Fairy wrasse ID

Hi, i got a wrasse yesterday. He's eating well and swimming about the tank already. The guy i bought it from know what type it was though so i was hoping u could help out. Thanks in advance.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACQARaV5j4g

 

Do you have a good picture? The video doesn't seem to be in focus long enough to really get a good look.

 

I really tried for a pic but he wont stay still and there is some glare on the glass during the day. I'll try again, if i don't get one now i should tonight.

 

I vote for Female Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse.

 

there are so many fairy wrasses, and just wrasses in general , its tough to tell. at 1st thought it could be an exquisite fairy, or possibly a whipfin. but not that sure. pure guesses. lol

 

I got this blurry one of the head. I'll get better ones later when the room is dark.

I just googled that. the body is a uniform red for the top half not with stripes and the bottom half is pale yellow.

I don't think it's the exquisite, very possibly the whip-fin though.


K+ for all the effort

 

That was my initial thought too, but with the video its hard to tell...

 

I got some better pictures. Wrasse photography is hard work.







I've been looking at a lot of pictures and i really think it's a whip tail now, but maybe a female because the dorsal fin is a bit shorter and there is no blue on the tail. i did see a picture labelled as a whip tail that looked like an exact match though. If this is the case will she change to a male?

 

Bump

 

If it's a female, it will change to male, but only if there are other wrasses in the tank (but not necessarily the same species). However, I don't think this is a whip fin. I know what it is, just have to find/remember it. It's something like "Tanzuki". Give me a little bit, I'll find it.