My new Lineatus Wrasse

[zemuron114]

yes, the belly fins. Females have little stubs (barely anything) and males are noticeable. sounds like you have a little male (still no problems though) it will most likely stay the same or revert to a large female.

 

[slojmn]

If it is a male and reverts to a female will the colors become even more subdued as it reverts? If it stays as is and they continue to get along how will I know it actually is a female?? Can a supermale and a submale co-exist peacefully together or will the submale either revert to female or stay male, go terminal and end up fighting with the supermale??
I know there are no difinitive answers, just looking for other folks experience and thoughts as to the possibilities. I really appreciate everyones thoughts and comments on this thread. Thanks so much

 

[zemuron114]

if it does revert (which i dont think there have been to many cases in which this has happened - i have never seen it) it will probably lose the blue in the body. If it stays as is and they coexist now, then you wont have any problems. If it tries to change into a terminal male then you will see the existing terminal flash like crazy to try and stop it. More then likely it will never get to this stage. If it stays as it, your chances of a breeding pair is unlikely - which i dont think you care to much about If the get along now, you shouldn't have any problems in the future.

 

[BrianD]

(sound of jaw dropping to floor, drool splattering on shirt)

I....want.....I.....want.......

 

[Chooch1]

Snorvich or anyone else,

Is this one of the "blue group" of fairy wrasses that tend to fade in color? Are the pictures of the supermales in this thread in "displaying" mode or is that their normal color? Also how long do the males get? What a beautiful species. Thanks.

 

[slojmn]

I don't know enough to answer your question regarding the "blue group", sorry. As far as the male color goes in my own personal experience thus far, about 2 weeks, the supermale in my pictures that started the thread looks like that picture all of the time.

 

[wrasseguy2]

no chooch not in the blue group..lineatus are in the group that will not ade that much

 

[snorvich]

No, the blue group does not include lineatus, rhomboids, pylei, etc. These lose a little coloration but not much and in the presence of females, or males it wants to display against, probably will retain all of its coloration. The "blue group" is more typically balteatus, etc.

 

[Chooch1]

Snorvich,

I'm guessing that the "blue group" also includes solorensis, cyanopleura, scottorum. Any others I'm missing? I once had a luteovitatus that faded and became dull.

 

[snorvich]

Yes, those fish are in the "blue group" and lose the most coloration absent a female. Also included are C. temminckii (there are several varieties here), C. cyanopleura, C. punctatus, C. balteatus. There may be more, those are the ones I am familiar with. I am not a morphological expert like Dr. Tanaka. I am much more of a behaviorist.