The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

calvertc425 · Jul 23, 2020

Just got a potters wrasse juvenile

AZReef13 · Jul 23, 2020

jo2mat said:
Here’s my Rhomboid.......we named him Prince

One of these should up at lfs a few months ago, it didn't look this nice or I might have pulled the trigger... Nice look fish. What is his temperament like?

KingTideCorals · Jul 23, 2020

Thought Id chime in and drop in a picture of my buddy Lucky! Check out my thread on him as well....

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Hello Reefers! Reaching out because I myself just picked up a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse at my LFS for 60bucks?!? Saw it swimming in a tank with with a single other cleaner wrasse and I just felt that I needed to take it home. I have done some research about them previously, but here is what we...

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jo2mat · Jul 23, 2020

AZReef13 said:
One of these should up at lfs a few months ago, it didn't look this nice or I might have pulled the trigger... Nice look fish. What is his temperament like?

He’s very peaceful. He gets along with the other tank mates - Flame wrasse, Pintail, blue cleaner wrasse, orange storm, fatty borbonius, and a beautiful Gem tang.

evolved · Jul 23, 2020

PacsAdmin77 said:
Hi All,

I’d like to know if there’s anything I can do to encourage my male wrasses to flash. For example, my terminal phase male flame wrasse almost never flashes, even in the presence of a female flame wrasse and other non-flame wrasses. Is there something I can do?

There's not a whole lot really. Do you have a "dusk" period in your light cycle? That is when fish spawn and the time of day you'd be most likely to see flashing.

evolved · Jul 23, 2020

Zionas said:
What is maximum size of Melanurus Wrasse? LA says 4.5” but others say 5-6”.

Around 5" is about right, IME. (12-13 cm)

Zionas · Jul 23, 2020

Thanks! Does a Yellow Coris, Yellow and Purple get to around the same size? What about H. Claudia and H. Biocellatus?

Zionas · Jul 23, 2020

Also assuming the availability of other Halichoeres species is very low, can I keep a couple of Yellow Coris Wrasses together if I intro them simultaneously and all as juveniles?

PacsAdmin77 · Jul 23, 2020

evolved said:
There's not a whole lot really. Do you have a "dusk" period in your light cycle? That is when fish spawn and the time of day you'd be most likely to see flashing.

I have a Red Sea LED90 running on a 11-hr 23,000 Kelvin cycle with 1 hr sunset/sunrise and 3-hr moon phase, so I’m assuming there’s a “dusk” phase in there somewhere . Also, does the degree of water flow affect their propensity to flash?

AZReef13 · Jul 23, 2020

jo2mat said:
He’s very peaceful. He gets along with the other tank mates - Flame wrasse, Pintail, blue cleaner wrasse, orange storm, fatty borbonius, and a beautiful Gem tang.

Thanks...

evolved · Jul 23, 2020

PacsAdmin77 said:
Also, does the degree of water flow affect their propensity to flash?

Not to my knowledge (provided there is at least some flow).

evolved · Jul 23, 2020

Zionas said:
Does a Yellow Coris, Yellow and Purple get to around the same size?

Yes, about the same at the 12-13 cm mark.

Zionas said:
What about H. Claudia

A little smaller; 9-10 cm.

Zionas said:
and H. Biocellatus

And the same again; 12-13.

Zionas said:
Also assuming the availability of other Halichoeres species is very low, can I keep a couple of Yellow Coris Wrasses together if I intro them simultaneously and all as juveniles?

I would not; highly likely multiples will transition to male and fight.

Acros · Jul 23, 2020

I lost my 6 line wrasse yesterday. I am heartbroken. She was hands down the most beautiful fish I ever had in my tank,

SteveEreef · Jul 24, 2020

jamesdomini4 said:
I lost my 6 line wrasse yesterday. I am heartbroken. She was hands down the most beautiful fish I ever had in my tank,

Sorry for your loss, I know it is pretty crushing

PacsAdmin77 · Jul 24, 2020

Hi All,

I’m looking at Hunter’s diagram and see that C. laboutei is in a group by itself and appears to be somewhat aggressive. Can it be kept along with Flame Wrasse pair, Rhomboid Wrasse, and a C. africanus / P. attenuatus pair in a 250-gal?