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01/16/2018, 12:11 PM | #1 |
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Fairy Wrasses, need identifying
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My first post here. I have been looking for some not so common fairy wrasses after growing bored with the usual suspects. Got these the other day but of course they come from the store with some pretty ambiguous names. Anyone have any insight? Thanks I apologize for picture quality, I couldn't figure out how to upload original video. |
01/16/2018, 01:04 PM | #2 |
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Pintail wrasse
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01/16/2018, 01:12 PM | #3 |
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I owned a pair of pintails once, great fish. Make sure your screened lid is secure.
Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus I believe is the correct name. Note the "cf" this is the dwarf or smaller version of the pintail is what you have. The Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus is the larger one.
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01/16/2018, 01:38 PM | #4 |
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Great, thanks for the information.
The one who's tail is not visible in the picture has a tail that comes to a point, unlike the more visible one with a forked tail. Crimson, are you implying they are the same species (one being a subspecies) as I was under the impression they were two totally different fish. When I google pintail fairy wrasse (thanks to yall's input) its pretty clear the fish facing the camera is what people are calling a pintail wrasse. |
01/16/2018, 02:14 PM | #5 |
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I have had fairy wrasse jump through a single 1/2 inch hole/crack, on a full canopy... more than once. Simply an open back on a full canopy is a guaranteed loss with time. Most frustrating species I have kept in that regard, just an FYI, but also one of my favorites!
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The fork tail looks to be a crescent tail wrasse
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The one on the top is a Cirrhilabrus Isosceles and the one on the bottom is a Cirrhilabrus Lunatus. The Isosceles used to be labled as a Cirrhilabrus cf. Lanceolatus.
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01/16/2018, 04:38 PM | #9 |
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They are both in the Lanceolatus Complex, meaning one needs to become more dominant than the other and may lead to a lot of fighting till one becomes dominant.
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They ended up giving it its own name
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01/16/2018, 05:28 PM | #11 |
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Wait, so there's TWO different types of pintail wrasse? I'm completely confused.
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01/16/2018, 05:55 PM | #12 |
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No. There is only one pintail wrasse, the C. Isosceles. There is the Lanceolatus which is a multiple thousand dollar fish. Before the Isosceles had a name it was the C cf. Lanceolatus as Albano said, it was compared to the Lanceolatus, though it’s a whole different species.
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Ended up selling them and my rhomboid to a local who was very happy to have them.
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01/17/2018, 03:53 AM | #14 |
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Very nice. Both tend to be on the less side. Depending on the size of the tank, since they were added at the same time, should be fine together.
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“Less aggressive side”
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What is the coral right next to them? It is really beautiful and matches them perfectly.
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I was wondering if that was it. I plan to admire from afar in that case. Maybe someday, lol. Too new for that!
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