Fairy wrasse Photo Library - Page 5

marcel leroux · #**101** 02/08/2006, 11:11 PM

I would third that

slobound · #**102** 02/09/2006, 03:33 AM

wow... most of the consensus is for the pylei and bathypyhlus. I thought it would be the other way around.

findawg · #**103** 02/09/2006, 03:59 AM

I'd take the rhomboid's... but I prefer to have pairs. They are all fascinating, either way you will be happy I am willing to bet.

Thurge · #**104** 02/09/2006, 04:07 AM

Yea I second the Pairs.
Females can be so difficult to find when you want one

DamageInc · #**105** 02/09/2006, 04:50 PM

DeltecRules · #**106** 02/09/2006, 07:42 PM

Here are my new pylei and pink margin fairy wrasses.

Pink margin

Pylei

Laboutei

Flame

I have also a mystery wrasse, rosy fin, C. roseafascia, but they are need easy to get a pic of .

JeremyT · #**107** 02/10/2006, 08:43 PM

I would say pylei and bathyphylus, but I guess I'm biased because bathyphylus is one of my favorite fairies.

marcusbigdady · #**108** 02/11/2006, 08:52 AM

can anyone id this wrasse for me? it has been in the reef for about 2-3 mths and has not bothered anything

LukFox · #**109** 02/11/2006, 01:09 PM

Closest thing I can find is a juvi blue head.

http://fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesS...3&what=species

And here's the full summary on Thalassoma bifasciatum:
http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3673

zemuron114 · #**110** 02/12/2006, 09:36 PM

bronco,

do you have a list of fairy wrasses that come from Australia, more notably the Barrier Reef??

Thanks!!

naterd1976 · #**111** 02/13/2006, 12:17 PM

Here are a couple pics of my new Scott's Fairy. At least I think it is a Scott's Fairy. Bronco, could you verify that for me? I've been told this is from the Cook Islands.

Rothie · #**112** 02/13/2006, 01:40 PM

It is a Scotts,and a beautiful one.

pyroskennels · #**113** 02/13/2006, 09:39 PM

I need help please. I put a ? in the general reef fish forum but no one answered. I have a lubbocks wrasse and was wanting to know how to tell if its male or not? And also where would i try to find some females? My lubbocks is bright orange on top with lavender body and blue tail with 2 dark purple stripes.

marcel leroux · #**114** 02/14/2006, 11:07 AM

Posted twice in fish forum. Bronco, maybe you can Id. Found P Angulatus that looks just like it. Has the yellow swallow tail and bright blue lines.

I will try and get better pics, tough to get a good shot of this guy and i suck at taking pictures

Julio · #**115** 02/15/2006, 11:24 AM

fish looks great, is possible that is a female in the process of changing.

Julio · #**116** 02/15/2006, 11:25 AM

fish looks great, is possible that is a female in the process of changing.

Julio · #**117** 02/15/2006, 11:25 AM

sorry abotu the double post.

marcel leroux · #**118** 02/15/2006, 12:32 PM

No don't think so. It has a unique swallow tail and does not have the three dorsal fin spines. I will try and get better pics, this guy is really fast moving.http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/z...Pangulatus.htm
Bob's website is great, lot of good info.

sidewinder770 · #**119** 02/15/2006, 08:36 PM

Great thread- I've been following it for a while now. I do have a question- I've been wanting a Scotts Fairy wrasse for a while now but I've been wanting a 'Cook Island' type since I have seen a few pictures and I loved the fact that they were mostly blue with yellow fins. Well I was finally able to order one and when it came in I think I got the wrong one. I think I ended up with a Australian version. Below is a pic of it- can anyone confirm what region this particular fish is from? It is a very cool looking wrasse but not what I ordered. Anyway- your help verifying the region would be great- I thought the color variations varied based on the region of 'Fiji', 'cook islands' and 'australian'.

I thought it was suppose to look more like this one-

sidewinder770 · #**120** 02/15/2006, 08:47 PM

I guess I should also post a pic of my favorite fish- my leaopard wrasse. I haven't seen any pictures in this thread for some reason- or did I just miss that page?

CrazyLionfish · #**121** 02/15/2006, 09:05 PM

I don't think you've seen any pics of them because they aren't fairy wrasses

However, I'm glad you posted it! I always love seeing leopard wrasses. Has yours been pretty hardy and did it acclimate to prepared foods well? (heard they can be hard to get to eat)

sidewinder770 · #**122** 02/15/2006, 09:16 PM

DUH!!! FAIRY wrasse- what was I thinking! sorry!

At any rate- he was a little tricky at first- only ate pods. I started feeding live bloodworms and there was no turning back- now he eats anything I drop in the tank- very healthy and fat. I'm trying to find a female with little luck so far.

CrazyLionfish · #**123** 02/15/2006, 09:21 PM

haha In the picture he kind of looks like he wants to have that snail for dinner.

GSchiemer · #**124** 02/15/2006, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sidewinder770
DUH!!! FAIRY wrasse- what was I thinking! sorry!

At any rate- he was a little tricky at first- only ate pods. I started feeding live bloodworms and there was no turning back- now he eats anything I drop in the tank- very healthy and fat. I'm trying to find a female with little luck so far.

The pictured fish is a FEMALE leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris). This species is sexually dichromatic and the males are easy to differentiate.

Greg

sidewinder770 · #**125** 02/15/2006, 09:32 PM

Really- I thought it was a sex-reversed female? I've done a little research on it but maybe not enough- I'll have to do more. Do you have any pictures or weblinks that would have more info?

Here is one of the websites I got info from- maybe I was reading it incorrectly.

http://www.uog.edu/marinelab/fish/sp...meleagris.html