The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Dr.Abag]

Hi Fellas in a 75 Gallon (3 foot wide) tank. Would it be possible to harmoniously keep a carpenters, yellow Coris and Lubbocki ? I will eventually plan to add two leopards once my new tank matures with pods. Yellow Coris and Future Leopard is a must have. Other 2 not so much must have, but would like.

Other fish would be, 2 clowns, a Royal Gramma, A Orchid Dotty Back,
A diamond goby for Sand Turnover
and a Tang or Foxface for algae control.

 

[tbrown]

Hi Fellas in a 75 Gallon (3 foot wide) tank. Would it be possible to harmoniously keep a carpenters, yellow Coris and Lubbocki ? I will eventually plan to add two leopards once my new tank matures with pods. Yellow Coris and Future Leopard is a must have. Other 2 not so much must have, but would like.

Other fish would be, 2 clowns, a Royal Gramma, A Orchid Dotty Back,
A diamond goby for Sand Turnover
and a Tang or Foxface for algae control.

I have a 70 with a male Melanurus, male Leucoxanthus, and female Leopard all living together with no noticeable aggression.

 

[Dr.Abag]

Ohh nice aren’t both the first fish you mention haliochoeres? I want to just do a 5-6 wrasse tank with clowns. But I guess in 3ft it won’t be possible.

 

[tbrown]

Ohh nice aren’t both the first fish you mention haliochoeres? I want to just do a 5-6 wrasse tank with clowns. But I guess in 3ft it won’t be possible.

Yes, both are Halichoeres. They're different shaped bodies slightly, different colors, and they were both added fairly early on and young, close together.

 

[jkcoral]

A few photos of the pinkies and fat fairies.

Everyone has been super hungry the last few days. I always feed heavy, but this week everyone just kept wanting more and more. Must be the change of the weather or something.

 

[Slocke]

Puddingwife me thinks?

New video by Sam Locke

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[LAReefer4Life]

A few more shots. It cool how many different colors he morphs into.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

And how are Thalassoma wrasses? I know lunar wrasses can be demons. I can get T.hardwicke and T.quinquevittatum in australia as well. How are their aggresion levels compared to the other wrasses i'm planning like a hogfish, bird, coris, etc?

My hardwicke can be rough on new guys, but the sohal tang keeps him in his place

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Some pics from tonight

100 gallon has the following wrasses:
Cirrhilabrus chaliasi
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
Cirrhilabrus katoi
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki 'Indo'
Cirrhilabrus ryukyuensis
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres chrysus
Halichoeres garnoti
Halichoeres marginatus
Pseudocoris yamashiroi
Wetmorella nigropinnata

36 Gallon Bowfront has the following wrasses:
Paracheilinus angulatus
Paracheilinus cyaneus

 

[Fishfreak2009]

My hardwicke can be rough on new guys, but the sohal tang keeps him in his place

And came home today to find my Slippery Wrasse (Halichoeres bivittatus) gutted ans without a tail. Apparently the hardwicke decided to kill it even though they've lived together for over 1 year now with no issues and had zero aggression until today. And the Slippery was 2" bigger.

 

[Cael Gallery]

And came home today to find my Slippery Wrasse (Halichoeres bivittatus) gutted ans without a tail. Apparently the hardwicke decided to kill it even though they've lived together for over 1 year now with no issues and had zero aggression until today. And the Slippery was 2" bigger.

Yeah, i think i'll definitely avoid Thalassoma now.

 

[i cant think]

This place seems pretty dead…
Think it needs to be live again!

 

[i cant think]

Diamond Tail!!

One of my many holy grail wrasses I actually have!

 

[Slocke]

Spanish hogfish

New video by Sam Locke

photos.app.goo.gl

 

[Slocke]

One of my favorite things were the large and many schools of creole wrasse aka Clepticus parrae. To be honest I never knew some wrasse did form proper schools.

 

[jkcoral]

One of my favorite things were the large and many schools of creole wrasse aka Clepticus parrae. To be honest I never knew some wrasse did form proper schools.

Very cool photos! Creole wrasses are really cool looking, and surprisingly pretty. I love the soft lavender pink colors on the females.

Always wondered why they aren’t seen in the hobby. Some of the color variation you can see between those closer to the keys and the ones closer to South America is neat.

 

[Slocke]

Very cool photos! Creole wrasses are really cool looking, and surprisingly pretty. I love the soft lavender pink colors on the females.

Always wondered why they aren’t seen in the hobby. Some of the color variation you can see between those closer to the keys and the ones closer to South America is neat.

Perhaps they need massive tanks? They are very active and free swimminng

 

[felda001]

Tequila knows I'm after a good picture of him and keeps hiding

 

[steveschuerger]

A couple recent pics

 

[felda001]

Get your own tank this one's mine