Identify this fish?

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  1. Josh1215

    Josh1215 Astrea Snail

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    Hey guys I just bought this spotted guy for my 55 mixed reef.

    I thought he was a wrasse but I cant find ID online. Any ideas?
     

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  2. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    tamarin wrasse
     
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  3. Josh1215

    Josh1215 Astrea Snail

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    Are you sure? All the tamarin wrasses I see are black with a yellow tail....hes blue
     
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    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    Be careful adding a new fish right away if one just died. I'd give the tank a little time to settle. I agree, tamarin wrasse, one of my favorite fish. Beautiful specimen at that.
     
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  6. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    it looks like a leopard wrasse or is that another name for a tamarin?
     
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  7. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    It almost look like a male leopard wrasse but it's a bluestriped male tamarin.
     
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  8. Josh1215

    Josh1215 Astrea Snail

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    So its actually a potters wrasse. Or should I say. Was. The thing was listless in the bag on the way home and didnt even make it 24 hours.

    Apparently these things have like a 1/10 survival rate. That's it. No more non-hardy fish. Too much money. He was 60 bucks and didnt even make it a day.
     
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    Macropharyngodon geoffroy, young male.
     
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    scajeo Sea Dragon

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    Sorry to hear that Josh. It's always hard to lose any creature we want to care for even more so when they are as beautiful as the one you purchased.
     
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