Lineatus question

[dodgerblew]

I bought these as a m and f. Are these two males?

 

[dodgerblew]

Here's a pic of what I purchased as a girl

 

[Breakthecycle2]

They are both males.

 

[dodgerblew]

They are both males.

You are certain?

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Now that I look, they both could be female or sub dominant males.

 

[dodgerblew]

What I'm trying to figure out is do I need to break them up (no aggression for the first 24hrs) or could I have a female (smaller for sure) and a male

 

[sreefs]

Looks like two sub dominant males. If they have enough room you should be fine. Nice looking fish.

 

[Dmorty217]

Looks like two sub dominant males. If they have enough room you should be fine. Nice looking fish.

+1 this is my thought too, Hunter will confirm or deny.

 

[albano]

The full male's tail will be red, the female's yellow

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Both are males. Females hardly ever enter the market here in SoCal. They are dull in color but still command $140-$175 price tag. That's about the same price as males around here by the way. I've only seen one Lineatus female and she wasn't all that impressive for $170 LFS was asking for her. I believe because of lack of vivid coloration of females and low demand they are not imported as often as males.

 

[dodgerblew]

Looks like two sub dominant males. If they have enough room you should be fine. Nice looking fish.

+1 this is my thought too, Hunter will confirm or deny.

They're in a 60 cube

 

[dodgerblew]

Thank you for the input so far

 

[eatbreakfast]

They are both males. Only terminal phase males exhibit the red tail, initial phase males can have yellow tails.

A 60 cube won't work long for 2 lineatus wrasses, even if it were a male and a female, but two initial phase males will quickly result in aggression and one forcing the other into hiding.

 

[Dmorty217]

correction TJ to the rescue

 

[dodgerblew]

They are both males. Only terminal phase males exhibit the red tail, initial phase males can have yellow tails.

A 60 cube won't work long for 2 lineatus wrasses, even if it were a male and a female, but two initial phase males will quickly result in aggression and one forcing the other into hiding.

Thank you. Will be removing one

 

[d-man]

Yep, lol.
Females are way more drab.

 

[d-man]

Rik, I'd be interested in one possibly

 

[evolved]

They are both males. Only terminal phase males exhibit the red tail, initial phase males can have yellow tails.

A 60 cube won't work long for 2 lineatus wrasses, even if it were a male and a female, but two initial phase males will quickly result in aggression and one forcing the other into hiding.

Yup, yup, and yup.

correction TJ to the rescue

5:30AM (my time) is a bit early for me...

 

[dodgerblew]

Rik, I'd be interested in one possibly

I have had two already express interest but you know how that goes. I'm definitely going to remove one so if I can't get commits I'll be in touch. We are far from each other though

 

[dodgerblew]

Yup, yup, and yup.

Thanks for your input Hunter. I was told you're the wrasse whisperer