Need help IDing fairy wrasses

[erinangele]

These fish were sold to me by the LFS as a pair of solor fairy wrasses. When I get home and google them it appears that my "female" sfw may actually be a male sfw and that my "male" sfw is actually a different species (but still male?).

I really like them either way, they get along fine and are often near each other in the tank, but I am a little miffed that I was misled.

Here they are:

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Looks like a orangeback fairy (big one) and a red solon fairy (smaller one).

 

[erinangele]

I think your right! My orange back does not have as much blue on its belly than the pic on liveaquaria, but otherwise they look the same. Thanks!

 

[Chooch1]

The top one is not an orange back. It's either a variant of solorensis or cyanopleura. Kuiter says they are female solorensis but they haver supermale colors especially in the fins.

 

[Reefing Newbie]

I see that more that you mention it, Chooch1.

 

[erinangele]

The top one is not an orange back. It's either a variant of solorensis or cyanopleura. Kuiter says they are female solorensis but they haver supermale colors especially in the fins.

Do you think they are a pair after all? I googled the species you mentioned and did not see any that look like my top fish. What do supermale colors mean?

 

[nonimmigrant]

Do you think they are a pair after all? I googled the species you mentioned and did not see any that look like my top fish. What do supermale colors mean?

Pair ... the one looks just like my female solo...