Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

[alanedinburgh]

I like the black sand, I have it in my 20 long. Do you have any sand sifting cuc. I would like to get some nasarius snails but not sure if they can handle the big gravel chunks

Hey not my sand I’m afraid. Picture was taken in my fish shop

 

[eatbreakfast]

Seen this in lfs today. Any ideas?

found out a bit more and that it came from a kenyan shipment. almost sure its a Kwazulu wrasse or c. africanus. anyone know what the compatibility would be like with other wrasse??

Yes, C. africanus. All the juvies/females in the rubriventralis complex have those stripes.

Bruce is spot on with everything he said about scottorum.

 

[townjas]

Did some looking on Google and Thalasomma lunare is it! Thanks guys.

Evil fish in my experience.

 

[Eddie7144]

Hey all, got to me a carpenter wrasse, is it male or female and from where is it ? Sorry for the not so great pic, this guy won't stay still !!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hey all, got to me a carpenter wrasse, is it male or female and from where is it ? Sorry for the not so great pic, this guy won't stay still !!

It's a male Mckoskers wrasse, Paracheilinus mckoskeri. If the tail is black it is from Africa.

 

[Eddie7144]

It's a male Mckoskers wrasse, Paracheilinus mckoskeri. If the tail is black it is from Africa.

So it's not a carpenter ? And yes the tail is black.

 

[eatbreakfast]

So it's not a carpenter ? And yes the tail is black.

Carpenters have more filaments.

 

[BlueMoods]

Was called a Red Fairy in the shop - what say you?

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

Not an ID question, but what are the going rates for Cirrhilabrus naokoae nowadays?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Was called a Red Fairy in the shop - what say you?

Male C. rubripinnis.

Not an ID question, but what are the going rates for Cirrhilabrus naokoae nowadays?

$75-150.

 

[Maddlesrain]

Can anyone tell me what she is? Sold as a “common” fairy wrasse. I’ll get better pics once she’s in the tank.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Can anyone tell me what she is? Sold as a “common” fairy wrasse. I’ll get better pics once she’s in the tank.

Appears to be a female rubripinnis fairy wrasse

 

[Maddlesrain]

Appears to be a female rubripinnis fairy wrasse

Thank you!! I’d never seen one of those before!

 

[40B Knasty]

what kind?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

what kind?

Looks like a male M. Bipartitus I just got three females the male did not make it DOA.

 

[eatbreakfast]

what kind?

Yup, male M. bipartitus.

 

[Radman73]

Sold to me from LA as a young male Carpenter’s. Looks more like a yellow fin to me.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Sold to me from LA as a young male Carpenter’s. Looks more like a yellow fin to me.

Yes, that is a male P. flavianalis.

 

[Smite]

Should have posted this here initially. I believe it's some type of fairy but the owner had no idea what it was. Bluish purple fins and underside, grayish head turns pink towards the tail.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Should have posted this here initially. I believe it's some type of fairy but the owner had no idea what it was. Bluish purple fins and underside, grayish head turns pink towards the tail.

Appears to be a young male Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, blue sided fairy.