wrasse id

[spade]

need help to id this wrasse also it's moving fast i can't really capture it in the pic ...

suspect to be a leopard wrasse, anyone can confirm?

[Phang]

Anyone???.....

AT, TAnzy.....

Need confirmation before releasing into my reef.......

Hey Spade, thanks for the photos.....

You're awesome....

[TTBoy]

Looks the same as this:

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forums/index.php...ct=ST&f=6&t=919

[Tanzy]

I'm not a wrasse person but that does look a bit like a leopard wrasse.

[Achilles Tang]

TTboy, that ornate wrasse is also known as the false leopard wrasse.

Leopard wrasses looks like this:

macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus (red sea species)

There is a similar sub-species but only found in the Indian Ocean.

Macropharyngodon meleagris (Juvenile). This is THE leopard wrasse commonly offered for reef tanks...

All the leopard wrasse species are very hard to keep and die from starvation even in full blown reef tanks... unless they can adapt quickly to eating frozen meaty foods.

[Achilles Tang]

Good site on reef-safe wrasse... good info on species and habits, diets, environment etc.

Check it out here!

[Phang]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the reference and information...

This is what's extracted from the Liveaquaria site...

""The Leopard Wrasse is also known as the Guinea Fowl Wrasse, or Blackspotted Wrasse. This species has two different appearances depending on gender. Females are white with multiple black or brown irregular spots with white to blue margins covering the entire body. The female's fins may have accents of yellow or tan. The males have an orangish-red background color with green mottling covering the body.""

Suspect that mine is a female Macropharyngodon meleagris, white with multiple black or brown irregular spots with white to blue margins covering the entire body. The female's fins may have accents of yellow or tan.

So let me confirm, all leopard wrasse are reef safe.... and they are difficult to keep.... only recommended for establish reefs or expert reefers...as they required constant supply of copepods and amphipods.....

Anyone to confirm this???

[TTBoy]

Yup. Thought that the wrasse was a ornate wrasse. They look very similiar to leopard wrasse except to the color tones

[Phang]

so you have one too.... How's it doing in your reef???

[TTBoy]

OK i guess. But it disappears once in a while.

[Achilles Tang]

I haven't kept a leopard wrasse before.... as I only trust fairy wrasses... but if reports are true... I may consider a leopard wrasse next time!