Fairy wrasse Photo Library

[marcel leroux]

I would third that

 

[slobound]

wow... most of the consensus is for the pylei and bathypyhlus. I thought it would be the other way around.

 

[findawg]

I'd take the rhomboid's... but I prefer to have pairs. They are all fascinating, either way you will be happy I am willing to bet.

 

[Thurge]

Yea I second the Pairs.
Females can be so difficult to find when you want one

 

[DamageInc]

 

[DeltecRules]

Pylei and Pink margin

Pylei and Pink margin

Here are my new pylei and pink margin fairy wrasses.

Pink margin

Pylei

Laboutei

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I have also a mystery wrasse, rosy fin, C. roseafascia, but they are need easy to get a pic of .

 

[JeremyT]

I would say pylei and bathyphylus, but I guess I'm biased because bathyphylus is one of my favorite fairies.

 

[marcusbigdady]

help with id please

help with id please

can anyone id this wrasse for me? it has been in the reef for about 2-3 mths and has not bothered anything

 

[LukFox]

Closest thing I can find is a juvi blue head.

http://fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?StartRow=1&ID=3673&what=species

And here's the full summary on Thalassoma bifasciatum:
http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3673

 

[zemuron114]

bronco,

do you have a list of fairy wrasses that come from Australia, more notably the Barrier Reef??

Thanks!!

 

[naterd1976]

Here are a couple pics of my new Scott's Fairy. At least I think it is a Scott's Fairy. Bronco, could you verify that for me? I've been told this is from the Cook Islands.

 

[Rothie]

It is a Scotts,and a beautiful one.

 

[pyroskennels]

I need help please. I put a ? in the general reef fish forum but no one answered. I have a lubbocks wrasse and was wanting to know how to tell if its male or not? And also where would i try to find some females? My lubbocks is bright orange on top with lavender body and blue tail with 2 dark purple stripes.

 

[marcel leroux]

Stupid me

Stupid me

Posted twice in fish forum. Bronco, maybe you can Id. Found P Angulatus that looks just like it. Has the yellow swallow tail and bright blue lines.

I will try and get better pics, tough to get a good shot of this guy and i suck at taking pictures

 

[Julio]

fish looks great, is possible that is a female in the process of changing.

 

[Julio]

fish looks great, is possible that is a female in the process of changing.

 

[Julio]

sorry abotu the double post.

 

[marcel leroux]

No don't think so. It has a unique swallow tail and does not have the three dorsal fin spines. I will try and get better pics, this guy is really fast moving.http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/fish/wrasses/paracheilinus/Pangulatus.htm
Bob's website is great, lot of good info.

 

[sidewinder770]

Great thread- I've been following it for a while now. I do have a question- I've been wanting a Scotts Fairy wrasse for a while now but I've been wanting a 'Cook Island' type since I have seen a few pictures and I loved the fact that they were mostly blue with yellow fins. Well I was finally able to order one and when it came in I think I got the wrong one. I think I ended up with a Australian version. Below is a pic of it- can anyone confirm what region this particular fish is from? It is a very cool looking wrasse but not what I ordered. Anyway- your help verifying the region would be great- I thought the color variations varied based on the region of 'Fiji', 'cook islands' and 'australian'.

I thought it was suppose to look more like this one-

 

[sidewinder770]

I guess I should also post a pic of my favorite fish- my leaopard wrasse. I haven't seen any pictures in this thread for some reason- or did I just miss that page?