The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[Petcrazyson]

You guys all have crazy fish stocking but… Do I win for having a (so far) peaceful chloropterus and two C. lubbocki?
In my 4’x2’x18” I have;
1x 6” Siganus magnificus
1x 3” Chelmon rostratum
1x 3” Pygoplites diacanthus
1x 3” Ctenochaetus binotatus
1x 3.5” Escenius lineatus
1x 2” Cryptocentrus cinctus
1x 4.5” Halichoeres iridis
1x 5” Halichoeres chloropterus
1x 3.5” Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
1x 3” Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
1x 2.5” Cirrhilabrus naokoae

I swear I’m missing one… But who is it?

Thought IKEA was missing but nvm. Who could it be?

 

[i cant think]

Thought IKEA was missing but nvm. Who could it be?

If someone doesnt understand that then that must be the most confusing thing ever haha

 

[i cant think]

Black leopard has been out the last couple days, with a noticeable difference in her/his appearance.

Not the best pictures, but the best I can get. Whenever I get near the tank, she hides in the corner. So I have take pictures from a distance, zoomed in.

I’ll join in with some leopard spam!
Here’s someone who hasn’t been on show for a while

 

[Griev]

 

[OrchidMiss]

Ohhhh boy!!! I'm gonna be making some trips to the LFSs around!
There were several stunning ones in stock yesterday,but they were all being "held for Emily".
I should have said I was Emily.

 

[Tcook]

Heres a good list.


Fish

7” Achilles Tang

4.5” Yellow Tang

4.5” Purple Tang

4” Dussumieri Tang

4” Half Black Mimic Tang

3x Talbot Damsels

2x Springerii Damsels

5x Sunburst Anthias

7x Lyretail Anthias

1x Decorated Goby

2x Pink Spotted Scorpionfish

1x Seaweed Blenny

1x Mandarin Pair (Mated)

2x Tomato Clowns (18 year mated pair)

1x Blue Chromis

1x Slippery Dick Wrasse

1x Leopard Wrasse

2x Moyeri Leopard Wrasse

1x Carpenters Wrasse

1x Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse

1x Katherines Fairy Wrasse

1x Splendid Pintail Wrasse

1x McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse

1x Gold Nugget Wrasse

1x Kuiter’s Leopard Wrasse

1x Yellow Flanked Fairy Wrasse

9X Barnacle Blennies

5X Hairy Blennies (Think their are 2 that are a pair, as there was some aggression in QT)

1x C. brunneus wrasse (thank you @Crabby48 for helping my dead brain on this one)


Fish in Sump
26 year old Clarkii Clown

3 year old Clarkii clown

2x Pinfish (one is 3" and the other is 1.5")

1x Springerii Damsel

1x Yellow watchman goby

1x candycane pistol shrimp

1x Leaffish

1x hawkfish

~6-7 random blennies from tide pools in FL. Not sure on exact ID, but they look very similar to Goldline Blennies

5x green pistols from FL

Steve. We need to se a pic of that sump.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I know 6 of those fish, the rest I have no clue. Silly Englishman and his scientific names.

Suppose I'll have to google.

Lol I usually do my lists in latin as well. I try to make it easy for forum folk

I honestly prefer the latin though, as it is a universal name. I can read aquarium forums from around the world and figure out fish lists thanks to having memorized the latin names of most fish common in the hobby.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Well, I had a beautiful male melanurus i put in yesterday.
He was eating well last night. No idea of CoD, as theres no way for me to know what damage is from the nems or if there was some other issue.
At least now I have room for a new selection.

That leaves Goldfinger as the only wrasse left in the Bond Villain tank.
I'm open to suggestions!

 

[i cant think]

Well, I had a beautiful male melanurus i put in yesterday.
He was eating well last night. No idea of CoD, as theres no way for me to know what damage is from the nems or if there was some other issue.
At least now I have room for a new selection.

That leaves Goldfinger as the only wrasse left in the Bond Villain tank.
I'm open to suggestions!

I hear you called for suggestions

What do you class as affordable? Mid Double digits to lower triple digits?

 

[OrchidMiss]

I'm willing to go as high as around $150. I'll definitely have to check around all the local places within an hour or so driving distance. There are a couple I have yet to check out, too.

 

[Crabby48]

Was my stock list in a 90
1: Cirrhilabrus Jordani “ flame fairy wrasse”
2: Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis “ rhomboid fairy wrasse”
3: Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus, “Madagascar flasher wrasse”
4: Paracheilinus McCosker's
5: Macropharyngodon geoffroy “Potter’s leopard wrasse” RIP 2/19/21 jumped.
6: Macropharyngodon Vivien’s “Vivien’s Leopard wrasse”
7: Macropharyngodon meleagris “Meleagris leopard wrasse”
8: Halichoeres iridis “Radiant wrasse”
9: Achilles Tang
10: Tomini tang
11: Gem tang
12: Magnificent fox face
13: Copper Band Butterfly
14: Pink spot gobby/ tiger pistol
15 Anemone hosting pair ocellaris clownfish
16: Midas blenny
17: filefish
18: choati tri

Steve. We need to se a pic of that sump.

and pics of your slippery dick @Eagle_Steve

 

[Crabby48]

I'm willing to go as high as around $150. I'll definitely have to check around all the local places within an hour or so driving distance. There are a couple I have yet to check out, too.

