Fairy Wrasse Display Question

[Lacktaters]

I have five different species of fairy wrasses in my 90g reef: a trio of flames, pair of rhomboids, pair of coral sea hoods, pair of labouti, and a solo lineatus. They have been in my tank for six (the lineatus) to twelve (the flames) months. Only one male seems to display for a period of time, but this dominant male seems to change. The male flame would display and chase his females for several weeks. Then when the labouti male started displaying and chasing, the flame never did it anymore. Now the hooded wrasse is the only one that has been displaying for the last few weeks. Will there always only be multiple dominant males displaying in the tank at one time? Or will the displaying always be limited to one male?

 

[evolved]

That's never been my experience at all, I always have several males displaying. However, which males are displaying is something that seems to be pretty fluid.

 

[albano]

That's never been my experience at all, I always have several males displaying. However, which males are displaying is something that seems to be pretty fluid.

+1... I've got more than 10 different types of fairies and flashers , and 'someone' is always flashing/displaying

 

[jaa1456]

I have several different species in my tank and it seems that there is always one dominant male displaying. This will go on for a few months and then a different male will be the dominant male in the tank. My largest fairy a flame male was the dominant for the longest. Then my Carpenters for a few months, then my whip fin and hooded after that. Right now it seems as the Whip fin is back in charge. The male flame hides most of the time now except for feeding. It shows no sign of stress and no signs of being injured or bullied.

 

[38bill]

That's never been my experience at all, I always have several males displaying. However, which males are displaying is something that seems to be pretty fluid.

Same here. Usually one starts flashing and two or three others have to get in on it.

 

[Lacktaters]

Well it sounds like jaa and I are just unlucky. Our wrasses eat fine, show no signs of stress or bullying, and seem perfectly healthy yet only one ever chooses to flash.