Corallivore wrasses

[livinlifeinBKK]

I know some wrasses are corallivores but I'm not sure what these guys look like...can you guys give me a few names or pics?

 

[Rednamalas]

I am pretty sure that leopard wrasses are obligate corallivorous. Stunning fish but I would never get one.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I am pretty sure that leopard wrasses are obligate corallivorous. Stunning fish but I would never get one.

Are they really? I had no idea...I'll check that out

 

[SaltyT]

Labropsis polynesica is a corallivore.

Leopard wrasses are not corallivores they do not eat coral. They will eat prepared foods, but it can be tricky to get them to eat when they're first introduced into a tank which is why they have a reputation for being a hard to keep fish.

 

[stovenut]

I am pretty sure that leopard wrasses are obligate corallivorous. Stunning fish but I would never get one.

This is not true. Leopard wrasses are meat eaters. They scour the tank for amphipods and will eat meaty foods like mysis and other prepared frozen foods. I make my own frozen and my 2 leopard wrasses love it.

 

[Rednamalas]

Sorry! Must have been misinformed.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

According to Wikipedia, the following wrasse are corallivores:
Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Obligate)
Labrichthys unilineatus (Obligate)
Labropsis alleni (Obligate)
Labropsis australis (Obligate - anecdotal)
Labropsis manabei (Obligate - anecdotal)
Labropsis micronesia (Facultative - anecdotal)
Labropsis polynesica (Facultative - anecdotal)
Labropsis xanthonota (Obligate - anecdotal)
Larabicus quadrilineatus (Obligate - apparently it's a cleaner as a juvenile and an obligate coral eater as an adult)
Choerodon graphicus (Facultative - ~%5 of its diet is stony corals)

Corallivore - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

According to Wikipedia, the following wrasse are corallivores:
Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Obligate)
Labrichthys unilineatus (Obligate)
Labropsis alleni (Obligate)
Labropsis australis (Obligate - anecdotal)
Labropsis manabei (Obligate - anecdotal)
Labropsis micronesia (Facultative - anecdotal)
Labropsis polynesica (Facultative - anecdotal)
Labropsis xanthonota (Obligate - anecdotal)
Larabicus quadrilineatus (Obligate - apparently it's a cleaner as a juvenile and an obligate coral eater as an adult)
Choerodon graphicus (Facultative - ~%5 of its diet is stony corals)

Corallivore - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thanks for the list!