The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[alberthiel]

He's a beauty Albert

Yes looking pretty good.
Paracheilinus sp



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[evolved]

That's quite the infamous photo of P. filamentosus which belongs to someone else...

fish /f??/ - Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus...

 

[Brad Syphus]

@evolved Finally! All those wrasse's look GREAT!

Fantastic collection Hunter.

 

[ks_reeftank]

i purchased my first wrasse 3 weeks ago and have in a QT now. i cant wait to see how it acts in the DT, it spends most of the day with all its fins out and rides the current of the filter, almost looks like a kite in the water. will post a pic in a week when i get it out of quarantine. maybe you guys could tell me a little more about this fish.

 

[Brad Syphus]

 

[jtgordon20]

I think wrasses will be a new addiction for me!! You guys are bad influences!!! Haha
I currently have a 40 breeder with very minimalist aquascape. What wrasses can I get?
I was thinking a melanurus wrasse and/or yellow coris wrasse. Would that be okay? I want advice first

Thank you!!

Great pictures!!!

 

[alberthiel]

That's quite the infamous photo of P. filamentosus which belongs to someone else...

fish /f??/ - Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus...

Yes indeed but I never said it was "mine" ... I posted it to show a Flasher Wrasse as part of the many Wrasse that are posted.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Very nice everyone!

@Brad Syphus which wrasse is in the 4th pic?

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[RuRoo]

Wow! That Naoko wrasse is beautiful.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Awesome pics of some gorgeous wrasses Brad!

-M&T

 

[Brad Syphus]

Very nice everyone!

@Brad Syphus which wrasse is in the 4th pic?

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It is an Elegant coris wrasse, male. Endemic to Hawaiian waters. I have the female mate as well. When my halides go off and just the actinics are on, they do a ritual mating dance every night. The boy has spunk. LOL

 

[Brad Syphus]

Here is the female..

 

[Brad Syphus]

Awesome pics of some gorgeous wrasses Brad!

-M&T

Thank you Mike and Terry, It's very hard keeping up with the two of you. :tea:

 

[Breakin Newz]

It is an Elegant coris wrasse, male. Endemic to Hawaiian waters. I have the female mate as well. When my halides go off and just the actinics are on, they do a ritual mating dance every night. The boy has spunk. LOL

They look amazing! Do they flip rocks/frags over as the red coris wrasse does in search of food?

 

[alberthiel]

What an awesome series of Wrasse that have been posted already, and it is no wonder therefore that Wrasses have become a "lot" more popular for Reef Tanks and even for Nano Reef ones, for instance with the Tailspot and the Wetmorella or Pygmy/Tanaka Wrasses.

I do not have any in my current 20 G High Nano but have been considering removing a Lantern Basslet that is getting too big for his britches and becoming a little more bully than he use to be and replacing him with one of the more sedate small Wrasses.

 

[alberthiel]

Wow ... what a nice number of splendid looking ones indeed. Congrats.

 

[evolved]

Fantastic collection Hunter.

1smile1
And the same to you Brad, even if you are becoming an Anthias convert. :tongue:

i purchased my first wrasse 3 weeks ago and have in a QT now. i cant wait to see how it acts in the DT, it spends most of the day with all its fins out and rides the current of the filter, almost looks like a kite in the water. will post a pic in a week when i get it out of quarantine. maybe you guys could tell me a little more about this fish.

Perhaps, but we'd need a photo... :wink:

I think wrasses will be a new addiction for me!! You guys are bad influences!!! Haha
I currently have a 40 breeder with very minimalist aquascape. What wrasses can I get?
I was thinking a melanurus wrasse and/or yellow coris wrasse. Would that be okay? I want advice first

Thank you!!

Great pictures!!!

IMO, a 40 is borderline for most Halichoeres in terms of sufficient space; personally I wouldn't.
It's much more suitable for most Paracheilinus (flasher) species, and also acceptable for a handful of the Cirrhilabrus (fairy) species which stay under 3.5". Lastly, any Wetmorella (possum) wrasse would also be fine.

Yes indeed but I never said it was "mine" ... I posted it to show a Flasher Wrasse as part of the many Wrasse that are posted.

Fair, but that was not the apparent intent of this thread. And it was my impression you claimed ownership of it in response to Brett.
Moving on.

They look amazing! Do they flip rocks/frags over as the red coris wrasse does in search of food?

They are one of the smallest species of the Coris genus, and are supposedly less prone to behaving like the more traditional Coris (as you're thinking). However, I'm also interested to hear Brad's experience here.

 

[alberthiel]

Fair, but that was not the apparent intent of this thread. And it was my impression you claimed ownership of it in response to Brett.
Moving on.

Sorry must have not looked at the intent of the thread, I thought it was just posting pics of Wrasse. My mistake.

 

[RuRoo]

What's this wrasse called?

 

[MarvinsReef]

Attenuattus:

this flasher will always have a place in my tank if ever! all 3 of mine are still frozen. can't seem to let them go...