Halichoeres... show some love
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I've had the pair for 4 months now and they are doing great. Still male/female.
They are shy and similar to anampses wrasses regarding behaviour and feeding. They always stay close to the rocks. I will post some pics soon.
Joeri, I got them from Theo.
stuifbol
New member
Thnx Stefanie:wave:
nice to hear they still do great:bounce2:
nice to hear they still do great:bounce2:
flfireman1
Wrasse aficionado
Wanted to keep this thread going......... some of my Halichoeres species I own.
Dusky Wrasse
Radiant Wrasse
Gray Headed Wrasse
Dusky Wrasse
Radiant Wrasse
Gray Headed Wrasse
That red head is beautiful. Why doesnt mine look like that... It used to be gorgeous but now... not so much.
I am a little disappointed in this fish. Expensive, beautiful at first, but then he got older and instead of green with red head, it's green with yellow neck and reddish head.
I am a little disappointed in this fish. Expensive, beautiful at first, but then he got older and instead of green with red head, it's green with yellow neck and reddish head.
Moort82
New member
How big is yours? The red head above is actually two from a lfs. Both are well over 4" probably 5" with the tail and the head really is that red. What i have found says they are only normally around 4" and i've no idea of the geographical location. They were both £60 each so not cheap but i thought a really good price. The evergreen body with blue cevron makes them tunning in itself but the face is a bonus.
The first and third picture are the one which is more active and feeding well but the other one in picture two is pacing and taking food but spitting it out again, it does have a brighter red face though.
The first and third picture are the one which is more active and feeding well but the other one in picture two is pacing and taking food but spitting it out again, it does have a brighter red face though.
I'm sorry, forgot to answer.
Mine is not extremely big, full grown 5"
I've had it for 8 months, I don't know exactly. I do know it was expensive, I got a pair but the female turned male and then disappeared. The existing male looked nice, but the bigger it gets, the uglier...
I payed 180$ for the pair. When I got them the male looked fine, just like any other young male I had seen and I expected it to turn out gorgeous.
And now this is what I have.
And yes, this is his actual color. I'm not happy about it...
Oops, my bad.
stuifbol
New member
Stefanie,
indeed it's more beautifull with the real red head....the colors look a bit washed out...maybe it's got something to do with the absence off female's in the tank...and that's not unusual for wrasses.
grtz
indeed it's more beautifull with the real red head....the colors look a bit washed out...maybe it's got something to do with the absence off female's in the tank...and that's not unusual for wrasses.
grtz
I'm sorry, forgot to answer.
Mine is not extremely big, full grown 5"
I've had it for 8 months, I don't know exactly. I do know it was expensive, I got a pair but the female turned male and then disappeared. The existing male looked nice, but the bigger it gets, the uglier...
I payed 180$ for the pair. When I got them the male looked fine, just like any other young male I had seen and I expected it to turn out gorgeous.
And now this is what I have.
And yes, this is his actual color. I'm not happy about it...
got my first wrasse today, a melanarus wrasse! i'll take a pic when he/she re-emerges from the sandWhat a great thread, very informative and plenty of great pictures! Im planning an upgrade and was planning to move towards a little bit more of an "aggressive" reef (no shrimp or little fish) which will definitely include as many Halichoeres wrasses as I have room for. Been looking at H. iridis, melanurus, chrysotaenia, biocellatus and chrysus. The are all relatively affordable an beautiful so it will boil down to availability and compatibility.
Keep those pics coming!
Keep those pics coming!
