Wrasse Resort

[i cant think]

Aaron you are two thumbs up-ing my post of not being able to see a Choati anymore? :face-with-monocle::squinting-face-with-tongue::rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

Maybe ;)
Besides, hopefully this year you’ll see one somehow land it’s way into my tank!

 

[c_healy]

You can always just hide a container of sand behind the rock work if you want a sand burying wrasse or two without doing a full sand bed. Some of them are excellent at coral pest control.

I’ve thought about doing that actually. May have to if I can’t find some of the wrasses on my list. Lol

 

[Petcrazyson]

Maybe ;)
Besides, hopefully this year you’ll see one somehow land it’s way into my tank!

Oh I see….your trying to get me hyped for when I see you get your Choati :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Slocke]

Tell her to transition already! Those blues and oranges are needed and looked forward to!

Is the male prettier?
Her lines glow so much in the blues and she has a ton of complex lines.

 

[i cant think]

Is the male prettier?
Her lines glow so much in the blues and she has a ton of complex lines.

Honestly, they’re both as nice as eachother but the males have a darker black finnage.

 

[SaltyT]

Fingers crossed you find another!
Wish I could ship to you, my LFS seems to get these guys in quite often…

I hadn't seen one in several years until a vendor got a small shipment last year. I missed out and have been on the hunt ever since. Did your LFS start getting them within the last 6-12 months?

 

[vpierce3]

Absolutely get more wrasses!
You should look into these guys.
Rock dwellers;
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Vanuatu
Cirrhilabrus nahackyi
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus lunatus
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Cirrhilabrus rubriquamis
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus teminickii
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus angulatus
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus filamentosus

Wrasses with a Sandbed need;
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres iridis
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres vroliki
Halichoeres argus
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Halichoeres leucurus
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres timorensis
Halichoeres melasmapomus
Halichoeres pallidus
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses Melanurus
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses lineatus

Lol. I thought you said a short list! That’s ok….look like I’ve got a lot of googling to do. Thank you so much for your help! And everyone else too.

 

[MoMoTheMonster]

Just got a text from my LFS... the red head was DOA :loudly-crying-face:

 

[Petcrazyson]

Lol. I thought you said a short list! That’s ok….look like I’ve got a lot of googling to do. Thank you so much for your help! And everyone else too.

Lol you certainly don’t know Aaron lol…….guessing you don’t want to see my list :face-with-tears-of-joy:

 

[i cant think]

I hadn't seen one in several years until a vendor got a small shipment last year. I missed out and have been on the hunt ever since. Did your LFS start getting them within the last 6-12 months?

They’ve been getting them in for the past two years however I’ve seen a spike more recently (6ish months).

 

[SaltyT]

I know right??! This wrasse has become my Eleanor

 

[Tcook]

TSA or WWC(orlando) hasn’t had one in months despite their claim of having them

TSA?

 

[Soren]

#WrasseWednesday (She finally sat still long enough for an in-focus photo, right behind the dirty glass just above the sand...:yawning-face:)

 

[Soren]

#WrasseWednesday (She finally sat still long enough for an in-focus photo, right behind the dirty glass just above the sand...:yawning-face:)

P.S. I'm still pretty sure she is a cross between H. chrysus and H. leucoxanthus rather than fully the latter!

 

[SaltyT]

P.S. I'm still pretty sure she is a cross between H. chrysus and H. leucoxanthus rather than fully the latter!

It's possible, the two species do overlap in their distributions.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Absolutely get more wrasses!
You should look into these guys.
Rock dwellers;
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Vanuatu
Cirrhilabrus nahackyi
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus lunatus
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Cirrhilabrus rubriquamis
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus teminickii
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus angulatus
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus filamentosus

Wrasses with a Sandbed need;
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres iridis
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres vroliki
Halichoeres argus
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Halichoeres leucurus
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres timorensis
Halichoeres melasmapomus
Halichoeres pallidus
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses Melanurus
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses lineatus

I had cirrhosis liveritis. I had to cut back on my vodka dosing to get back in an acceptable range to make it happy again.

 

[Tcook]

P.S. I'm still pretty sure she is a cross between H. chrysus and H. leucoxanthus rather than fully the latter!

 

[SaltyT]

My earmuff wrasse is in the running for the January POTM contest! Check him out, and while you're there cast a vote for pic #1 :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

CONTEST - Jan 2023 POTM voting poll

The subject for JanPOTM contest was Uncommon fish in your tank. It is now Time to chose the winner! The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed on March 15th at 11:59 pm EST. As always, we thank Avast Marine for...

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[Mschmidt]

My earmuff wrasse is in the running for the January POTM contest! Check him out, and while you're there cast a vote for pic #1 :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

CONTEST - Jan 2023 POTM voting poll

The subject for JanPOTM contest was Uncommon fish in your tank. It is now Time to chose the winner! The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed on March 15th at 11:59 pm EST. As always, we thank Avast Marine for...

www.reef2reef.com

tough one, 2, 11, and 17 are also legit.

 

[SaltyT]

tough one, 2, 11, and 17 are also legit.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to photograph a wrasse while it's zipping through the tank??? throw me a bone! :grinning-squinting-face: