Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi reefers. Just a short thread on the various species of wrasses from this family. Some basic information regarding the individual species. Hopefully this can help give you more information regarding these fishes and can help you ID your fish too. Hoping to do more of such topics for other family of fishes such as tangs, angels etc. Shall start with wrasses first since they are very common and popular fishes. And also because they're one of my favourites Fairy wrasses or velvet wrasses are zooplankton feeders, and are thus reefsafe. Not only are they hardy, they add a splash of colour to any tank and are very good candidates for reef tanks. All fairy wrasses are sexually dichromatic, which means you can differentiate males and females from their colouration. All of them are hermaphrodites too, which means that females can turn into males if certain conditions are met in their harem. Please feel free to contribute or fill in missing information if i am unable to provide them. all pictures are from the internet and credit should not be given to me, but instead to the website it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Adornatus. Sometimes known as debelius fairy wrasse. These fishes grow to about 2 inches or slightly more, and are obtainable from Indonesia shipments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Balteatus The Girdled Fairy wrasse. Found in western central pacific, marshall Islands. Can are obtainable in Hawaii shipments. Grows to about 4 inches. Below, a beautiful specimen. Photo credit goes to SRC member Hellbliss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Bathyphilus The Hooded Wrasse. Found in the coral sea. Obtainable in Vanuatu shipments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Condei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Cyanopleura Blueside wrasse,Blue chested Wrasse. To about 6 inches in length. Obtainable from Indonesia Shipments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Exquisitus. The Exquisite Fairy Wrasse. Very widely distributed. From Indo-Pacific, to Fiji and Tuamotus and Africa. Can posess certain geographical variations depending on location. Have kept this fish before and find it moderately aggressive to peaceful. To nearly 5 inches. Specimens from Africa hail bright pink markings on their face and dorsal region. Fiji specimens are mainly green, but trimmed with scarlet red on their fins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Filamentosus The Whip Fin fairy wrasse. Commonly available and not expensive. Kept it once and it was quite aggressive.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Flavidorsalis. Falvi meaning yellow and dorsalis for dorsal fin. Yellow Fin Fairy wrasse. to slightly more than 2 inches. Commonly available via Indonesian and Phillipines shipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Jordani. The Flame Wrasse. Endemic to Hawaii only. To about 4 inches. Very beautiful but shy wrasse in my experience. Males sport a yellow belly with 2 horizontal eye markings. females are dull red and smaller. Found exclusively in Hawaii shipments. Hardy once acclimatised. Here's a picture of one "flashing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mengyang_neo Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Very good information. =) Quote 5x2.5x1.5ft Rimless Dream Tank (06/03/12) Skimmer - Reefoctupus Return Pump - 1 x Eheim 1264, 1 x water blaster 7kWavemaker - 2 x mp40esChiller - Daikin compressor with coil drop inLighting - 4 x 80w T5 Pair 1(6hrs23/12/12),Pair 2(16/06/12312hrs 2 x 80w De-lighting Retrofit (1/3/12) -(15/11/12)6hrs and 2 x 80w De-lighting Retrofit (13/10/12) -6hrs) Reactor - Dosing pump (01/01/11) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Laboutei Laboutei Wrasse. To 5 inches. Hardy and beautiful fish. Available from Australia shipments and Vanuatu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Lineatus Known as the Purplelined wrasse, lavender fairy wrasse, but much more commonly known as the lineatus wrasse. One of the "holy grail" as most people describe. Australia shipments. grow to 4-5 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 Cirrhilabrus Lubbocki Lubbock Fairy Wrasse. Phillines and Indonesia. Small and colourful fish, commonly available, and inexpensive. Posses some geographical variation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dachkie Posted December 14, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2009 the laboutei and linetus has amazing colours haven seen any1 like those yet, anyway i heard alot of complaints including myself that fairy wrasses tend to turn black in the tank after awhile , any1 know how to counter this syndrome? i wondering is it the food Quote Mix Reef Tank: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft mixed reef Chiller: daikin 1hp compressor Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3 Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft Skimmer: Reef Octopus RO-RPS-5000-EXT w/ Bubble Blaster CR: RM 824 /milwakee PH controller Tunze TS24 with 7096 Tunze Osmolator American Pinpoint PH monitor American Pinpoint ORP Monitor with Resun Ozone RM sulphur denitrator RM FR 424 RM FR 624 TLF Phosban Reactor My old tank thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted December 14, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2009 the laboutei and linetus has amazing colours haven seen any1 like those yet, anyway i heard alot of complaints including myself that fairy wrasses tend to turn black in the tank after awhile , any1 know how to counter this syndrome? i wondering is it the food food helps abit, but mostly is environmental. if theres 1 female or few female around a male, chances are fish will still dull off. you need more than just a couple of female or rival males to make them keep their color. almost all fairy wrasse i kept tend to dull their colors off. be it flame or laboutei or naoko or condei. they will still dull off. