Reef Discussion

[Reefin]

i got this fish from my uncle and i have had no luck
in identifying it i can see that it is a wrasse ahha
it could also be local... my uncles mate has a mate
who is a liscenced collector ( alot of mates.. i hope to
be mates with this guy ahah)from what im told the collector
lives near at stradbroke somewhere ahah ( how awesome
would that be ahha) anyway yeah thanks :)
its really fash and loves nori and spirulina its also doubled
in size ( 3-4cm) since when my uncle got it 6 months ago) :) ahah
thanks

 

[Reefsecretsaquariums]

i think they call them christmas wrase

 

[Dynamic]

Why do you put ahah after every sentence you type?

 

[Reefin]

No idea :P just something i always do im trying
not to do it anymore cause apparently its annoying haha
i dont think it really looks like a christmas wrasse ?? not that colourful ;)
any other ideas?
thanks

 

[MagicJ]

I thought the same thing Tim, the pictures that Google through up don't look like this picture. But it may be a juvenile which could be different to the adult colouration.

 

[Reefin]

That is true :)
guess il just have to wait ahah i mean ...:D

 

[Reefin]

I just found it .. its called an ornate wrasse
( the green version ) yes it is a christmas wrasse just a different variety :)
thanks reef secrets :)

 

[MagicJ]

Hi Reefin, what makes you think it is an Ornate Wrasse ?? Did you find a picture that looks like yours??

 

[Dynamic]

No idea :p just something i always do im trying
not to do it anymore cause apparently its annoying haha
i dont think it really looks like a christmas wrasse ?? not that colourful ;)
any other ideas?
thanks

It is. Glad to see you are making an effort to stop it. Remember, there is always a delete button, so if you write it, just delete it :)

 

[Reefin]

Yeah I found a pic almost identical to it collies and
markings thanks for the name reefsecrets , the
ornate wrasse / Christmas wrasse known as both is found in south east Queensland

Yeah I've recently found the delete button :) I have and in controllable tendency to ahaha all the time :P
Thanks

 

[Dr. Schell]

The fish is a Sri Lanka Christmas Wrasse (Halichoeres nebulosus)

Here is a link:
http://www.midwestmarineguy.com/marine-life-kb/fish/id/sri-lanka-christmas-wrasse

 

[MagicJ]

Thanks dr_schell - that was why I asked the question earlier. I was looking through pictures of wrasse and that was one I picked out based on the pink section on the belly although I was put off a bit by the position of the eyespot on the dorsal fin.

 

[Reefin]

Also my uncle told me the collector who he got it off ( a friend oof a friend of his apparently ) caught it somewhere around south east queensland so could not be the sri lankan one :/ but look unbelievably similar !! im about to move on from my uncles cycling fish n get me some real ones :)

 

[Reefin]

it would be hard as a professional fish identifier lol:mad:

 

[MagicJ]

Just for future reference Reefin - not really required to use fish to cycle a tank these days. There are lots of other ways without putting fish under stress, even hardy fish like damsels.

 

[Reefin]

yeah i know :) like using the prawn or uncured liverock i just enjoy the fish :)
also they have been used to cycle sevreal tanks and are some of the most hardy fish ever !!!;)

 

[Dr. Schell]

Not very nice for the fish to be in a cycling tank, regardless of if they can survive it or not. Would be like putting you into a sauna to sleep, you would survive it but it would not be plesent. Please cycle with the uncured live rock/prawns, and spare the fish the stress of the tank cycle.

 

[Dr. Schell]

the thing with wrassess is that they are dimorphic, often sexually and with maturety. Even though the exact colours may not be exhibited on the specimen shown, the colour scheme/paturn may change with age.

 

[MTG]

Thanks for that doc, where have you been? ;)

 

[Dr. Schell]

lurking! Rest assured, when there is reference to my user name, I will respond ASAP!