Multiple Male Wrasses?!?

Vac7369 said:
also evolved, people on another thread titled "Lets see your rare wrasses" have said that they Mystery wrasse wouldn't be an issue but my Pylei Fairy would be instead. I just read on the thread you posted that they can be aggressive and it depends on the fish. It seemed like the mystery caused more harm and chasing then the Pylei when I got my first par of flames. the female survived and swims around unbothered. if you think keeping both the mystery and pylei in the separate 10g tank is best please due tell. also would readding them once the new wrasses get acclimated be a possibility or should i still find them a new home?
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keeping them for any extended time in a 10g wouldnt work as they both need more space than that.

Rehousing them also might be a risk, as both are likely to reassert themselves. There is a small chance that either would be O.K., but you would definitely need a plan to get them out if it doesnt work, which I dont think it would.

My 2 cents is just find a new home for them, but if you are willing to put the work in to catching them, that is up to you.
 
Vac7369 said:
also evolved, people on another thread titled "Lets see your rare wrasses" have said that they Mystery wrasse wouldn't be an issue but my Pylei Fairy would be instead. I just read on the thread you posted that they can be aggressive and it depends on the fish...
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I had a mystery and Pylei together for 2 yrs without problems...I did rehome the mystery 6 months ago because he was getting big, and I didn't want to take a chance.
My first Pylei did get aggressive and I gave him away, the problem with my present one is that it has lost it's coloring and is just a drab pinkish fish now.

I'm thinking to change some of my fish population, to make room for more angel harems, and the Pylei will be going!
 
I'm actively trying to find the Mystery a new home, I have a fish trap to catch the Pylei which he went in all the time while trying to catch the Mystery. So removing him won't be an issue if I need too. Finding new homes for the fish is the harder part it seems like.
 
Vac7369 said:
also evolved, people on another thread titled "Lets see your rare wrasses" have said that they Mystery wrasse wouldn't be an issue but my Pylei Fairy would be instead. I just read on the thread you posted that they can be aggressive and it depends on the fish. It seemed like the mystery caused more harm and chasing then the Pylei when I got my first par of flames. the female survived and swims around unbothered. if you think keeping both the mystery and pylei in the separate 10g tank is best please due tell. also would readding them once the new wrasses get acclimated be a possibility or should i still find them a new home?
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I maintain that wrasses of the Pseudocheilinus genus should not be mixed with other wrasses, without exception.
Pylei is hit/miss. Typically the Cebu variant is worse on the aggression front.
If there's just brief bursts of chasing happening and no one is being forced into hiding, I wouldn't worry much about it.
I would not re-add the mystery.

eatbreakfast said:
keeping them for any extended time in a 10g wouldnt work as they both need more space than that.
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Absolutely.
 
i no that the 10g is way to small. i know people who have larger tanks that he would be happy in. what would be a good asking price for the Mystery?
 
Potters Leopard Wrasse-- very hard fish to get eating
Laboutei Wrasse-- 99% become aggressive
Naokae’s Wrasse 99% become aggressive
Scott's Fairy Wrasse 99% become aggressive

once the pink margin and lint reach super male they are almost identical
 
NyReefNoob said:
once the pink margin and lint reach super male they are almost identical
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Someone else remarked on this statement on another thread.

The fish on top is a male rubrimarginatus



The fish on top in this pic is a male lineatus



There are some similarities, but in no way would I ever use the word identical or almost identical to describe them.
 
Ah, I responded in the same manner you did, but the initial statement came from the same user.

Photographic memory here...
 
Vac7369 said:
Finding new homes for the fish is the harder part it seems like.
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Yeah, no kidding! Trouble is, by the time a fish get too big for your tank or becomes too aggressive; its also too big and aggressive for most other folks too! I generally end up giving them away.
 
not all Rhomboids look like the above. thats a matured male showing its colors.

the two fish shown at top of photo are Rhomboids.

also, to add.

i've only seen it once. i was down on the reef, and i think it was mating season. there' were hundreds of males flashing at one time. it was so mesmerizing, i was totally confused. i spent so much time staring, i didnt come up with a single fish :)


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Similar, but even immature the different tail shape is already noticeable.
Veru cool about getting to see them with that many flashing.
 
I will echo the point that if you are getting multiple wrasses that you should always use an acclimation box of some sort when introducing the next addition. I have a dusky wrasse, supermale blue side, lubbocks, harem of flames (1 male 2 female) was three female but male found its way out of a 1 inch gap for cord- change only took 3 weeks, super male linneatus, solon, and just added a supermale ruby wrasse.
I was really surprised that everyone ignored the ruby while in the acclimation box and he has been ignored ever since.
The solon- I kept it in the acclimation for nearly a week as the flame and blue side did NOT like him. Guess the coloring managed to annoy both of them. They got used to him and the bullying was manageable when released.
 
I do use an acclimation box for the wrasses. I never used one before but I love it! All is well in the tank. Both the Flame and Rhombiod pairs are eating and out and about. I will wait on the other wrasses till I upgrade to my next tank within a year.
 
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