Wrasse ID

[jerrod]

I picked up this wrasse a few months ago and am still trying to ID it. At the store it was labeled as a Q wrasse but when googling it that doesn't exist. The closest I can come up with is either a rainbow wrasse or Klunzinger wrasse. Any help would be appreciated. LOL and no he's not eating my fire shrimp.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

surge wrasse, thalassoma purpureum I think .

 

[Dragon52]

@evolved

 

[Hemmdog]

Thalassoma quinquevittatum

 

[mattzang]

not eating your fire shrimp.. yet

 

[jerrod]

I think thats it Thalassoma quinquevittatum. That explains the label as Q wrasse at the store as well. I love wrasses but they are a pain for me to tell apart.

 

[jerrod]

not eating your fire shrimp.. yet

Hopefully it leaves the shrimp alone but I've noticed I have a lot of empty hermit and nessarius snail shells laying around but my daughter wanted it so here I am lol.

 

[mattzang]

I think thats it Thalassoma quinquevittatum. That explains the label as Q wrasse at the store as well. I love wrasses but they are a pain for me to tell apart.

you have other wrasses?

 

[jerrod]

you have other wrasses?

No just the one. My daughter saw all the colors and wanted it.

 

[Roosterjack]

In a reef with inverts he may become, well, a pain in the wrasse.

 

[mattzang]

just so you know Thalassoma wrasses will basically take out any invert in your tank and probably small fish too, they're very aggressive. the fire shrimp's days are numbered. i saw a clip recently of a person adding some damsels to a tank with a lunare wrasse (another Thalassoma) in it and the wrasse promptly grabbed a damsel, smashed it into the rock several times and bit it in half

i think liveaquaria says something in their bio about eating mantis shrimp in the wild, to give you an idea of their capabilities

 

[Bob Weigant]

Quite mean to other wrasses I’m believe

 

[evolved]

It's indeed quinquevittatum, and it doesn't really belong in a reef tank, I'm afraid. As others here have said, undue headache may be in your future...

 

[Jesterrace]

Yup, Thalassoma Wrasses get big and are fairly aggressive. So keep an eye on it.

 

[jerrod]

I always get on live aquaria and look up the compatibility to reef and other fish when shopping. Kind of irritated when I asked I was told that it was harmless other than to invertebrates and tried to google it but couldn't figure out the name. The silver lining is I have my old 180 gallon tank in the garage and will probably set that back up within a month or two and do a FOWLR next to the reef tank that way I can get some fish that I wanted and never could with a reef tank.

 

[mattzang]

I always get on live aquaria and look up the compatibility to reef and other fish when shopping. Kind of irritated when I asked I was told that it was harmless other than to invertebrates and tried to google it but couldn't figure out the name. The silver lining is I have my old 180 gallon tank in the garage and will probably set that back up within a month or two and do a FOWLR next to the reef tank that way I can get some fish that I wanted and never could with a reef tank.

bummerooski man, in the future the wrasse ID thread is pretty awesome, it has saved me from similar mistakes

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/let-me-id-your-wrasse.97755/

 

[vetteguy53081]

Five stripe wrasse and not considered reef safe