Is this really a flame wrasse

[CoralsAddiction]

Saw this dirt cheap. Labeled as flame wrasse. Fish store is telling me it's Hawaiian flame wrasse juvenile. It looks more like Koi Fairy Wrasse. Thoughts?

 

[nereefpat]

Seems too purple to me. Are you hoping it's a mislabeled, washed out mystery wrasse?

 

[evolved]

rubrimarginatus or pylei

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Seems too purple to me. Are you hoping it's a mislabeled, washed out mystery wrasse?

I was hoping it was a properly labeled flame wrasse. They have 5 and I would've bought at least 3 at $24.99

 

[CoralsAddiction]

rubrimarginatus or pylei

Thank you

 

[brett559]

I was gonna say mystery wrasse...

How cheap is cheap?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I ended up getting a male flame wrasse from another place.

 

[dbigfoot111]

in my opinion, definitely not

 

[d-man]

Lol, def not a flame.
Your pick up def is.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Your pick up def is.

I am loving it. I had a female before and she was nice but this male is so colorful there's no comparison. I wasn't really into it until I saw one at a public aquarium. After staring at it for about 10 mins I decided I had to have one. LOL
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[d-man]

Yeah, they are definitely I me of the best, most colorful wrasses in the family. I have a supermale and 2 females in my tank. I had 1 female for a year and never transitioned, so I added a supermale and female to the mix.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Love my flame wrasse. He's definitely the most dominant wrasse in the tank but my newly added Rhomboid and established Diamond Tail flasher wrasse hold their own without any issues
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