Lime Green Wrasse....

[SchweetPup]

Ive had one in my 65 reef for the past few months. It never bothers my corals, but he is a bit aggressive towards other fish. His pattern is almost identical to that of the lunare wrasse, but his body is a bright yellow with sky blue along his side behind his front fin, has pink and green markings on his face, and orange on his tail.. He is a beautiful fish and i love him.. anyone else ever seen/had these? I will try to post a pic..

 

[danorth]

Yeah, had a big male that got a bit too mean. Beautiful fish though....

 

[Amphiprion]

Sounds like a male Thalassoma lutescens--yours definitely is danorth.

 

[818]

I heard those werent reef safe? Or do they just feast on shrimp?

 

[Serioussnaps]

Oh they will peck at your coral...give it time. I beleive it is a lunar wrasse or some closely related variation.....it will peck

 

[SchweetPup]

mine hasnt touched anything yet... i have snails in there, and he dosnt mess with them.. i dont believe mine is full grown yet...

 

[Amphiprion]

Not T. lunare.

Here is a mature male T. lutescens (females are typical yellow banana wrasse):

Here is a matrue T. lunare for comparison: