wrasse experts chime in Flame wrasse changing with other male Cirrhilabrus present?

[itachi]

So i've discussed this with a few friends. Everyone seems unsure what the end result will be. I currently have a harem of all female flame wrasses. I initially placed all females hoping i wouldn't end up with multiple males similar to my lineatus and rhomboid sagas. I wanted to know if anyone had experience with multiple Cirrhilabrus wrasses and if a different species will suppress another from turning male .
I currently have a pair of Cirrhilabrus lineatus(6-7 inches ) , a single Cirrhilabrus rhoboidalis male (6inches )( has killed other male wrasses) , Cirrhilabrus pylei (4 inches ), 3x Cirrhilabrus Jordani . The rhomboid is the domainant male of the bunch , infact it flashes and chases all the other male wrasses even though it's not the same species. Will this actually suppress my female jordani from turning male?

 

[itachi]

no one ?

 

[z's_N_p's]

great question... tagging along...

 

[cwoods8]

what are the sizes of the females and do they actually stay together (the harem)

 

[itachi]

Re: wrasse experts chime in Flame wrasse changing with other male Cirrhilabrus

Re: wrasse experts chime in Flame wrasse changing with other male Cirrhilabrus

what are the sizes of the females and do they actually stay together (the harem)

they are all about the same size 2-2 1/2 inches and they are scattered and generally they do not stay together

 

[cwoods8]

They are still quite small, IME given time one will eventually revert to a male (Jordanis can usually hold their own)......now whether it be a terminal male is another question as he would probably would be challenged by the rhomboid, but a 240 is quite big and if space allows, he may hit that status.

 

[itachi]

They are still quite small, IME given time one will eventually revert to a male (Jordanis can usually hold their own)......now whether it be a terminal male is another question as he would probably would be challenged by the rhomboid, but a 240 is quite big and if space allows, he may hit that status.

The thing i find interesting is different species challenging for dominance is it for territory? or the females of the other species ? Yes it's a 240 which maybe a lot of space but there is a large amount of fish in there as well. I guess time will tell.

Would be interesting if a male from another species does infact suppress one another. My male lineatus and rhomboid usually can be caught flashing at one another every few days. But the rhomboid, has only seemlying killed ( didn't actually see it happen ) another rhomboid.

 

[Dtronic]

Tagging along.

Just added 3 female Jordanis. The male didn't survive shiping, so will add 1 or 2 more females. Two female are 3" the other is 2 1/2"

I have a male lineatus 5" and a male labouti 6".

My lineatus is boss, but recently the labouti is displaying at him at lights out.

Still looking for a Romboid pair.