Look What I got ;D

love the colors

 

thank you 87

anuone know how to sex these things? also appreciate the link cosmo ;D

 

Haha,i'll take some of the blame,I have broad shoulders.What a beaut there RC,and yes they will become addicting.Congrats man.I just secretly added two more to my tank.They fall under the catagory two of Evolved's thread,meaning they're reef safe coral wise but may munch inverts.Luckily,I have them in my 55 so I can observe thier behavior before they get transfered to the 65 for permanent residence..Again,congrats!

 

thanks ;D

I love it very interesting fish to say the least

 

C. rubriventralis is correct. Will be a little skittish for a week or so until he settles in. Then you will see him out and active almost all the time.

This particular species can be a bit on the aggressive side (relative to the rest of the genus), but I don't see fire fish causing a significant issue. May not play well with other wrasses, however.

Visually. Easy if you're a wrasse nut. You have a male.

 

thank you sir, makes my life easier to say the least ;D

Edit:
just reread the artical and it says the coloration so I found the answer to my own question

 

also as for being skiddish he has done better yesterday and has made his cacoon in a small hole in the base of one of my rocks, its really cool to say the least.

 

Coloration of the body, coloration of the fins, and even the shape/length of the fins, to be more specific.

Female:


Male:

 

yes that is a big diffrence lol

 

what would be a better tank mate wrasse wise in a 75 gallon with the fairy wrasse? I am going out of town this weekend and hope they have a few wrasses for sale so I might pick up another one, they are very addicting ;D