Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[Justin poirier]

Here's a picture of him my glass is dirty and this is when my tank just started so it dosent look like this anymore. But that's him

 

[Justin poirier]

Tanks dirty cause it was early and was in the tank pulling Saltwater on the glass

 

[eatbreakfast]

Here's a picture of him my glass is dirty and this is when my tank just started so it dosent look like this anymore. But that's him

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia, eightline wrasse.

 

[evolved]

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia, eightline wrasse.

+1

Not to be confused with Paracheilinus octotaenia; very different species.

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

 

[eatbreakfast]

Male Halichores marginatus.

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

Thank you. I was told Christmas wrasse.

 

[saltyhog]

Thank you. I was told Christmas wrasse.

I'm beginning to think that every Halichoeres wrasse in existence has been called a Christmas Wrasse by a LFS somewhere!

 

[Chrisarmstrong]

Yea that's what was on their sheet when it came in. It didn't look like another one I seen at a different store.

 

[evolved]

I'm beginning to think that every Halichoeres wrasse in existence has been called a Christmas Wrasse by a LFS somewhere!

There's at least 5 species it can semi-regularly refer to, plus one other Thalassoma.
I [still] hate common names...

 

[Mike_J]

I suspect the female of my johnsoni pair is transitioning. Can someone please confirm. Thanks!

 

[eatbreakfast]

I suspect the female of my johnsoni pair is transitioning. Can someone please confirm. Thanks!

Video won't play.

 

[Orcus Varuna]

Ordered this from LA as Halichoeres Claudia but am pretty sure this is actually an Ornatissimus. If it is an Ornatissimus I am pretty disappointed,as I did not want a fairly aggressive 7" fish in my display next year lol... Thanks for the ID

 

[Rybren]

H. claudia?

Thanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

Ordered this from LA as Halichoeres Claudia but am pretty sure this is actually an Ornatissimus. If it is an Ornatissimus I am pretty disappointed,as I did not want a fairly aggressive 7" fish in my display next year lol... Thanks for the ID

Yes, H. ornatissmus.

H. claudia?

Thanks

Yup.

 

[Rybren]

Thanks TJ

 

[Eric23]

Please ID

 

[eatbreakfast]

Please ID

Transitional male Cirrhilabrus cf cyanopleura. It looks a little skinny.

 

[Eric23]

He's not a very aggressive eater. The other fish out compete him a lot. That being said I've only had him a few weeks

 

[Orcus Varuna]

Yes, H. ornatissmus.

Yup.

Thank you for the confirmation. Will it be a good tank mate or become a nuisance eventually? Information is surprisingly difficult to find on the different species often sold as xmas wrasses. The only consensus I could find is that you want claudia and not ornatissmus but with little reason as to why other then ornatissmus gets larger.