Marjorie's wrasse, is it or isn't it????

fishoholic · #1 01-01-2011, 11:34 PM

I got a cute little pink fairy wrasse a little while ago and I wasn't sure what type of wrasse it is. Doug told me it was a fairy wrasse and a lfs thought it was a pink sided fairy wrasse, however after googleing images I believe it is a female marjorie's wrasse aka Cirrhilabrus Marjorie from which I understand after doing a lot of reading are very rare. Anyone know if that is what mine is or not?

Pic's of mine: Mine is a pinky/red colour with white on it's belly and a very distinct black dot by it's tail.
(this pic sucks but the colour shows up fairly right)

(this pic is better but the colour is off)

Google pic.'s

links of info on them:
http://www.qualitymarine.com/News/Co...%2804/20/07%29

http://fishbase.org.cn/Summary/Speci...y.php?id=61859

http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLi...CritterID=1828

A thread on reef central about them
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1851552

If it is a marjorie's wrasse I got a heck of a deal on it

fishoholic · #2 01-02-2011, 02:16 PM

Anyone know if that is what my wrasse is or not? Any guesses?

freddy · #3 01-02-2011, 03:04 PM

Not sure,my buddy just bought a fairy wrasse and his was multi coloured,purple pink orange blue.

Myka · #4 01-02-2011, 03:49 PM

Laurie, your pic reminds me of a Mystery Wrasse...I've seen them in some different shades. Doesn't quite look like a Marjorie Wrasse...but I haven't seen a Marjorie in person.

nlreefguy · #5 01-02-2011, 03:52 PM

I guess the biggest problem is that a lot of female fairy wrasses look very similar. The pictures we are used to looking at are almost always of males.

Myka · #6 01-02-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nlreefguy

I guess the biggest problem is that a lot of female fairy wrasses look very similar. The pictures we are used to looking at are almost always of males.

Exactly what I was thinking. Most Wrasses are imported as males too since they are usually more colorful. They sex change from female to male, so taking only males from the wild isn't a big deal.

Either way, I think your fish is a female Laurie. You might be able to get a better ID in a few months when it will probably turn into a dominant male being the only one of its kind in the tank.