Fairy/Flasher Wrasse Opinion

[Breakthecycle2]

So I'm looking to add one final fish, a wrasse, to one of my tanks, a 40 gallon. I'm thinking of a hooded, whipfin or maybe a juvenile Eight line flasher wrasse. What do you guys think?

 

[Mebbid]

All would be a great choice. I am partial to the McCoskers flasher wrasse myself.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I have a giant red, line spot flasher a baby royal flasher and nakoa wrasse in my other 40gallon.

 

[mr_X]

Whip fins are nice, and cheap.

 

[sanderson417]

I recently purchased a whip fin and my clowns harassed it to death. They were my first fish in my 72g and they have never attacked any other additions.

 

[mr_X]

I recently purchased a whip fin and my clowns harassed it to death. They were my first fish in my 72g and they have never attacked any other additions.

Are you saying it was the whip fins fault? LOL.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

So I went with a small make hooded wrasse

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

Whip fin is the wrasse I want. Well I really want a dusky wrasse but I can't find them anywhere ever and I'm but adding fish now anyway. McCosters Flasher would be my second choice.

 

[sanderson417]

Mr X definitely not. Lol. I felt so bad for the little guy. I often read stories about how aggressive clowns can be, but I assumed mine weren't because they had never attacked any other fish. The whip wrasse was also a different shape and color, so I am even more baffled.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Whip fin is the wrasse I want. Well I really want a dusky wrasse but I can't find them anywhere ever and I'm but adding fish now anyway. McCosters Flasher would be my second choice.

Elos has dusky's.

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

Elos has dusky's.

Stop it Damian! I don't need any other fish in the 75 right now. Lol. I wish I could get a wrasse for my nano but I think there's only the little ones that look like red and white hawk fish and I want a real wrasse.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Fairy Wrasse's are great!

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Well, I need more opinions. My hooded wrasse came and died the next day. Liveaquaria promptly gave me a full credit so I'm back at it. Thoughts? Rosey scale? Eightline? Labouti?

 

[obscurereef]

Sorry to hear about your hooded wrasse. Those are all great options. What about the flame or lineatus?

 

[Breakthecycle2]

They'll be to big full grown I think, but I love those as well.

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

Dusky! Get one so I don't have to.

 

[obscurereef]

Pylei fairy wrasse? If you can find one for sale That one would prob. outgrow the tank too. I like the male eightline, but not so much the female which is the one in stock. Decisions, decisions.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Where do you see female eightlines? Liveaquaria?

 

[obscurereef]

Yes.

Eightline Flasher Wrasse

 

[obscurereef]

Looking at pictures other than liveaquaria, I find the labouti to be very beautiful.