Wrasse ID

[ShilReef]

Hi, can someone pls help if this wrasse? Trying to figure out the zoa eating culprit in my tanks. Already removed red flame and copperband.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Melranus Wrasse, he's not eating your zoas.

 

[ChiCity]

that’s an ornate wrasse,
female, the two spots are an indicator…

and she’s not eating your zoas, if anything,
she’ll hunt whatever is

 

[BristleWormHater]

that’s an ornate wrasse,
female, the two spots are an indicator…

and she’s not eating your zoas, if anything,
she’ll hunt whatever is

See the two spots on the top? It's a melranus or "two spot wrasse"

 

[ChiCity]

i could be wrong,
but google halichoeres ornatissimus

(could also be xmas wrasse)

 

[OrchidMiss]

@Slocke @i cant think

 

[Slocke]

Halichoeres biocellatus

 

[Slocke]

Definitely not a zoa eater. I don’t know of a single wrasse that eats corals with large polyps

 

[BristleWormHater]

i could be wrong,
but google halichoeres ornatissimus

(could also be xmas wrasse)

Yeah it could be, we really need better pics from op though.

 

[Slocke]

i could be wrong,
but google halichoeres ornatissimus

(could also be xmas wrasse)

I lean towards biocellatus as it looks to have a white stripe on top but it could be ornatissimus and that stripe could be yellow

 

[BristleWormHater]

Halichoeres biocellatus

I think that's it!

 

[i cant think]

You beat me, that’s not fair!

Halichoeres biocellatus

 

[BristleWormHater]

See the two spots on the top? It's a melranus or "two spot wrasse"

This posted sounded a little d1ckish sorry @ChiCity

 

[ShilReef]

Thanks all.