Please ID my fairy wrasse

dthorn

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Not sure if it's wrasse or wrasses, auto correct doesn't like wrasses so I'm guessing it's just wrasse. The 1st I believe is a juvenile blood red fairy wrasse but I haven't seen any pictures of what they look like later in life, maybe someone could share one.

One of the next two was sold to me as a Koi fairy wrasse but not sure if that's accurate or which one it is. The other was just labeled assorted fairy wrasse. Don't recall if the last one was a yellow streaked or yellow fin fairy wrasse. Now to see if I can post pictures...

No luck making pictures small enough to upload here. Here is the link to photobucket:

http://s796.photobucket.com/user/dlthornton81/library/Mobile Uploads?sort=3&page=1

Thanks for looking and will look forward to seeing what the experts here have to say. Oh and I
Attached the only picture I could make small enough to fit here. Either the Koi fairy wrasse or the unknown assorted one.
 

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1. Cirrhilabrus adornatus
2. Possibly C. rubripinnis; need a better photo
3. C. lubbocki
4. C. pylei
 
Thanks for the replies! The lubbocki and adornatus are definitely correct. I'll trust you guys on the pylei and hope the coloring improves. The possible rubripinnis I'm not as sure of. That was from diver's den so I would guess blood red is correct just don't know the scientific term to be able to find any pictures. Haven't had much luck with the basic name.

Any obvious compatibility issues I should watch for? I will go back to evolved's awesome wrasse thread on the other forum and read up again.

I also have a line spot flasher wrasse from dd that was my favorite fish when I had another flasher to get his attention. Now he never flashes. Any other ways to encourage that behavior without another flasher? Maybe a mirror? Mind blowing to watch a red fish instantly turn blue and purple!

May also be worth mentioning that the tank is a 56g fowlr. Also 3 tank bred occelaris clowns, a lyre tail anthia, flame angel, and a scissor tail dart fish. Yes I know lots of fish. Using Mbuna theory here. 6 months in the results seem very similar. Everyone seems to be getting along so far aside from initial aggression between the new pylei and the existing blood red fairy that worked itself out within 48 hours. (Pylei was the aggressor)

Anyways, thanks for the identifications and any more thoughts or suggestions you can provide. And btw I do have two other fishless reef tanks in case my little experiment blows up in my face.
 
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