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[evolved]

Hunter, I need your expertise once again. One of the LFS has this guy, and they have no clue what it is. I don’t want to bring it home without being able to make sure we can properly care for it, if it’s something we even want. Thanks!

Do you have a more clear photo?

 

[evolved]

Labropsis xanthonota is my best guess, from what I can kinda see...

 

[noonelikesadrytang]

Do you have a more clear photo?

Unfortunately, no. It dove right back in to the sand before I could get a decent picture.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hunter, I need your expertise once again. One of the LFS has this guy, and they have no clue what it is. I don’t want to bring it home without being able to make sure we can properly care for it, if it’s something we even want. Thanks!

Looks like a Pseudocoris yamashiroi

 

[Zionas]

Would appreciate more info on these wrasses. First one on top is a male, second is a female.

 

[Zionas]

Another pic. Think these are males.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Novaculops halsteadi. It's a type of razor wrasse. They are found over open sand. They will eat motile inverts and flip small sessile inverts.

 

[Zionas]

Thanks. Are they common in the trade? Easy to care for? Reef safe?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Sporadic in the trade. They are available now though. I have found that they don't handle shipping very well, but once settled are fairly hardy. They eat motile inverts and will flip sessile inverts.

 

[Zionas]

Great to know. If I come across one I may give it a try, maybe even a pair.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Don't do a pr.

 

[Zionas]

Ok. How big do they get?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Ok. How big do they get?

About 4"

 

[Zionas]

Pretty small. That’s good.

 

[Josh Baranowski]

Possibly male/transitional male Cyanopleura?

 

[evolved]

Possibly male/transitional male Cyanopleura?

Of that complex, yes.
This is Cirrhilabrus sp. "Darwin's glow".

 

[Josh Baranowski]

Of that complex, yes.
This is Cirrhilabrus sp. "Darwin's glow".

Very cool, thanks for the ID!

 

[Tamberav]

Lfs has this labeled as a orange stripe fairy or some random name...


It is a Pencil Wrasse right?

 

[evolved]

Lfs has this labeled as a orange stripe fairy or some random name...


It is a Pencil Wrasse right?

Yes, Pseudojuloides splendens

 

[OrionN]

Here is my large female Halichoeres wrasse a 5 inches female. Still cannot ID her. Not quite a Vrolikii and not quite a Melanurus either. Some pictures show clearer tail while other show the body coloration and pattern, or Dorsal and Anal fins better