Help identifying wrasse

Icewing726

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I was told this is a juvenile lime green aka sunset wrasse. However, I came across a yellow and purple wrasse on live aquaria that looks almost exactly like this specimen. I need some expert opinion before I engage the seller.

The two tank pictures are mine, the close up is a photo from live aquaria.
 

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I would say it is probably a juvenile sunset wrasse. If it was a yellow and purple, it would be almost fully grown at that size and would have black spots on the top fin. It would also have a pointier head. You don't want a Sunset Wrasse unless you have a big tank with aggressive tankmates. It grows to a foot long and eats like a pig.

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I have a 150 and its a predator tank. Thanks for the input, Bob Fenner at WWM said it looked more like a yellow moon wrasse which is often confused for the sunset.
 
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