What are some cool red fish that are cheap for 45g?

[happyface888]

I have 1 Coral beauty, 2 false perculas, blenny. So what red fish would you suggest? I know I cant get maroons,flame angel, and I tried firefish, the clowns killed it. Hawks I will pass, eventhough they are cool. I also will pass on flame cardinals. I was suggested by a fellow reefer to get a Lubbock's Flasher Wrasse or a yellow fin. But the yellowfin seems pricey on LA, 70.... So how much is the lubocks flasher wrasse and yellow fin around here? Oh suggest a red fish Thanks

 

[Kinetic]

wrasse are always expensive =( especially the really exotic ones!

 

[happyface888]

Any inexpensive red wrasse available?

 

[juaninsac]

Lubbock's fairy wrasses are about as cheap and common as fairy wrasses go. Same with the yellowfin (C. flavidorsalis). You should be able to find one for cheaper than that locally. These two species would be your best bet as they both stay small (3") for the genus. They are both easy to care for fish but they will need to be fed at least twice a day. One very important consideration is that you should have a cover or canopy on your tank. These wrasses WILL jump. It's a matter of when, not if.

I have a C. flavidorsalis in my 33 cube at work and it is fairly peaceful. It's in with a Helfrich's firefish, a tiny Trimma tevegae, and 2 Janss' pipefish. Every once in a while it will display at the firefish and spook it but that's about the extent of the aggression.

 

[Cozen89]

Go to aquatic central, he has some red fairy wrasses for cheap. Most less than $30.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Problem is many fish are knocked off your list due to your tank size. Rather than buying a small fish that looks like it'll fit, stick with some corals that are red if you must have red in the tank, or a scarlet hermit crab, or some other red invert like a shrimp.. .blood red "fire" shrimp are pricy but it's the prettiest red you'll probably never see

If it were me, I wouldn't add a single other fish to that tank.

 

[Thales]

Save your money and get the fish you want. Settling for a cheap fish because it is cheap usually results is unhappiness.

 

[doliver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10417358#post10417358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfsuphysics
blood red "fire" shrimp are pricy but it's the prettiest red you'll probably never see

Hehe, no kidding. So tempting in the store but you might as well cut out the middle man and just stick a $20 bill under a rock where you can't see it.

 

[jazzmanb]

id grab a red firefish....there cool lookin and about 10 dollars a piece..lucky ocean has both the red and purple firefish in stock..theyd do well with your current fish too..

 

[bookfish]

Jazzman, please read the original thread before posting.

 

[undertai]

longnose hawkfish
flame hawkfish
longfin fairy wrassse

 

[happyface888]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I tried a longnose hawk it starved to death.... poor guy. So I think I will pass on them. Flame hawk I have never seen one in fs yet.

 

[mpoletti]

I have had my Flamehawk for close to a year and he is one of my favorites.

 

[nanoguy]

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[happyface888]

I was wondering if anyone could post pics of their lubbocks fairy wrasse and red fin fairy wrasse? I did a search but wow every pic is different.... I would gladly appreciate the help on these pics, so I can get a general idea. Thanks

 

[Kinetic]

I saw a pseudochromis on liveaquaria that was insanely red...

 

[happyface888]

Yeah I saw that one too. Its quit expensive x.x

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=24043&siteid=20

 

[650-IS350]

Tommy here are some suggestions for you.. They're all reefsafe and pretty hardy... except for the leopard which takes more care...
a bunch of these you can probly find by scouring the bayarea for..they're all decently priced not much about $60... its better than spending $$$$ on a fish that you might not be able to care for right away...

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=826

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=2129

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=2035

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=2124

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=2130

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=798

http://reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_25&products_id=754

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1152

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=384

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=329

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/CatDisplay.cfm?sku=0089698000000&siteid=20&start=31&page_num=3

 

[Twisted]

The psuedochromis can sometimes become very aggressive. I had one kill a jester goby, and a firefish.

The Lubbocks fairy wrasse is usually a mix of colors, yellow, blue red, looks like he just got back from a paint ball tourney.
Flasher wrasses are usually red to orange with darker colored stripes down thier side, if agitated, or trying to mate those striped will actually catch the light like a relection and it looks like lighting bolts going down thier side, really cool.
Most wrasses are jumpers.

I will only mention this one because it wasn't mentioned yet, but a Red coris wrasse is also very nice looking, but as most wrasses, it can hide a lot.

Fire/blood shrimp does hide a lot but will almost always come out for food.

 

[bookfish]

Red coris wrasses get HUGE!
And ugly when bigger. Though, like most wrasses, they're probably delicious.
I think flasher wrasses are awesome and second that suggestion.
As noted, they do jump and until settled in, can be touchy.
I'd do a google on Hiroyuki Tanaka and drool over the flasher pictures he's taken.
I would have them if I could.