Wrasse Resort

[MoMoTheMonster]

So I found a squatter in my tank last night... a dang gorilla crab. I've noticed empty snail shells around the tank lately but I just chalked it up to the wrasses, then last night as the lights were dimming out I saw it bolt into the rocks. Ugh. I guess this guy has been in the tank for years and now he's gotten big enough to be destructive. Time to evict.

 

[SaltyT]

Of course I have a gorilla crab that's a Jedi master!

No luck catching him yet. The hunt continues.

 

[Petcrazyson]

No luck catching him yet. The hunt continues

Sure Palpatine sure

 

[OrchidMiss]

I'm still stuck at work so no new pics for #WrasseWednesday

What wrasse is this?!?
I may just have fallen in love

 

[Slocke]

What wrasse is this?!?
I may just have fallen in love

China wrasse or new guinea wrasse or Anampses neoguinaicus

 

[Petcrazyson]

China wrasse or new guinea wrasse or Anampses neoguinaicus

Ok I Cant Think ok………

 

[Slocke]

Ok I Cant Think ok………

I'm worse than him because only I call it the New Guinea wrasse because thats what it scientific name means.

 

[SaltyT]

China wrasse or new guinea wrasse or Anampses neoguinaicus

You forgot black-backed and freedom wrasse!

 

[Slocke]

You forgot black-backed and freedom wrasse!

And China Pearl...


This is why @i cant think is right

 

[i cant think]

And China Pearl...


This is why @i cant think is right

So many common names… It’s like each fish has;
1 Globally accepted common name
1 Locally accepted common name
1 Regionally accepted common name
1 Continental accepted common name
1 Scientific name (My favourite )

 

[Mschmidt]

So many common names… It’s like each fish has;
1 Globally accepted common name
1 Locally accepted common name
1 Regionally accepted common name
1 Continental accepted common name
1 Scientific name (My favourite )

I know none of them.

 

[OrchidMiss]

I know none of them.

 

[Slocke]

What I don't like is when the scientific name and common name are counterintuitive.
Neoguinaicus is China??
Geoffroyi is Potter??

 

[Mschmidt]

"this looks like a fish type of fish"

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

China wrasse or new guinea wrasse or Anampses neoguinaicus

These are all correctly incorrect. This is a FREEDOM Wrasse.

 

[OrchidMiss]

"this looks like a fish type of fish"

 

[Petcrazyson]

You all forgot a few! Especially @i cant think for not thinking of these

Paininthewrasse
Anampses frustrationi
Anampses suicidal
Anampses wrassholus

 

[Petcrazyson]

Why is the kid trying to kiss the poor Anthias‘ butt? Oh sorry I mean Goldfish

 

[i cant think]

You all forgot a few! Especially @i cant think for not thinking of these

Paininthewrasse
Anampses frustrationi
Anampses suicidal
Anampses wrassholus

Don’t forget Anampses iwanttogiveup

 

[SaltyT]

Speaking of anampses... I saw a tiny 1" juvi caeruleopunctatus at my LFS last night. I wanted to take her home sooo bad. They also had a nice female choati and some beautiful 8 line flashers. I resisted all temptation and my wallet thanked me.