Ideas for a blue wrasse?

LobsterOfJustice · 11/21/2007, 05:10 PM

Hey all,

I'm looking for one more fish to cap off the fish list. I would like some kind of reef safe wrasse under $150. I have a lot of anthias which give me a lot of red/orange, which is unfortunately the dominant color of most of the wrasses. I have a majestic angel, which gives me some blue, but a blue/green/teal fish would kind of complete the spectrum. Any ideas?

Roy G. Biv · 11/21/2007, 05:17 PM

JokerGirl · 11/21/2007, 05:18 PM

You could try for a New Guinea Wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus). I havn't see a decent photograph of what the adults look like, but mine is still it's juvenile colouration.

They are in the Tamarin Wrasse family, so you need to find a good store that will order one for you that you can trust. I've found that they aren't particularily hard to keep, but they aren't good shippers at all. Damage to the mouth from shipping is what usually claims them.

Mine just started to eat flake food, although before it would only eat pods, live brine, and frozen mysis.

Here's a photo of mine (sorry not the best as he's pretty quick and my camera's shutter just isn't fast enough)

TWallace · 11/21/2007, 05:33 PM

How about a Scott's Fairy Wrasse?

LobsterOfJustice · 11/22/2007, 01:19 PM

Pmolan, is that a cleaner wrasse? Don't they have a pretty dismal rate in captivity?

Joker, the shipping problems worry me with them. There is a lower end LFS here, the next closest one is 2 hrs away. I order almost everything online.

TWallace, they are a possibility but I will have to find a WYSIWYG one with nice color. It seems the color is highly variable between individuals. I found some great pictures, but more so-so ones.

I know the males of many wrasses (particularly the fairies) are more colorful. Is it true that they will have more brilliant color if kept with a female? I'm just not sure I have the room in my tank for a pair...

kenny77 · 11/22/2007, 02:16 PM

what about a blue head wrasse?

tmz · 11/22/2007, 02:44 PM

Chirilabrus solarensis (clown fairy wrasse) has plenty of blue.

SCR · 11/22/2007, 04:30 PM

Bird Mouth Wrasse (Male)

lilchris · 11/22/2007, 05:49 PM

I think the Divers Den have an Austrailian Scotts Wrasse. The clown fairy wrasse will be a great choice, alos have you thought about an Atlantic Blue tang.

DrBegalke · 11/22/2007, 07:45 PM

If you are looking to add blue/teal to your tank, I'd go with alleni damsels.

http://www.petsolutions.com/Alleni-D...0L+C16219.aspx

Those, as well as Talbot's, are very peaceful are great schooling fish. Would be a nice contrast to your anthias IMO.

As far as wrasses, def. don't go with the cleaner wrasse (the first pic)... not sure there are very many blue wrasses... Melanurus, and Scott's fairy are somewhat "off blue"...

You're tank might be too small, but the some of the best blues are the hippo tang and powder blue tang...

LobsterOfJustice · 11/22/2007, 09:58 PM

Definantly not looking for another tang.

Its funny the mentions of a solarensis wrasse. I actually had one for a while and lost him in the tank move over the summer. I was thinking of getting something different, but it might come back to another one of those.

I would love more info on the alleni damsels (doing a search now). I was considering a group of blue/green chromis, but I hear they sometimes pick each other off, and am not sure I have room for a group.

tmz · 11/22/2007, 11:12 PM

I've had Allen's damselfish. Very nice and peacefull They graze a bit too.(Pomacentrus alleni). The blue green chromis do beat each other up. I have had 3 blue chromis from Belieze (Chromis cyanea) and all three have done weel in my 120 g for over a year now. These chromis are commonly referred to as blue chromis or Carribean chromis.They are a dark irredescent blue.

yellowwatchmen · 11/23/2007, 02:25 AM

green coris wrasse.

Roy G. Biv · 11/23/2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally posted by LobsterOfJustice
Pmolan, is that a cleaner wrasse? Don't they have a pretty dismal rate in captivity?

