Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Cherim7]

Hi. Was sold as carpenter to me. Just want to make sure that is what I'm buying for a change lol

 

[Duke4Life]

Hi. Was sold as carpenter to me. Just want to make sure that is what I'm buying for a change lol

Yes it is. Great fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I'm on my phone, so I can't see the number of filaments on the dorsal clearly, but it only looks like one to me. If that is the case then it is a mckosker, not carpenter.

 

[evolved]

Hi. Was sold as carpenter to me. Just want to make sure that is what I'm buying for a change lol

Nope; that's McCoskeri.

 

[coraal]

Labeled as a Katoi.. but it doesnt look like the last one I had posted.

 

[evolved]

Labeled as a Katoi.. but it doesnt look like the last one I had posted.

Because it's temminckii.

 

[coraal]

Because it's temminckii.

OOOH okay! Thank you !!

 

[Cherim7]

ID please

 

[eatbreakfast]

ID please

Appears to be an initial phase male Cirrhilabrus filamentosus, whipfin fairy wrasse, accompanied by a male Bali C. lubbocki in the final pic. C. filamentosus is a very aggressive fairy wrasse.

 

[Cherim7]

Appears to be an initial phase male Cirrhilabrus filamentosus, whipfin fairy wrasse, accompanied by a male Bali C. lubbocki in the final pic. C. filamentosus is a very aggressive fairy wrasse.

Thank you. Will rather pass on it then

 

[metrokat]

Got a difficult one for ya

 

[eatbreakfast]

Got a difficult one for ya

The devil, in the form of a fish. Pseudocheilinus hexaraenia, sixline wrasse.

 

[metrokat]

The devil, in the form of a fish. Pseudocheilinus hexaraenia, sixline wrasse.

oh stop it, he was a very sweet fish. Never bothered anybody.

 

[eatbreakfast]

oh stop it, he was a very sweet fish. Never bothered anybody.

For every well behaved one there are haf a dozen holy terrors. I have had to remove siclines from tanks more than any other fish.

 

[glavaron]

What type of wrasse is this? Will it be ok with crushed coral substrate? Are they reef safe and what about inverts?

 

[Highgrade]

Hortulanus( checkerboard) Wrasse I believe. Not reef safe from what I've heard- I would suspect any inverts/snails may be a nice snack. Needs sandy substrate

 

[evolved]

Halichoeres hortulanus.

It's a big species for Halichoeres, and as such, will be hard on the motile inverts. So how "reef safe" depends on what that means to you.

Crushed coral would not be ideal, as it could lead to abrasions/infections.

 

[townjas]

Halichoeres hortulanus.

It's a big species for Halichoeres, and as such, will be hard on the motile inverts. So how "reef safe" depends on what that means to you.

Crushed coral would not be ideal, as it could lead to abrasions/infections.

It will also likely flip over any loose coral frags in search of food.

 

[evolved]

It will also likely flip over any loose coral frags in search of food.

Eventually, yes. It's got a ways to grow before it will be big enough to move anything of size.

 

[townjas]

I am learning to dislike the larger halichoeres wrasses.