my tank.

 

[littlefoxx]

I have mandarin. Very pretty girl but the lemon peel is the standout in my tank.

How is the lemon peel’s behavior? Heard they were nasty tempered even for an angel but boy are they pretty

 

[PeterEde]

How is the lemon peel’s behavior? Heard they were nasty tempered even for an angel but boy are they pretty

I thought if I had an issue it would be my female clown harassing's it but it's the other way around. My clowns sit high in the tank and tend to keep to one area. The lemon peel when it thinks about it feels a need to hassle my clowns. No real fighting as yet. Not seen any missing scales or fins but it does have a go.

 

[srcleary]

I love many of the angels, tangs, wrasse and butterflyfish. I have about 70 all together. But there is something about the Conspic that just always amazes me. Maybe it’s more of the uniqueness than the beauty but I thought it at least deserves an honorable mention!

 

[Solasis]

For me.. it's between a yellow tang and scarus quoyi.