Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[evolved]

But it's worth noting Thalassoma is a genus that doesn't belong in a reef tank.

 

[fearyaks]

Hi evolved, very appreciative of your expertise!

Is this a transitioning dragon wrasse?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hi evolved, very appreciative of your expertise!

Is this a transitioning dragon wrasse?

Nope, that's a Xenojulis margaritacea.

 

[fearyaks]

Thanks!! I can't find much info on them online. Anything special to note about them?

 

[CORAL JUNKY]

Any I'd on this guy . Picked him up at a LFS going outta buisness for $15 . Had it marked as misc. Flasher wrasse

 

[CORAL JUNKY]

Another pic.

 

[Quick]

Looks like Paracheilinus carpenteri, Carpenter's flasher. Good deal for $15.

 

[evolved]

Nope, that's a Xenojulis margaritacea.

Yup; a long ways from a dragon wrasse. (and that's a good thing!)

Thanks!! I can't find much info on them online. Anything special to note about them?

A lot like a Halichoeres in behavior; may eat small motile inverts.

 

[fearyaks]

Thanks very much!! Totally appreciated.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Another pic.

Male Paracheilinus flavianalis. Still a good deal for $15.

 

[townjas]

Now I want 1! I think it looks a lot like a halichoeres.

 

[Sir Pat]

Just noticed this forum-

Sorry for the bad video-

 

[eatbreakfast]

Just noticed this forum-

Sorry for the bad video-

Definitely a Thalassoma. It looks to be a midtransition T. amblycephalum.

 

[jaredfly]

Just added these guys to my 200. Any ideas as to what they are.

 

[evolved]

M. meleagris (female) and M. ornatus (transitional male)

 

[jaredfly]

Thank you !!

 

[Mike_J]

Can anyone ID this wrasse with certainty from these horrible pictures??

 

[eatbreakfast]

Can anyone ID this wrasse with certainty from these horrible pictures??

Male Cirrhilabrus temminckii, Indo-Philippines variant.

 

[evolved]

^+1

 

[Mike_J]

Male Cirrhilabrus temminckii, Indo-Philippines variant.

Thanks, that's what I thought. I had paid for a Katherine's Fairy Wrasse and this is what came. Boo. It's a beautiful specimen, just not what I ordered. Thanks again for verifying.