The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

cancun · Sep 8, 2018

OrionN said:
this guy may not be the flashiest of the Fairies, but he does grow on to me. He is currently very far from an emaciated tiny wrasse I got a few months ago.

Wow! Beautiful specimen!

HairyGary · Sep 8, 2018

SashimiTurtle · Sep 10, 2018

Excuse the blurry pic... best my phone could get at the time. Looking forward to the little guy growing up.

JakeK · Sep 11, 2018

OrionN said:
this guy may not be the flashiest of the Fairies, but he does grow on to me. He is currently very far from an emaciated tiny wrasse I got a few months ago.

Awesome. Reminds me so much of my last exquisite (RIP old fella). He would shoot around the tank like a little fighter jet.

Ds04384 · Sep 11, 2018

Got my first wrasse! Sorry for the bad picture but I’m excited

YellowFinsReef · Sep 11, 2018

Wanted to share some of my wrasses.

Of course, there are more, but everyone is just so darn dang fast (or shy) that I cannot capture every fish.

Nwest · Sep 12, 2018

love to see this thread is still going!!! Just getting my feet wet again after a few year break and got my first semi rare one this weekend. Picked up a healthy female Halichoeres timorensis or a Timor Wrasse. My local shop knows I like my wrasses and picked 2 of these up recently. He texted me right away, upon my surprise, one had half of his upper jaw missing(healed old injury) and was out swimming around eating. Then there was the passive one hiding in the sand. Took my chance and got the passive hider, added her sat and she was in hiding until tonight. She was out and hunting on the rocks. I tossed in some pe mysis and she started to go after it! Needless to say she was hungry and ate a HEALTHY amount. Glad she is out and about and can not wait to add more to the tank!!

OrionN · Sep 12, 2018

Picture of my Blue Flasher. He is not displaying, just fully extended his fins when he first get up in AM. Most of my wrasses does this, so it is a really good time to take their pictures. They kinda move slowly in the AM also still 1/2 sleeping I think.
When he is displaying, his colors are exceptional, multiple iridescence colors, not dull like this, but it is sooooo hard to take pictures of them then.

Jaag · Sep 12, 2018

YellowFinsReef said:
Wanted to share some of my wrasses.

Of course, there are more, but everyone is just so darn dang fast (or shy) that I cannot capture every fish.

I saw you have an orange spotted filefish in one of your pics. Is he pretty hard to keep, what do you feed him, and what corals do you have? Impressive wrasse btw.

alton · Sep 12, 2018

My newest wrasse in QT, an awesome Pintail from my lfs for some coral

saltyhog · Sep 12, 2018

YellowFinsReef said:
Wanted to share some of my wrasses.

Of course, there are more, but everyone is just so darn dang fast (or shy) that I cannot capture every fish.

Beautiful wrasses! You got that anampses thang going on!

YellowFinsReef · Sep 12, 2018

Jaag said:
I saw you have an orange spotted filefish in one of your pics. Is he pretty hard to keep, what do you feed him, and what corals do you have? Impressive wrasse btw.

Nah, they're easy to keep once you wean them into pellets and frozen. They don't nip at any of my coral. I only keep gorgs. I gave away all my other corals.

YellowFinsReef · Sep 12, 2018

saltyhog said:
Beautiful wrasses! You got that anampses thang going on!

Yeah, I love anampses. Something about those duck lips lol

novahobbies · Sep 12, 2018

Question for the wrasse gurus: I have a single M. bipartitus female that I've kept for a few years now. I just upgraded from a 110g to a 180g aquarium, and I'd like to add a 2 to 3 more of the same species. They may hang out together, they may not, that doesn't bother me -- I'm just curious if the current female African Leopard will get all fussy with new ladies in her tank. Other fish in the tank include a Foxface, Blue Throat Trigger, Potter's Angel, Red Velvet Wrasse, Radiant Wrasse, Rhomboid wrasse, Lineatus wrasse, Purple tang, Tiger Wardii goby, Blue spot jawfish, red firefish, and possibly a yellow clown goby (haven't seen him since the tank move tho)

eatbreakfast · Sep 12, 2018

novahobbies said:
Question for the wrasse gurus: I have a single M. bipartitus female that I've kept for a few years now. I just upgraded from a 110g to a 180g aquarium, and I'd like to add a 2 to 3 more of the same species. They may hang out together, they may not, that doesn't bother me -- I'm just curious if the current female African Leopard will get all fussy with new ladies in her tank. Other fish in the tank include a Foxface, Blue Throat Trigger, Potter's Angel, Red Velvet Wrasse, Radiant Wrasse, Rhomboid wrasse, Lineatus wrasse, Purple tang, Tiger Wardii goby, Blue spot jawfish, red firefish, and possibly a yellow clown goby (haven't seen him since the tank move tho)

She may behave aggressively, she may not. Getting a few helps, but some can be pretty relentless. Just vigilant and use a social acclimation box.

Jaag · Sep 12, 2018

YellowFinsReef said:
Nah, they're easy to keep once you wean them into pellets and frozen. They don't nip at any of my coral. I only keep gorgs. I gave away all my other corals.

How did you wean them to pellets and frozen and how long did it take?

novahobbies · Sep 12, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
She may behave aggressively, she may not. Getting a few helps, but some can be pretty relentless. Just vigilant and use a social acclimation box.

Thanks. I originally just wanted 3 total, but I'm wondering if I might be better served to get 3 more and up the total to 4. I'd really rather not, but if it keeps the first one from being pishy, I'll scratch my Potter's plans and just stick with more Africans.