Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Ben jammin]

Thanks for the info. LFS said they arrived Weds and the male just emerged from the sand in their display tank on Friday, so It seems like they have survived the shipping, but getting them to eat will be the next challenge (assuming the male comes out of my sand bed soon. The female did take interest in PE Mysis when I fed last night so that's encouraging.

That's interesting about the male maybe changing back to female coloration around more assertive wrasses. Do you think that would happen even with another female in the tank? I do have other wrasses - a very mellow, 6" Harlequin tusk, a 4" re velvet fairy wrasse, a juvenile dragon wrasse about 3", a 2" red coris wrasse, and the melanarus.

Regarding my red corks, I got him about 6 or 7 months ago with mostly adult coloration, just portions of the juvenile white stripes remaining, and although he is active and eats well, he has not finished transitioning or grown at all since I got him. Do they normally grow that slow?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Are these two the same sp. ?

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

yeah both H. melarunus

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Thank you. So I'm guessing two males ?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thank you. So I'm guessing two males ?

Yes, the first pic is a young male that is not as far along in transition as the male in the second pic.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Thanks again you guys are the best

 

[FLipp]

here is the pylei i had.

 

[Loki]

Another one

Macropharyngodon ornatus; Ornate leopard wrasse is what I came up with. It's easier when there aren't as many. Is it possible to tell what stage it is in?

 

[Loki]

Here is another one I took of it. I couldn't edit it into the first post.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Another one

Macropharyngodon ornatus; Ornate leopard wrasse is what I came up with. It's easier when there aren't as many. Is it possible to tell what stage it is in?

Here is another one I took of it. I couldn't edit it into the first post.

Yup, M. ornatus, initial phase.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Just got these today sure on two need Id on this one

The others

 

[saltyhog]

The one in the first picture looks like H.biocellatus I believe. Cool fish!

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Thank you that's it.

 

[evolved]

The one in the first picture looks like H.biocellatus I believe. Cool fish!

Yes, that's correct.

And I'd say the other is a female C. pylei, but it's a bit hard to see in those photos.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

The other two are
Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis and c.rubrimarginatus

 

[evolved]

Ah, the two pictures of the smaller Cirrhilabrus are of two different fish? I was thinking that was the same fish, and the key characteristics of both photos pointed to pylei. Obviously that's invalid if I'm looking at two different fish!

 

[Texas Reefer]

Wrasse ID 2: http://youtu.be/Cem4gpsvLlg
Christmas or Hoeven's? Or neither? Thanks!

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Ah, the two pictures of the smaller Cirrhilabrus are of two different fish? I was thinking that was the same fish, and the key characteristics of both photos pointed to pylei. Obviously that's invalid if I'm looking at two different fish!

Yes they are different fish the red margin do look like a pylei we will see once he gets comfortable will try to get better pics of them

 

[evolved]

Wrasse ID 2: Wrasse ID 2 - YouTube
Christmas or Hoeven's? Or neither? Thanks!

Halichoeres melanurus, female.

 

[xtlosx]

Halichoeres melanurus, female.

Is it female because of the bars? I have a H. Melanurus that I just got a few weeks ago, initially didn't have any of the bars on the body, but now is developing them very prominently.