beachbreak
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What do you guys think???
Can I get an ID on this wrasse please
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cmaxwell39
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Pyle's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus pylei). Looks like it is a really young male. Just starting to transition from female.
Also I believe it is the variant from Vanatu. Nice looking fish. Good luck with it.
Is it in with any other fairy wrasses? I had one that was extremely aggressive. Just about killed a male exquisite that was a lot bigger than it and already established in the tank that the plye's was being introduced to. Just a word of caution. May have just been my individual, but figured I would give you a heads up on it.
Also I believe it is the variant from Vanatu. Nice looking fish. Good luck with it.
Is it in with any other fairy wrasses? I had one that was extremely aggressive. Just about killed a male exquisite that was a lot bigger than it and already established in the tank that the plye's was being introduced to. Just a word of caution. May have just been my individual, but figured I would give you a heads up on it.
beachbreak
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It came in to my LFS as a rhomboid and has a faint resemblance but the "bling" just wasn't there. There were two that were shipped; one labeled "golden rhomboid" which definitely was and then this one which was just labeled "rhomboid". The line on the tail threw me off also; I knew pyles have a tail block but this one just has dots.
Aggressive? It's in a giant frag tank (6x4x18") and is kicking the crap out of a mystery wrasse that's in there with it and the mystery was there first! Leaves everything else alone though.
reefjunkie42
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It's a rhomb female
cmaxwell39
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The elongated pectoral fins are a dead giveaway for it being a pyle's fairy. I believe the color in the tail will develop more as it gets more mature.
nanoreefer1000
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I don't know about you but I can barely see the pectoral fins, I am going with Rhomboid but it could be a Pyle's or pink margin fairy wrasse.
bhsgk
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if you happen to have a copy of wrasse and parrotfishes by scott w michael you could look on page 142 you would see a carbon copy of the fish in question. im looking for an image from the book now to post. you can always just google image search cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis female for now
bhsgk
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both c rhomboidalis and c pylei have elongated pelvic fins
beachbreak
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I think he's asking $130ish for it. Think it's worth the purchase and see what happens?
bhsgk
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yeah, either way its a $175+ fish depending on where you live at and if you dont have any other male fairy wrasse and this one turns male you basically stole it from the guy
cmaxwell39
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Pyle's Fairy wrasse:
Rhomboid Female:
IME it looks like a Pyles.
Rhomboid Female:
IME it looks like a Pyles.
reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
guys honestly i am 99% sure its a rhom. i have both females at some are duller that others(rhom that is) also the purple in the face is not in a pylei, yes pylei has a purple face but it is a diffrent shade completely .and pyles are pink, so why isnt it pink? ok stressed coloration can come into play but still i dont buy it! its not pink! i guess the lighting could be changing the color of the fish though and in that case it could be a pylei. but i still say rhom. well know in a few mos! Nice fish and for your sake hope its a rhom, becuase a female pylei at 130 is too much! i just got a hooded female for 60!
reefjunkie42
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check this thread, post #3 looks aweful simalar doesnt it?
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1732196
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1732196
beachbreak
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What has me thinking its a pyles are those spots that are in a line on the tail (pics 2&3 show it well). The rhoms have a clear tail fin correct?
reefjunkie42
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yea the tail is a good point. maybe it is a pylei i dont know the color just looks so off..
beachbreak
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Few more. Just in case you guys spot something that may give us a definitive answer.
Thanks for all the help guys!
Thanks for all the help guys!
cmaxwell39
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I still think it is a dead ringer for the pyles I used to have, so that is the way I would lean. If it is, it is a young male that is just transitioning from a female.
Female pyles will have a tail spot, which this fish doesn't have. The pectoral fins will also be much shorter on the females than the males, and this fish has some very long pectoral fins. Not a real clear picture of them, but it looks as though they reach to the midway point of the anal fin when folded in.
I could be wrong, but that is why I am thinking it is a young Pyles male.
Female pyles will have a tail spot, which this fish doesn't have. The pectoral fins will also be much shorter on the females than the males, and this fish has some very long pectoral fins. Not a real clear picture of them, but it looks as though they reach to the midway point of the anal fin when folded in.
I could be wrong, but that is why I am thinking it is a young Pyles male.
