Id for my wrasse

[Aquaboi]

Hey said it was a dragon wrasse but when i google it, it shows a different fish.

 

[Hondatek]

It is . They morph when adults and look completely different .

 

[grinder]

It is . They morph when adults and look completely different .

+1 Novaculichthys taeniourus-dragon wrasse,looks completely different as an adult,almost like a different species altogether.Thats camo for juvi's to hide amongst the seagrasses/kelp.Also known as "the rock moving wrasse",i hope your rockwork is secure,lol.Beautiful fish.

 

[Aquaboi]

Thanks thats great know! Thanks for the help guys makes sense now.

 

[Aquaboi]

My wrasse died

 

[carey]

Dragon wrasses can be difficult to get eating. My friends had one that only ate live food like ghost shrimp. :-(

Sorry about loosing your fish....

 

[Aquaboi]

Yeah but the issue was that my crab grabbed a hold of him and pretty much ate him alive poor guy

 

[grinder]

Not only can they be difficult to get eating,many species of wrasse are prone to collection and shipping stress as well as internal parasites.Something was wrong with it as I can't see any wrasse letting itself be taken over by a crab unless you got one big mean killer crab.But still doesn't suck any less,sorry for the loss.

 

[Aquaboi]

Thanks for the support guys and info. Yeah she was beautiful.

 

[Robbiesamp]

Are these reef safe

 

[Rosesrblu1]

No, not reef safe. Fish only according to LA

 

[Rutrag]

Are these reef safe

they are generally considered NOT reef safe because bigger ones will eat shrimp and they are also prone to rearranging thins in their search for food, possibly tumbling rockwork and corals.

 

[Robbiesamp]

Ok thanks

 

[bettaowner]

Rock mover or dragon wrasse. As stated above the adults look different from the juviniles.