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Wow. You have a gorgeous collection of fish. I just got a Lubbocks Fairy Wrasse. Beautiful fish and great personality.
Thank you for the nice compliment!

Now that you have one you'll want more :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
 

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Thank you for the nice compliment!

Now that you have one you'll want more :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
Oh…I absolutely do! Lol.
In fact, I would love some suggestions of wrasses that would be peaceful with my Lubbocks and are reef safe.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to appreciate wrasses….but I definitely want more.
 
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Oh…I absolutely do! Lol.
In fact, I would love some suggestions of wrasses that would be peaceful with my Lubbocks and are reef safe.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to appreciate wrasses….but I definitely want more.
Haha the addiction is real!

I'll check out your build thread to see your setup and what other fish you have and then give you some suggestions.
 

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Oh…I absolutely do! Lol.
In fact, I would love some suggestions of wrasses that would be peaceful with my Lubbocks and are reef safe.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to appreciate wrasses….but I definitely want more.
You just opened the floodgates! Wait until @Petcrazyson and @i cant think show up. Brace yourself! ;)
 

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Bonus #WrasseWednesday of my pinkie in the frag tank. This little cutie is hard to photograph.

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Looks like you’re starting to get a male ;)
 

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Oh…I absolutely do! Lol.
In fact, I would love some suggestions of wrasses that would be peaceful with my Lubbocks and are reef safe.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to appreciate wrasses….but I definitely want more.
Hey there!!
Give us some ideas on your stocking in here and I’ll happily give you a ‘small’ list of species;
Be warned, I don’t do common names that often ;)
 

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Wow. You have a gorgeous collection of fish. I just got a Lubbocks Fairy Wrasse. Beautiful fish and great personality.
Lubbocki’s are gorgeous, which variant do you have?
 

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Be warned, I don’t do common names that often ;)
I like the ones that are purple and yellow. I also like the ones that have red and blue in them. And, of course, we cannot leave out the green, orange and fuchsia one! :p
 

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I like the ones that are purple and yellow. I also like the ones that have red and blue in them. And, of course, we cannot leave out the green, orange and fuchsia one! :p
Purple and yellow I could figure out quite fast - Halichoeres leucoxanthus, the others are harder haha.
 

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You just opened the floodgates! Wait until @Petcrazyson and @i cant think show up. Brace yourself! ;)
You’ve got a point lol
Oh…I absolutely do! Lol.
In fact, I would love some suggestions of wrasses that would be peaceful with my Lubbocks and are reef safe.
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to appreciate wrasses….but I definitely want more.
What exactly is the type of wrasse you are looking for? There plenty of Cirrhilabrus and Paracheilinus that would go well with your Lubbocki. Which variant of the Lubbocki do you have btw?
 

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How can you tell?
The males have a grey/blue tint around their hill plate and there’s another way you can tell that I can’t quite remember right now :)
 
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The males have a grey/blue tint around their hill plate and there’s another way you can tell that I can’t quite remember right now :)
Interesting. Apparently males have brighter yellow stripes, too.
 

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Interesting. Apparently males have brighter yellow stripes, too.
That was the second thing I couldn’t remember!
Yes, males do have the brighter/bolder yellow striping, if I could get a photo of my pair together then I could show the true differences between males and females.
 
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That was the second thing I couldn’t remember!
Yes, males do have the brighter/bolder yellow striping, if I could get a photo of my pair together then I could show the true differences between males and females.
Please do! Mine has gotten bigger (and fatter) since I got her/him, but I haven't noticed a change in coloration.
 

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This was my male I had, I know I use this photo a lot but it’s honestly the best one to show off the colours of a Pinkie, as you can see there’s a grey/blue tint on his gill plate and the yellow stripes are very dominant.
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