Two male mccosker wrasse, help

[JohnLeoKnight]

I just purchased two mccosker wrasse from my local fish store they told me one was female but they ended up being both males there now fighting and flashing back and forth is there any chance that one of the males will turn back into a female? There both juveniles.

[evolved]

How large is the tank? How bad are the fighting? Are both still out in the open, or is one being forced into hiding? Any ripped fins or missing scales?

Not much of a chance either will revert to female. They might eventually coexist acceptably, but that's quite variable and the odds are skewed by all those prior questions.

[JohnLeoKnight]

Originally Posted by evolved

How large is the tank? How bad are the fighting? Are both still out in the open, or is one being forced into hiding? Any ripped fins or missing scales?

Not much of a chance either will revert to female. They might eventually coexist acceptably, but that's quite variable and the odds are skewed by all those prior questions.

No damage done yet just a lot of chasing, one is clearly larger, brighter colored and more dominate then the other one. The less dominant one tries to keep his distance but the dominant one occasionally swims over to him and chases him away.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by evolved

How large is the tank? How bad are the fighting? Are both still out in the open, or is one being forced into hiding? Any ripped fins or missing scales?

Not much of a chance either will revert to female. They might eventually coexist acceptably, but that's quite variable and the odds are skewed by all those prior questions.

This. In a 75 gallon tank, I predict one will most likely be intimidated and eventually waste away.

[JohnLeoKnight]

Originally Posted by snorvich

This. In a 75 gallon tank, I predict one will most likely be intimidated and eventually waste away.

Any possible chance of a revert back to female from the less dominant one?

[JohnLeoKnight]

Live aquaria has "terminal phase mccosker flasher wrasses" which would lead me to believe they can indeed revert but only to a certain point

[LukFox]

I had a female/male pair in my tank for a while and my female actually turned male in the presence of the dominant male. They fought, but she would not change back. They fought so horribly there were ripped fins and damage, I had to sell the changing male before it was killed. This was in a 6 foot tank with plenty of hiding spots. Still wasn't good enough.

[JohnLeoKnight]

Originally Posted by LukFox

I had a female/male pair in my tank for a while and my female actually turned male in the presence of the dominant male. They fought, but she would not change back. They fought so horribly there were ripped fins and damage, I had to sell the changing male before it was killed. This was in a 6 foot tank with plenty of hiding spots. Still wasn't good enough.

My dominant male just chases the other male around though, they been together all day now and the less dominant one looks to be fine still