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted December 14, 2009 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted December 14, 2009 the laboutei and linetus has amazing colours haven seen any1 like those yet, anyway i heard alot of complaints including myself that fairy wrasses tend to turn black in the tank after awhile , any1 know how to counter this syndrome? i wondering is it the food hi dachkie. yes laboutei and lineatus do have amazing colours. specimens like this have been in singapore before. the most recent aussie shipment from LCK had around 4-5 really alpha male lineatus with striking colours. some fairy wrasses will fade colours like condei's wrasse. the most famous example will be scott's fairy wrasse. have to understand that in the wild, these fishes live in super large harems consisting of 1 alpha male and 10-20 females. so he can flash at them whole day. in the tank, its impossible to recreate this. so colour wise, this will be 1 reason they fade. another reason cold be food. certain things they eat in the wild we cannot replicate at home. so far, in my experience, exquisite and rhomboid have not faded their colours so far. if anything, the colours improved. will like to try the ultimate test to see if i can retain the colours of a scott fairy, or at least lessen the dullness. most fairies as far as i know retain their colours pretty well. its the green and blues that are hard to keep! btw dachkie faster set up ur tank! then throw in all the wrasses. sure will be super nice ya? anyway, will comtinue updating this thread with more improvements after my 1 week holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dachkie Posted December 14, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2009 lol 1 more month to go before i can scape the 2nd half of the rocks then can go wrasse hunting, maybe we should also list down what are the aggressive wrasse in terms of least agressive to most ( excluding 6 and 8 line). Quote Mix Reef Tank: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft mixed reef Chiller: daikin 1hp compressor Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3 Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft Skimmer: Reef Octopus RO-RPS-5000-EXT w/ Bubble Blaster CR: RM 824 /milwakee PH controller Tunze TS24 with 7096 Tunze Osmolator American Pinpoint PH monitor American Pinpoint ORP Monitor with Resun Ozone RM sulphur denitrator RM FR 424 RM FR 624 TLF Phosban Reactor My old tank thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted December 14, 2009 SRC Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2009 the laboutei and linetus has amazing colours haven seen any1 like those yet, anyway i heard alot of complaints including myself that fairy wrasses tend to turn black in the tank after awhile , any1 know how to counter this syndrome? i wondering is it the food u nv see my old tank thread! LOL! think some pics gone too..reshuffle my photobucket. Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Cirrhilabrus roseafascia Wide range, available from Vanuatu (rare, deep), Fiji (rare, deep), Cebu (relatively common, deep). Here only obtainable from Vanuatu shipment and is very expensive (at $300), we've no Cebu shipment if not roseasfascia are most commonly available from Cebu and cheaper. Largest of all fairy, up to 7+ inches. Slightly aggressive and will lose colour fast in a brightly lit tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus (velvet multicolor wrasse) Readily obtainable from Marshall Islands thru Hawaii shipments. Up to 5 inches and slightly aggressive. LCK, CF and Iwarna frequently have this wrasse and inexpensive. Also lose colour easily in v bright tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted January 4, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted January 4, 2010 thank you digiman. haven had time to do a proper thread of these fishes. will do it soon if i have the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted January 4, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2010 Sigh !...in memory of moi sexy ROSIE mate. Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Sigh !...in memory of moi sexy ROSIE mate. May i know how did it die? Is it a difficult wrasse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted January 6, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted January 6, 2010 Not a difficult wrassey I must say but mine alpha-stud at 4 inches showpiece size was super shy. Always hovered inside crevice and waiting for pellets to drift by. I think it perished either due to intestinal worms or not enuff food to sustain its health recovery considering that it has travelled a rather long & stressful distance across the Pacific Ocean. In fact, I bought a pair & the poor ole' stressful female didn't even pull through the 1st nite. Sigh !...painful memorie$...mi$$ed the pinky beauty. May i know how did it die? Is it a difficult wrasse? Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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