Fairy wrasse ID

[YKTea]

Lemon, we need to see your new tank. Please?

tank is still really new. so no pics anytime soon

 

[YKTea]

I was on the fence about the minute wrasse. I almost got a pair but there just wasn't a whole lot of info out there and wanted to let someone else figure it out.

they are very touchy from what i've seen so far. they don't take shipping very well. we had a lot of DOAs. A lot.

initial hiding in the sand is normal, and captive requirements similar to halichoeres. mine came out after a week. i had a group of 7 but dwindled down to 4. the remaining 4 are very healthy now and have taken dry food like flake and pellets. being tiny, they can only eat small foods. even mysis are too big.

unlike other wrasses, these are very social and swim tightly in a group. they swim all over the tank now in an inseperable foursome and will quickly huddle again when disturbed. i don't know if they do this in the wild, or is it because they're still new and shy.

 

[MikeandNicole]

Some amazing pics and info in this thread, thank you for sharing.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

they are very touchy from what i've seen so far. they don't take shipping very well. we had a lot of DOAs. A lot.

initial hiding in the sand is normal, and captive requirements similar to halichoeres. mine came out after a week. i had a group of 7 but dwindled down to 4. the remaining 4 are very healthy now and have taken dry food like flake and pellets. being tiny, they can only eat small foods. even mysis are too big.

unlike other wrasses, these are very social and swim tightly in a group. they swim all over the tank now in an inseperable foursome and will quickly huddle again when disturbed. i don't know if they do this in the wild, or is it because they're still new and shy.

thanks! thats pretty interesting!

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Here are a couple horrible pics I took.

 

[jaa1456]

I suspect 14k is a little inflated not unlike the minute wrasses.

I know where 5 minute wrasses were two weeks ago, for a whopping 25 bucks each.

 

[jaa1456]

14k from one potential retailer, but 8k from another. Still though...

Was that 8 grand for a pair or a single fish?

 

[evolved]

Was that 8 grand for a pair or a single fish?

It would have been the retail price for the pair, had the retailer elected to purchase them.

 

[aquaph8]

I know where 5 minute wrasses were two weeks ago, for a whopping 25 bucks each.

Exactly! Funny huh

 

[albano]

Here are a couple horrible pics I took.

Not bad pics! Looking good!

I know where 5 minute wrasses were two weeks ago, for a whopping 25 bucks each.

That's where I got mine, they have another Red Sea shipment coming in next week, and expect more Minute wrasses

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Here are a couple pics my buddy took of my cf lancelotus

 

[MikeandNicole]

Nice shots. Added to my list.

 

[albano]

Been pretty lucky lately, last week I found 2 misidentified juvi wrasses that I believe are rose band wrasses...great color and 'damsel' pricing!

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

nice!

 

[evolved]

Been pretty lucky lately, last week I found 2 misidentified juvi wrasses that I believe are rose band wrasses...great color and 'damsel' pricing!

That's C. jordani (female). Interesting how something like that could end up "lost" in a shipment; that's not one someone tends to forget about.

 

[albano]

That's C. jordani (female). Interesting how something like that could end up "lost" in a shipment; that's not one someone tends to forget about.

I know it's a crappy pic, but it's not a flame... this is completely different from my juvi/female flames...body is orange upper and 'pinkish' lower, with red stripe by dorsal.... When I did an image search for rose band, the LFS IDd a male and said that they had already sold it but they didn't realize the juvis were related to it... They are trying to get more in for their Black Friday sale! They also expect some diamond tail flashers for the sale, as well as some small YB Regals

 

[evolved]

Crappy pic or not, I promise the fish in post #73 is jordani.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

I know it's a crappy pic, but it's not a flame... this is completely different from my juvi/female flames...body is orange upper and 'pinkish' lower, with red stripe by dorsal.... When I did an image search for rose band, the LFS IDd a male and said that they had already sold it but they didn't realize the juvis were related to it... They are trying to get more in for their Black Friday sale! They also expect some diamond tail flashers for the sale, as well as some small YB Regals

this at elos?

 

[albano]

This is the bigger one , you might be able to see the white spots in that top stripe, fortunately I got 2, so I'll expect 1 to become a male soon enough

 

[evolved]

Also C. jordani; a less mature female than the other.