What kind Of Fish Is This?

krzyphsygy · 09/28/2012, 08:27 PM

Is this a Wrasse or a Hog fish? I own this fish and want to place some wrasses in the tank with him but not sure they will get along.

brannock_16 · 09/28/2012, 08:36 PM

Redstripe hogfish.

Fish Junction · 09/28/2012, 08:45 PM

Hog fish are wrasses, Labridae (Caribbean) and Bodianus (Pacific) family.

krzyphsygy · 09/28/2012, 09:13 PM

Anyone know if wrasses can be kept with this fish.

a.browning · 09/28/2012, 09:57 PM

Masuda hogfish, very nice find. Generally a pretty rare fish. Around here they retail around $160.

Yes, they would be fine with other wrasses. Hogs are wrasses. Most wrasses mix quite well, with a few exceptions. I have 7 wrasses in my aquarium with no issues at all.

krzyphsygy · 09/29/2012, 09:58 PM

Cool, thanks. Most sites would say this fish is reef safe but he did attack and kill 2 cleaner shrimp in my tank. The shrimp were both in the tank before he was. I was surprised because they were in there together for about 2 weeks befre it happened. Both in the same day.

remix8315544 · 09/29/2012, 10:43 PM

Some Wrasses seem find Cleaner Shrimp delicious. I found that out the hard way many years ago. Mine was a Hawaiian and should never have been in the tank anyway. I needed this site then!

09/28/2012, 08:36 PM	#2
brannock_16 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 618	Redstripe hogfish. __________________ 120 Gallon LPS Dominant Reef Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon tank, Tek 48 inch 6 bulb T5, Vertex 170 Alpha Protein Skimmer, 2 Vortech MP 40W ES, 1 Vortech MP 10W ES, LPS Dominant reef!

09/28/2012, 08:45 PM	#3
Fish Junction Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Hilliard OH USA Posts: 108	Hog fish are wrasses, Labridae (Caribbean) and Bodianus (Pacific) family. __________________ 320gal peninsula mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 400 gallon reef, 150 gallon reef

09/28/2012, 09:57 PM	#5
a.browning Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 975	Masuda hogfish, very nice find. Generally a pretty rare fish. Around here they retail around $160. Yes, they would be fine with other wrasses. Hogs are wrasses. Most wrasses mix quite well, with a few exceptions. I have 7 wrasses in my aquarium with no issues at all. __________________ 75 SPS, 80 & 45 Frag Tank, 40B Leather Tank

09/28/2012, 09:13 PM	#4
krzyphsygy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,148	Anyone know if wrasses can be kept with this fish.

09/29/2012, 09:58 PM	#6
krzyphsygy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,148	Cool, thanks. Most sites would say this fish is reef safe but he did attack and kill 2 cleaner shrimp in my tank. The shrimp were both in the tank before he was. I was surprised because they were in there together for about 2 weeks befre it happened. Both in the same day.

09/29/2012, 10:43 PM	#7
remix8315544 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 73	Some Wrasses seem find Cleaner Shrimp delicious. I found that out the hard way many years ago. Mine was a Hawaiian and should never have been in the tank anyway. I needed this site then!