Reefco for great fish or TSM. Also wrasse king on fb is right down the road from TSM. He will import whatever you want

 

[OrchidMiss]

Reefco for great fish or TSM. Also wrasse king on fb is right down the road from TSM. He will import whatever you want

TSM's site is actually down right now. I was just trying to look into them, as they're only 25 minutes away from me. I'll have to check out Wrasse King!

 

[Crabby48]

TSM's site is actually down right now. I was just trying to look into them, as they're only 25 minutes away from me. I'll have to check out Wrasse King!

Wrasse king is a group. Guy is Joel. I use him on wrasse others can’t get. TSM is sorta closed but have fish coming out of qt. Robrom coral joined them check his sight or email TSM.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Wrasse king is a group. Guy is Joel. I use him on wrasse others can’t get. TSM is sorta closed but have fish coming out of qt. Robrom coral joined them check his sight or email TSM.

Ah, ok. That makes much more sense!

I did get all the TSM emails, saw the whole Rabrom corals thing. I don't know much about them though. I know they never really had a huge coral selection, they were known for the fish. I miss Matt.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Also, any wrasse that will eat flatworms is a plus. Hah
I have seen some on my euphyllia, though. I suck them out with water changes and with a spot feeder when I can. However, having an assistant would make that much easier to maintain.

 

[Crabby48]

Ah, ok. That makes much more sense!

I did get all the TSM emails, saw the whole Rabrom corals thing. I don't know much about them though. I know they never really had a huge coral selection, they were known for the fish. I miss Matt.

Matt was TSM but the good is I think it’s Josh I’m bad with names it still there and treating fish. He is good man. Rob sold coral from his house now moved in TSM. He was also around the corner. Even if TSM says closed they are open a day a week mostly. Also they tend to have fish that don’t go on website.

 

[i cant think]

I'm willing to go as high as around $150. I'll definitely have to check around all the local places within an hour or so driving distance. There are a couple I have yet to check out, too.

Here’s just a few (some are expensive as males but cheap as females);
Cirrhilabrus naokoae (Warning with aggression)
both Cirrhilabrus lubbocki variants
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
Cirrhilabrus rubeus
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Cirrhilabrus africanus
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus temminickii
Cirrhilabrus adornatus
Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis
Cirrhilabrus joanallenae
Cirrhilabrus katoi
Cirrhilabrus morrisoni
Cirrhilabrus rubriquamis
Cirrhilabrus lunatus
Halichoeres pelicieri
Halichoeres melanurus
Halichoeres vroliki
Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Halichoeres rubricephalus
Halichoeres chlorocephalus
Halichoeres richmondi
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres trispilus
Halichoeres melasmopomus
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres annularis
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres pallidus
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus angulatus
Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Macropharyngodon moyeri
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
Macropharyngodon viviennae
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Xenojulis margaretaceus
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses melanurus
Anampses lineatus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses twistii
Pseudojuloides severnsi
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Pseudojuloides mesostigma
Pseudojuloides kaleidos
Pseudojuloides erythrops
Pseudojuloides crux
Pseudojuloides elongatus

Some of these may be pricier than I think they are however I’m working off of before some of these were described as totally new species. Also, there are no warnings on most of them as most warnings are known already.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Here’s just a few (some are expensive as males but cheap as females);
Cirrhilabrus naokoae (Warning with aggression)
both Cirrhilabrus lubbocki variants
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus
Cirrhilabrus rubeus
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Cirrhilabrus lineatus
Cirrhilabrus laboutei
Cirrhilabrus africanus
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus temminickii
Cirrhilabrus adornatus
Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis
Cirrhilabrus joanallenae
Cirrhilabrus katoi
Cirrhilabrus morrisoni
Cirrhilabrus rubriquamis
Cirrhilabrus lunatus
Halichoeres pelicieri
Halichoeres melanurus
Halichoeres vroliki
Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Halichoeres rubricephalus
Halichoeres chlorocephalus
Halichoeres richmondi
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres trispilus
Halichoeres melasmopomus
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres annularis
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres pallidus
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus angulatus
Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Macropharyngodon moyeri
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
Macropharyngodon viviennae
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Xenojulis margaretaceus
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses melanurus
Anampses lineatus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses twistii
Pseudojuloides severnsi
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Pseudojuloides mesostigma
Pseudojuloides kaleidos
Pseudojuloides erythrops
Pseudojuloides crux
Pseudojuloides elongatus

Wanna use layman's terms? Haha I have no idea what any of those are.
Photos are always useful too! lol Especially if they're of your own specimens.

 

[i cant think]

Wanna use layman's terms? Haha I have no idea what any of those are.
Photos are always useful too! lol Especially if they're of your own specimens.

I will definitely try to remember common names - some are easy but others I don’t even know where they get their common name as it’s nothing like their scientific!