Yellow wrasse changing colors.

[hogfanreefer]

My H. chrysus is about 3" long and has recently started changing colors. I expected him to mature but I thought the striping on the head area was just orange an yellow. He has those colors but is getting some green as well. Is that normal coloration for this species?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Perfectly normal for a terminal male.

Not mine, but here is an example.

 

[PirateToast]

Perfectly normal for a terminal male.

Not mine, but here is an example.

Whoa cool, I hope mine does that someday!

Side note... terminal male made me think the fish was doomed to die at first!

 

[hogfanreefer]

Thanks for the pic eatbreakfast. Hope he ends up looking just like that!

 

[xtlosx]

We have a pair of H. chrysus and our male looks like that.. The coloration is absolutely stunning. We bought a smaller juvi, that had none of those markings had the extra black spots, and they have lived together in harmony for a while now. This is a great fish to pair up, fun to watch them hunt together.