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Oilers
03-16-2012, 12:11 AM
I have just picked up this wrasse and don't know what it is. Does anybody have an idea? Thanks.

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=WrasseID.jpg
http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=WrasseID.jpg

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc123/vitbau_vitco/Canreef/?action=view&current=WrasseID.jpg

bluerockz
03-16-2012, 12:17 AM
Looks like a yellow-tail wrasse

Mandosh
03-16-2012, 12:22 AM
Pinkface

Oilers
03-16-2012, 05:18 AM
I've googled both of those wrasses and they don't seem to match the one I have :question: :question: :question:

fishytime
03-16-2012, 05:25 AM
its a thalassoma of some sort.....kinda hard to tell for sure which species as the juvis are a different color from the adults.....possibly a lutescens or a klunzingeri.....they get large and aggressive and are for the most part not reef safe

Mandosh
03-16-2012, 05:52 AM
Thalassoma quinquevittatum

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/201108/26/36/c0106036_18424712.jpg

BlueTang<3
03-16-2012, 12:36 PM
That fish is the devil... It is a pink face wrasse or as stated Thalassoma quinquevittatum, I had one I sure hope you put it in a fowlr. I had one kill a large achellies tank, all my snails, crabs and shrimp.

Oilers
03-16-2012, 02:16 PM
Thanks Doug and Mandosh for the identification.
Bluetang,
Wow, that's one aggressive fish. I'll keep an eye on him. Hopefully, he's the last fish being added to the tank so he won't be that big of a trouble. If there's any problem, I'll catch him and bring him back to the store. However, I've read that the pinkface wrasse is known to eat snails and shrimps. That's a worry for me since I love my shrimps.. especially the fire shrimps.

Myka
03-16-2012, 03:02 PM
I've read that the pinkface wrasse is known to eat snails and shrimps. That's a worry for me since I love my shrimps.. especially the fire shrimps.

Consider them dead. They won't survive the Pink Face. They get to be a solid 6"+ and are much better suited to a FOWLR tank than a reef tank.

Labridae (wrasses) is a family of fish you should never buy unless you know the ID. They are a big group of fish which range from under 3" and totally reef-safe to 5 feet and soooo not reef safe. You will commonly see fish from the Labridae family in the LFS that grow to almost 2 feet, so be careful!

Mike-fish
03-17-2012, 06:39 AM
where did you get it. pm if you want