Exquisite Wrasse morphs
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slobound
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Good looking fish Chuck! Are you starting the fairy wrasse collection now? I hear the exquisite's need the female around to keep it's brilliant color. Took this from Bronco's fairy wrasse thread:
Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Comes From: Africa / Indian Ocean / Sumatra
Fairy Size Category: Large (4.7" as adult)
Colors: There are two types of exquisite, as their coloration varies by area. There is the Regular exquiste and the pacific
Regular exquiste: As pictured below has a bright red face and green body with some white highlights. Females-drab green
Pacific exquiste: Males lack the red face but rather have a yellow throat and red trim all around the fins. Body is still green
Availability: Common
Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Comes From: Africa / Indian Ocean / Sumatra
Fairy Size Category: Large (4.7" as adult)
Colors: There are two types of exquisite, as their coloration varies by area. There is the Regular exquiste and the pacific
Regular exquiste: As pictured below has a bright red face and green body with some white highlights. Females-drab green
Pacific exquiste: Males lack the red face but rather have a yellow throat and red trim all around the fins. Body is still green
Availability: Common
DeltecRules
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I use to have one collected from vanatua, absolutely beautiful and different from any I have seen so far, too bad he carpet surfed on me.
moonpod
Premium Member
Yeah, Garrick, I'm getting into fairies (dangerous thing to say this close to WeHo). This is the list so far:
Exquisite
Labouti (female)
Lineatus
Yellow fin (got popeye but other than looking weird is healthy)
8 line red sea flasher
Mccoskey
some other couple of flasher wrasses that I am unsure of I.D. on
Of course I am looking for a rhomboid pair. I might pick a pair up from twilightaquatics.net May have to pickup a female exquisite and male labouti.
Exquisite
Labouti (female)
Lineatus
Yellow fin (got popeye but other than looking weird is healthy)
8 line red sea flasher
Mccoskey
some other couple of flasher wrasses that I am unsure of I.D. on
Of course I am looking for a rhomboid pair. I might pick a pair up from twilightaquatics.net May have to pickup a female exquisite and male labouti.
slobound
New member
VERY COOL! I've been getting into fairy wrasses as of late too. Luckily, I live much further from weho than you. I've been unlucky with my rhomboids but still want to get one some day. I'm debating on getting that lineatus from liveaquaria but my gut tells me to wait till I get a chance to head down to 104th. My list includes the following:
Rosy fin pair
Hawaiian Flame pair
Pyle's
Pink Margin
I did see a C. adornatus at Tat's that's unidentified to them. If I didn't have some many red/pink colored fairies, I would totally get that fish!
Rosy fin pair
Hawaiian Flame pair
Pyle's
Pink Margin
I did see a C. adornatus at Tat's that's unidentified to them. If I didn't have some many red/pink colored fairies, I would totally get that fish!
DeltecRules
New member
Here is my new lineatus male and Laboutei male
Ironsheikh
New member
the Exquisites all look diff depending on region. My favorite is the marincenter pic -- if you check fishsupply.com or petsolutions they show you one that is all green w/ no pink
does the wrasse always swim w/ its fins clamped? I was curious cuz i was thinking of getting one. I have a solar wrasse right now which basically the same bodystyle, but doesnt look as flashy since its always swimming w/ its fins clamped and only flares when the neon goby is cleaning him
does the wrasse always swim w/ its fins clamped? I was curious cuz i was thinking of getting one. I have a solar wrasse right now which basically the same bodystyle, but doesnt look as flashy since its always swimming w/ its fins clamped and only flares when the neon goby is cleaning him
