Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

ksfulk · Mar 30, 2016

Curious on the sex of this C. jordani. Sold as a female, but the head markings and the deep yellow look to be closer to the male colors. Im assuming this is transitional, but having never owned one before, wanted another opinion.

eatbreakfast · Mar 30, 2016

ksfulk said:
Curious on the sex of this C. jordani. Sold as a female, but the head markings and the deep yellow look to be closer to the male colors. Im assuming this is transitional, but having never owned one before, wanted another opinion.

I would say it's still female, but is about to begin it's transition.

evolved · Mar 30, 2016

I would agree; still female right now.

ksfulk · Mar 30, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
I would say it's still female, but is about to begin it's transition.

evolved said:
I would agree; still female right now.

Thanks gentlemen! Im looking forward to watching this one make the change. Finally getting one of your "bucket list" fish is always exciting!

Colin Chaplin · Mar 30, 2016

Look like a Sunset Wrasse?.

A Reefer's Girlfriend · Apr 2, 2016

Would love some input on my pintail wrasse. I have had this one for a while and love it (it rid my tank of a nasty amphipod infestation where all other wrasses had failed), but I could never decide if it was a juvenile/transitioning male or a female. Just assumed juvenile male. I just picked up a terminal male though, and don't want to keep them together if it will cause issues.

Colin Chaplin · Apr 3, 2016

Colin Chaplin said:
Look like a Sunset Wrasse?.

Sorry replied in wrong post.

Colin Chaplin · Apr 3, 2016

Squishie89 said:
This guy did not want to hold still for a second. He was labeled as a Lime Wrasse but when researching I could only find a Lime Green Wrasse and this guy wasn't that green. He was very pastel with almost faded colors. If you can help that would be great but I understand the pictures are not that great.
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Look like a Sunset Wrasse, sometimes called Green Moon Wrasse.

Piranhapat · Apr 3, 2016

Can you break down the wrasses that don't need sand bed.

Greenstreet.1 · Apr 3, 2016

Fairy's and flashers

eatbreakfast · Apr 3, 2016

A Reefer's Girlfriend said:
Would love some input on my pintail wrasse. I have had this one for a while and love it (it rid my tank of a nasty amphipod infestation where all other wrasses had failed), but I could never decide if it was a juvenile/transitioning male or a female. Just assumed juvenile male. I just picked up a terminal male though, and don't want to keep them together if it will cause issues.

It is an initial phase male cf. lanceolatus. It is starting to develop patterning on the tail, though it hasn't really developed the lanceolate tail, which will continue to develop as it matures.

Piranhapat said:
Can you break down the wrasses that don't need sand bed.

The following genera don't bury: Wetmorella, Pseudocheilinus, Pseudocheilinops, Cirrhilabrus, and Paracheilinus.

A Reefer's Girlfriend · Apr 3, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
It is an initial phase male cf. lanceolatus. It is starting to develop patterning on the tail, though it hasn't really developed the lanceolate tail, which will continue to develop as it matures.

Thanks for the info! Would it be inadvisable to add a terminal male in with it then? I can keep them in separate tanks if need be.

eatbreakfast · Apr 3, 2016

A Reefer's Girlfriend said:
Thanks for the info! Would it be inadvisable to add a terminal male in with it then? I can keep them in separate tanks if need be.

Yeah, males of the same species can be problematic together. Keeping them in separate tanks is probably best.