Same or different species? (flasher wrasses)

[Rutrag]

I currently have the fish pictured below in my display, which I purchased as a blue flasher wrasse from a LFS who acquired it from Quality Marine.

I purchased this fish a couple of weeks ago as an assorted fairy wrasse. It's obviously a flasher though, but I'm not sure what species. More importantly, is it the same species as what I already have?

I at first thought the newer fish was a filamented, but I'm not sure. The newer fish seems to have longer or more pronounced filaments on the tail to me, but I don't want to start a war if I move him to the display. (The newer fish is in QT right now.)

Thanks for any help!

 

[Deinonych]

The first is a Blue, and the second looks like a Filamented to me. Just use an acclimation box when you introduce the new fish so they can get used to each other.

 

[YKTea]

yes first is P. cyaneus, 2nd is P. filamentosus. both sub-males.

 

[aquaph8]

I have such a hard time with cyaneus, filimentosus and lineopunctatus, especially when their fins aren't spread out and there's young males involved. I agree with using an acclimation box, I also like to add them in twos so there's less of a chance that one gets singled out.

 

[YKTea]

I have such a hard time with cyaneus, filimentosus and lineopunctatus, especially when their fins aren't spread out and there's young males involved. I agree with using an acclimation box, I also like to add them in twos so there's less of a chance that one gets singled out.

lineopunctatus has a rounded tail which is easily ruled out.

both filamentosus and cyaneus have swallow-tails, but filamentosus has a more orangey ground color and different colored filaments, including a red middle one. but there are many geographical variations of filamentosus involved.

cyaneus is dark red, same as lineo. filaments are all red and the dorsal region sometimes has a dark blue hue. difficult to distinguish from filamentosus when both are in female or initial phase stages though.

 

[aquaph8]

Thanks Lemon

 

[evolved]

The first is a Blue, and the second looks like a Filamented to me. Just use an acclimation box when you introduce the new fish so they can get used to each other.

Agree