HELP! Name This Fish???

[IHaveReeferMadness]

okay so I have had this fish for a little while now. Maybe a year or so. I cant remember what the store said he was. So my inverts have been disappearing for awhile now. Ive never actually seen him kill anything, but I do see him sometimes picking at a dead snail etc. Ive searched online and the closes resembling fish I could find was the Sunrise Dottyback. They say he only gets to be around 2.5 inches. My fish looks very old and is easily 5 to 5.5 inches. Need help cause Im trying to find out if hes even reef safe. Ive always contributed the deaths to my Blue Coral Bandit Shrimps (that I only see at 2 in the morning, what a waste of money) but im starting to think he is the culprit. Looking forward to seeing what you guys think.

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!! Look like a wrasse @eatbreakfast

 

[IHaveReeferMadness]

Welcome to R2R!!! Look like a wrasse @eatbreakfast

Thanks.He does very much! I cant find a wrasse anywhere that looks like him. If you look at a Sunrise Dotty though there's striking resemblances.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Lightning wrasse, Halichoeres cyanocephalus. He's going to get even bigger, and is very likely the reason the inverts are missing.

 

[IHaveReeferMadness]

Lightning wrasse, Halichoeres cyanocephalus. He's going to get even bigger, and is very likely the reason the inverts are missing.

oh wow! your exactly right. I just looked it up and that is definitely him. Thanks for the response.