Let Me ID Your Wrasse!

evolved · Feb 17, 2020

Wildreefs said:
How about this one? Was sold as “fairy wrasses” because RT hats how he bought it and wholesaler didn’t know what it was

Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

Wildreefs · Feb 17, 2020

evolved said:
Cirrhilabrus melanomarginatus

Thank you. It isn’t red, I guess eventually it will?

Good fish to have?

Got it for 30 bucks

evolved · Feb 17, 2020

Wildreefs said:
It isn’t red

The species is not red?
Photos here: http://fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?Genus=Cirrhilabrus&Species=melanomarginatus
Holotype below:

Wildreefs said:
Good fish to have?

As a cousin to scottorum, can be pretty nasty. One to keep an eye on moving forward.

Wildreefs · Feb 18, 2020

evolved said:
The species is not red?
Photos here: http://fishbase.org/photos/thumbnailssummary.php?Genus=Cirrhilabrus&Species=melanomarginatus
Holotype below:

As a cousin to scottorum, can be pretty nasty. One to keep an eye on moving forward.

When I googled black fin fairy, what’s the picture that comes up for that fish. Maybe that’s a typo or mistake

evolved · Feb 18, 2020

Wildreefs said:
When I googled black fin fairy, what’s the picture that comes up for that fish. Maybe that’s a typo or mistake

That's C. condei.
Don't trust common names; they are not unique.

Wildreefs · Feb 18, 2020

evolved said:
That's C. condei.
Don't trust common names; they are not unique.

Gotcha thanks hunter.

My guess was Scott’s at first. Been in tank for two weeks with established flame, pintail, labout and rose banded. He chases the pintail every now and again.

I have a rhomboid and a lineatus coming next week, I’m thinking my best bet is to get him out

saltyhog · Feb 18, 2020

It does look something like a Scott's as they are closely related. Unfortunately they are closely related in regard to their aggression as well. Good call removing him IMO. The C. isoscoles and rhomboid would likely suffer with him in the tank.