Green Wrasse ID

ginger7286 · #1 08/31/2007, 07:44 PM

I recently purchased a green wrasse from my LFS. I do not have a picture yet to upload so hopefully one of you can help me. I was told he was a sea grape wrasse. He is bright green and acts like a blade of grass. He floats along the current, (he swims too) buries himself at night and eats many different foods. He is a peaceful guy and gets along with his tank mates. I have tried to find him listed, but I cannot find Sea Grape Wrasse anywhere. Do any of you have any idea what his common Wrasse name is?

Travis L. Stevens · #2 08/31/2007, 08:07 PM

Have a picture of it?

johnski · #3 08/31/2007, 08:24 PM

could it be a novaculichthys macrolepidotus , commonly known as a seagrass wrasse

Pmolan · #4 08/31/2007, 08:54 PM

Agree. Sea grass wrasse. I had one for a while. I actually went to petco and bought a couple of plastic sea grass decorations and clumped them together in the corner of the tank. He hung out there acting like a blade of grass.

Pmolan · #5 08/31/2007, 08:56 PM

Look like this??

ginger7286 · #6 09/01/2007, 02:58 PM

Pmolan,
He looks exactly like that, yep that's him is he a sea grass wrasse?

Pmolan · #7 09/01/2007, 04:10 PM

Yeah, sea grass. I only saw it for sale around here once, and I bought it. It didnt last for me though. But he was cool while he lasted.