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[Best Fish-Jake]

I have no clue on this one.. any help is appreciated

 

[evolved]

I have no clue on this one.. any help is appreciated

Pseudojuloides cerasinus, just starting to transition to male.

 

[Elgringodiablo]

Not great pictures. But maybe you can help. Was sold to me as a McCoskers Flasher Wrasse straight out of a box transhipped from Indonesia.

After being in my tank for over a year, I really don’t think it is. Looks more like a fairy wrasse. About 3” long. Pink and white with some subtle horizontal stripes.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have no clue on this one.. any help is appreciated

Pseudojuloides cerasinus, just starting to transition to male.

Actually, I think it may be Stethojulis terina.

Not great pictures. But maybe you can help. Was sold to me as a McCoskers Flasher Wrasse straight out of a box transhipped from Indonesia.

After being in my tank for over a year, I really don’t think it is. Looks more like a fairy wrasse. About 3” long. Pink and white with some subtle horizontal stripes.

Need to see the anal fin, tail, and dorsal. Ideally without as much blue.

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

Actually, I think it may be Stethojulis terina.

I think you’re right. I can’t find much information on these guys in regard to the aquarium hobby.. what would you say an appropriate price for this specimen would be/ their temperament towards eating coral & inverts?

 

[Elgringodiablo]

Need to see the anal fin, tail, and dorsal. Ideally without as much blue.

Here are some better ones:

 

[eatbreakfast]

I think you’re right. I can’t find much information on these guys in regard to the aquarium hobby.. what would you say an appropriate price for this specimen would be/ their temperament towards eating coral & inverts?

They are peaceful, but difficult. They are detrivores, but focus on the 'mulm' that settles on the rocks. They generally don't do well unless in very large systems.

Here are some better ones:

Looks like it could be mckoskers, carpenters, or flavianalis. Can't tell without it's fins extended.

 

[Elgringodiablo]

They are peaceful, but difficult. They are detrivores, but focus on the 'mulm' that settles on the rocks. They generally don't do well unless in very large systems.


Looks like it could be mckoskers, carpenters, or flavianalis. Can't tell without it's fins extended.

It doesn’t have big extended fins and almost never flashes. It could be female, I guess. Just looks huge for a subadult. Guess we’ll see what it turns into.

 

[DarthSimon]

Anyone know what this is?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

Anyone know what this is?

C.lunatus = crescent tail wrasse

 

[DarthSimon]

What price range should these sell for?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

What price range should these sell for?

Depends on where you are at I would say. I seen them for 100-250$.

 

[eatbreakfast]

It doesn’t have big extended fins and almost never flashes. It could be female, I guess. Just looks huge for a subadult. Guess we’ll see what it turns into.

Females have translucent fins. This specimen has color, so it is at least transitioning, and therefore identifiable with the proper features shown.

Anyone know what this is?

Looks to be C. squirei.

 

[eatbreakfast]

It's got a lot of yellow to be lunatus.

 

[OrionN]

Here are some better ones:

Coloration and extension of the fins are so important for ID these guys. I think it is defiantly a Flasher instead of a Fairy. Looking really hard I can see maybe only one extended dorsal
ray that is not (dark) red. This make it a transitioning McCosker. This, in addition to it been sold to you as a McCosker make this the most likely ID.
If the anal fin is turning red, then it is a McCosker for sure.

 

[Elgringodiablo]

Coloration and extension of the fins are so important for ID these guys. I think it is defiantly a Flasher instead of a Fairy. Looking really hard I can see maybe only one extended dorsal
ray that is not 9dark) red. This make it a transitioning McCosker. This, in addition to it been sold to you as a McCosker make this the most likely ID.
If the anal fin is turning red, then it is a McCosker for sure.

Think I paid like $20 for it, so whatever it turns out to be is fine by me.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Coloration and extension of the fins are so important for ID these guys. I think it is defiantly a Flasher instead of a Fairy. Looking really hard I can see maybe only one extended dorsal
ray that is not 9dark) red. This make it a transitioning McCosker. This, in addition to it been sold to you as a McCosker make this the most likely ID.
If the anal fin is turning red, then it is a McCosker for sure.

Flavianalis can have just one dorsal filament, though if it is not fully developed a second or more may be on the way.

I didn't see enough of the anal fin one way or another to see a color difference.

 

[OrionN]

Flavianalis can have just one dorsal filament, though if it is not fully developed a second or more may be on the way.

I didn't see enough of the anal fin one way or another to see a color difference.

Flavianalis can have one or more dorsal filaments but they are red. The filament I see in this wrasse is not red that is why I don’t think he is a Flavianalis.

This is my wrasse at this time after a few months. Do you think he is positively can be ID as a Melanurus?

 

[OrionN]

@eatbreakfast
Positive ID of this wrasse? Initial picture, 2 months ago, below and current picture above.
Thanks

 

[eatbreakfast]

Flavianalis can have one or more dorsal filaments but they are red. The filament I see in this wrasse is not red that is why I don’t think he is a Flavianalis.

This is my wrasse at this time after a few months. Do you think he is positively can be ID as a Melanurus?

The flasher in question hasn't fully developed it's full coloration in it's fins, so colors can still deepen. In fact at this size further dorsal filaments can still pop up, so without better pics of the fins displayed identification is still not positive.

That can be confirmid as melanurus or chrysotaenia. Further id has to wait until it's tail pattern fills out more.