Get a captive bred one. They are the best!
My friend QT'd one recently and you can now go see it (for a price)!
www.reef2reef.com
Not all hog fish are reef friendly, can you list the reef safe ones?Fine fine. A real answer.
Favorite type of wrasse. Well I have 11 genera and 16 wrasse which is a lot of wrasse and I guess 11 different types.
Alphabetically:
Anampses (tamarin) wrasse are definitely among the most beautiful wrasse but unfortunately are too difficult for the average reefer. Here’s my Gemma who is like a gem tang but more vibrant, doesn’t have that ugly face, and is peaceful. So just better then a gem tang:
Bodianus (hogfish) are a great fish for a bigger tank. Though they are often overlooked for their close cousin the harlequin tusk fish they offer far more variety. Here is my lyretail, B anthioides:
Cirrhilabrus (fairy) are another awesome genus since there are so many and are generally a lot easier and have great personalities. Here’s my favorite C Rubeus!
Coris wrasse are too big but they are probably my favorite in terms of looks. They have the most incredible patterns! Mine is still quite young though.
Halichoeres or salt pig wrasse are probably the best starting wrasse. Generally tough but also usually peaceful. They also have a ton of variety. Here are two of my four. H iridis and H marginatus
Labroides are cleaner wrasse and are not a great fish unless you get them captive bred. They are probably the smartest fish in the world and have awesome personalities. Mine is a tiny baby!
Macropharyngodon! Though leopard wrasse are difficult they are also the cutest and most sparkly!
Paracheilinus aka flasher wrasse are one of those fish that start off bland but can become the prettiest! Here’s my little P cyaneus.
Psuedocheilinops. What is Pseudochilinus didn’t like to kill other fish? Good thing there’s this little not-monster!
Novaculilichthys. Dragon wrasse are evil. But they are like Heath Ledger joker evil. Really really fun to watch!!
Thalassoma. What are you crazy?! They kill everything even urchins and starfish. Only a fool would get a Thalassoma. Here’s mine, T lunare…
You mean a steamrollered one? I guess the face isn’t quite as ugly as a yellow or purple tang but the meleagrides is clearly more vibrant at least in the tail.Hard to beat a well fed Anampses meleagrides
B bibamulatus
. He's grown a bit, eats well, etc. However I've tried twice to add a yellow coris wrasse, they seemed to be doing great, were out front and center, until they just weren't. Never saw them again. Also tried to add a Naoko fairy wrasse, and he just hid in the rocks, coming out every now and then to eat, but then he stopped coming out and I'm assuming now he's in wrasse heaven with the yellow dudes. All very annoying.
Halichoeres wrasse.
Thanks! Will research those! Live Aquaria has radiant as expert and dusky as difficult - what puts them in those categories?