I have had luck. One has been in my tank since March. I have had one in my 110 for 1.5 years until I took it down. Other species of cleaner wrasse had died on me in the past. This one however eats cyclopeeze and some flake. I like this brand the best

JStorey · 11/23/2007, 10:43 AM

Blue sided fairy wrasse. I picked one up from LA for $59. Great looking fish.

wrasseguy2 · 11/23/2007, 01:06 PM

some scotts do have a blue green color to them but will fade if there are not any females in with it.same for the solorensis but mine kept its color pretty good with just one female in the tank with it

this is a pic of my scotts before it started to fade and the 2nd is one of him after he faded some

11/21/2007, 05:10 PM	#1
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Ideas for a blue wrasse? Hey all, I'm looking for one more fish to cap off the fish list. I would like some kind of reef safe wrasse under $150. I have a lot of anthias which give me a lot of red/orange, which is unfortunately the dominant color of most of the wrasses. I have a majestic angel, which gives me some blue, but a blue/green/teal fish would kind of complete the spectrum. Any ideas? __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

11/21/2007, 05:18 PM	#3
JokerGirl Whistler's Mother Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: That place Posts: 1,345	You could try for a New Guinea Wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus). I havn't see a decent photograph of what the adults look like, but mine is still it's juvenile colouration. They are in the Tamarin Wrasse family, so you need to find a good store that will order one for you that you can trust. I've found that they aren't particularily hard to keep, but they aren't good shippers at all. Damage to the mouth from shipping is what usually claims them. Mine just started to eat flake food, although before it would only eat pods, live brine, and frozen mysis. Here's a photo of mine (sorry not the best as he's pretty quick and my camera's shutter just isn't fast enough) __________________ 01000001 01101110 01111001 01101111 01101110 01100101 00111111 Current Tank Info: 120g Reef Tank, 60g Cube Mantis/Reef Tank, Want more info, ask me.

11/22/2007, 01:19 PM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Pmolan, is that a cleaner wrasse? Don't they have a pretty dismal rate in captivity? Joker, the shipping problems worry me with them. There is a lower end LFS here, the next closest one is 2 hrs away. I order almost everything online. TWallace, they are a possibility but I will have to find a WYSIWYG one with nice color. It seems the color is highly variable between individuals. I found some great pictures, but more so-so ones. I know the males of many wrasses (particularly the fairies) are more colorful. Is it true that they will have more brilliant color if kept with a female? I'm just not sure I have the room in my tank for a pair... __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

11/22/2007, 02:16 PM	#6
kenny77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 2,792	what about a blue head wrasse? __________________ "There's plenty of water in the universe without life, but nowere is there life without water" - Sylvia A. Farle, Project Director Sustainable Seas Expedition Kenny Current Tank Info: 24g nano. 60 cube in progress

11/22/2007, 02:44 PM	#7
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Chirilabrus solarensis (clown fairy wrasse) has plenty of blue. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

11/21/2007, 05:17 PM	#2
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646

11/21/2007, 05:33 PM	#4
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	How about a Scott's Fairy Wrasse?

11/22/2007, 04:30 PM	#8
SCR Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central, Fl Posts: 708	Bird Mouth Wrasse (Male)

11/22/2007, 05:49 PM	#9
lilchris Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 984	I think the Divers Den have an Austrailian Scotts Wrasse. The clown fairy wrasse will be a great choice, alos have you thought about an Atlantic Blue tang.

11/22/2007, 07:45 PM	#10
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	If you are looking to add blue/teal to your tank, I'd go with alleni damsels. http://www.petsolutions.com/Alleni-D...0L+C16219.aspx Those, as well as Talbot's, are very peaceful are great schooling fish. Would be a nice contrast to your anthias IMO. As far as wrasses, def. don't go with the cleaner wrasse (the first pic)... not sure there are very many blue wrasses... Melanurus, and Scott's fairy are somewhat "off blue"... You're tank might be too small, but the some of the best blues are the hippo tang and powder blue tang... __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

11/22/2007, 09:58 PM	#11
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Definantly not looking for another tang. Its funny the mentions of a solarensis wrasse. I actually had one for a while and lost him in the tank move over the summer. I was thinking of getting something different, but it might come back to another one of those. I would love more info on the alleni damsels (doing a search now). I was considering a group of blue/green chromis, but I hear they sometimes pick each other off, and am not sure I have room for a group. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

11/22/2007, 11:12 PM	#12
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	I've had Allen's damselfish. Very nice and peacefull They graze a bit too.(Pomacentrus alleni). The blue green chromis do beat each other up. I have had 3 blue chromis from Belieze (Chromis cyanea) and all three have done weel in my 120 g for over a year now. These chromis are commonly referred to as blue chromis or Carribean chromis.They are a dark irredescent blue. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

11/23/2007, 02:25 AM	#13
yellowwatchmen Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bellevue,NE Posts: 1,058	green coris wrasse.

11/23/2007, 10:43 AM	#15
JStorey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 457	Blue sided fairy wrasse. I picked one up from LA for $59. Great looking fish.

11/23/2007, 01:06 PM	#16
wrasseguy2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: louisanna Posts: 1,544	some scotts do have a blue green color to them but will fade if there are not any females in with it.same for the solorensis but mine kept its color pretty good with just one female in the tank with it this is a pic of my scotts before it started to fade and the 2nd is one of him after he faded some