Fairy wrasse id

[inigomontoya]

I picked up three fairy wrasses at an lfs that were just labeled "fairy wrasse" so was curious if you experts could help me identify them a little more specifically. Mostly from curiousity but also because I don't want to duplicate what is in my DT (all in QT right now). The greenish blue wrasse I thought was an exquisite at first, but now think it might be a blue side wrasse.

The orange looks like a long fin, but doesn't have the really long fin. Also started showing a blue line under mouth after being treated with prazi, is this a natural marking or reaction to meds, was a little unusual.

And the lined wrasse with a slightly yellow head is new to me. Looks more uniform in picture, but has some yellow to head and not in body.

Thanks for help.

 

[nonimmigrant]

Number two is a C. rubripinnis. The first one, I'm guessing here, may be C. blatteus. No idea on the last one ... sorry.

 

[Fishfirst]

First one looks like C. cf. temminickii, but is a female and pretty discolored yet so I'm not 100%
C. rubripinnis is the second one
Stumped on the last one

 

[inigomontoya]

Agree on the rubripinnis, the red is coming in on the fin. Not sure about the first doesn't quite look like either. Interesting the third is a stumper. Looked a little like a linatus but I seriously doubt it.
cool to know better what they are if anyone else recognizes

 

[nonimmigrant]

Agree on the rubripinnis, the red is coming in on the fin. Not sure about the first doesn't quite look like either. Interesting the third is a stumper. Looked a little like a linatus but I seriously doubt it.
cool to know better what they are if anyone else recognizes

Ain't lineatus... IMO. I'm still thinking the first is blatteus.

 

[Flame_Angel]

I've got a rubripinnis in my reef, awesome little fish. He's very trusting, and always out in the open for people to see.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The first picture looks like it could be C. katherinae to me.

 

[Terryz_]

1: C. temminickii
2: High chances is C. rubripinnis..
3: Female in rubriventralis complex, depending on the region it come from, should be able to guess the species.. I am pinning on female rubriventralis. Because the female in rubriventralis complex is very similar looking..

Not to be rude but blatteus is only from Red Sea, deepwater and not collected yet.. And even the female is nicer looking fish that the wrasse that the TS have posted..

 

[evolved]

First one looks like C. cf. temminickii, but is a female and pretty discolored yet so I'm not 100%
C. rubripinnis is the second one

Agree with the above IDs on the first two.
The third one is a juvenille Halichoeres sp. It may even be in a transitional phase (juvi->adult), making an ID really difficult at this time. Let that one grow a bit, then take some new pictures. It'll change quite a bit.

 

[litherlandhans]

Looked a little like a linatus but I seriously doubt it.

 

[inigomontoya]

And even the female is nicer looking fish that the wrasse that the TS have posted..

I think my fish's feeling are hurt...
I think I will keep the third in QT a little longer than the other two and see about an id. Part of the reason I want to verify, if an Haliocheres, some are debatable for my tank as I keep lots of feather dusters, xmas worms, and a sea apple so any with caution wrasse would be a bad choice. Don't want anyone munching on my sea apple fingers.

 

[Terryz_]

I think my fish's feeling are hurt...
I think I will keep the third in QT a little longer than the other two and see about an id. Part of the reason I want to verify, if an Haliocheres, some are debatable for my tank as I keep lots of feather dusters, xmas worms, and a sea apple so any with caution wrasse would be a bad choice. Don't want anyone munching on my sea apple fingers.

Haha... Hope you are not offended.. No ill intentions.. They are nice in their own ways...

I am very sure the last one is a female rubriventralis as it is my favorite female wrasse... Confirmed not a halichereos..

 

[Terryz_]

http://eol.org/pages/212974/entries/20758415/overview

 

[snorvich]

Agree with the above IDs on the first two.
The third one is a juvenille Halichoeres sp. It may even be in a transitional phase (juvi->adult), making an ID really difficult at this time. Let that one grow a bit, then take some new pictures. It'll change quite a bit.

This has got my vote.

 

[inigomontoya]

Haha... Hope you are not offended.. No ill intentions.. They are nice in their own ways...

I am very sure the last one is a female rubriventralis as it is my favorite female wrasse... Confirmed not a halichereos..

funny, my wife says the same thing about me.. and it has a nice personality and large tracts of land...
I wasn't getting the rubriventralis until I saw your link. The second and third pics do look like it.