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cham
04/13/2007, 01:41 PM
I don't want to roll the dice with a flame angel and I like my dusters & shrimp too much to put a flame hawk in there too.

Any ideas on a medium to small red (preferably bright red) reef safe fish for my 110 SPS?

I already have two tangs and I don't really like the wrasses.

Does such a fish exist?
copps
04/13/2007, 02:09 PM
Don't like the wrasses? Here's my male C. jordani Hawaiian flame wrasse...
http://xs414.xs.to/xs414/07155/Cirrhilabrus_jordani_male.jpg (http://xs.to)

How about some red stripe anthias? These guys have settled in very well and are diehard...

http://xs311.xs.to/xs311/07051/red_stripe.jpg (http://xs.to)

And if you like your shrimp I won't suggest a nice peppermint hogfish or a swissguard basslet...
cham
04/13/2007, 02:15 PM
I love the colors of wrasse's, but I don't like their body shape for some reason. I dunno what it is, they just don't appeal to my tastes.


A no go on the antheia's too, I already have three bartlett's in mine and one has 100% established his male territory.
Blazer88
04/13/2007, 03:09 PM
Another +1 for a Wrasse. I didn't like their body shape until I got one into my tank, I wish I would have gotten one sooner. I don't know of many red reef fish though. Here's my Lubbocks fairy Wrasse, more pink than red though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Fish%20Tank/Fish/IMG_5842-Edit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Fish%20Tank/Fish/IMG_5625-Edit.jpg
cham
04/13/2007, 03:12 PM
Hmmmm. I kinda like that one blazer.

Looks more red than pink to me, is the pic accurate? Was he pricey?
Blazer88
04/13/2007, 03:45 PM
Yep, the pic is accurate. I guess the hue will depend on your monitor setup but he's more pink than red in person. Not spendy at all, I think he was like $30 or $35 from the LFS. I do think these are his juvi colors and he'll eventually change to blue, I'm not real sure though. Beautiful fish in the meantime!
cham
04/13/2007, 04:20 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9718964#post9718964 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blazer88
Yep, the pic is accurate. I guess the hue will depend on your monitor setup but he's more pink than red in person. Not spendy at all, I think he was like $30 or $35 from the LFS. I do think these are his juvi colors and he'll eventually change to blue, I'm not real sure though. Beautiful fish in the meantime!

I agree, very nice colors.

Open water, hang out on the rocks or hider?
SDguy
04/13/2007, 04:26 PM
A flame hawk is as red as red gets. Do you have shrimp?
Ironsheikh
04/13/2007, 04:31 PM
theres a red pseudochromis out there as well........
Blazer88
04/13/2007, 05:58 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9719191#post9719191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cham
I agree, very nice colors.

Open water, hang out on the rocks or hider?

He's almost always out in the open. He was shy for the first few days (I've only had 'em a week) but now he is always out in the open hanging out with my two-spot Tang wherever he goes. Eats anything I put in the water as well.
anydarnthing
04/13/2007, 06:34 PM
Hey Blazer that fairy looks like a C. Rubriventralis not a Lubbocks if your interested. I have 2 in my tank and they great looking fish especially when they flash.
Blazer88
04/13/2007, 07:51 PM
That's interesting, I saw that multiple people identified ones that look just like mine as a Lubbocks Fairy Wrasse (in that long ID thread) in it's juvi colors. Do fairy wrasse's flash? Maybe I'll post a picture in the Wrasse thread and see what the masses say. Thanks for the comment, I'd love to figure out exactly what he is.
flinster
04/13/2007, 09:32 PM
Agreed. Not sure what it is, but not Lubbock's. They are more multicolored.....more like a tye dye. Hence, I named mine Garcia.
wrasseguy2
04/14/2007, 10:13 AM
another vote for the fairy wraase c. rubriventralis or the c. rubripinnis here is a couple pics of each.the first two are the c. rubriventralis and the next two are the rubripinnis.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149socialfairywrasse.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149rubreventralis4.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/526/131149redfinnedfairy-med.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/131149newfairywrasse.jpg
cham
04/14/2007, 10:25 AM
Wow wrasse guy!

How large does this fish get?
wrasseguy2
04/14/2007, 11:53 AM
the rubriventralis stays small around 3" an rubripinnis i have is almost 5" i don't thin they get any larger than that but not for sure
CeeGee
04/14/2007, 11:56 AM
You need to get your head checked if you don't like the wrasses :)

They are my second favorite group of fish behind the angels. But I have a reef tank so fairy's and flashers are my first choice.
bradleyj
04/14/2007, 12:09 PM
The coral sea hooded fairy is beautiful as well. Another vote for wrasses.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2715Large.jpg

Or the rosey scale fairy, carpenters flasher.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2702.jpg

I totally agree with wrasseguy2 and CeeGee. Wrasses are the most beautiful and easy going reef fish.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2947.jpg
cham
04/14/2007, 01:29 PM
:D Sorry guys, I know there are alot of wrasse lovers. I don't dislike them, in fact I love their colors. Some of them have a very unatural "looking" (obviously it is natural) body shape and swimming.

But I am really liking the red guy with a white belly.

Is there a consensious on his name and size?

My fish load is already on the high side in my 110.

4 chromis
2 clowns
3 bartlett anthias
1 hippo tang
1 yellow tang
1 starry blenny

SPS tank mostly small fish, I do have an ER skimmer, run carbon and phosban 24/7 and have good food rinsing and feeding husbandry.

Should be ok for one or two small red wrasse
:D
wrasseguy2
04/14/2007, 02:45 PM
if you are talking about the first one in my pics its common name is social fairy warsse i see them go for $20-35
anydarnthing
04/14/2007, 04:53 PM
If you look at Bradleys second picture the fish on the left is a Social(C. Rubriventralis) and the do only get about 3" and are on the cheap side for fairy wrasses. And I think the fish to the far left looks like a Laboutei fairy wrasse they are also very attractive looking fish but is on the pricier side.
phoenix
04/14/2007, 05:10 PM
Did you consider a flame hawk - red fish, easy to keep and fantastic personality
cham
04/14/2007, 05:34 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9726286#post9726286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phoenix
Did you consider a flame hawk - red fish, easy to keep and fantastic personality

Yes, in my first post I mentioned I wanted to keep my shrimp and dusters.
flinster
04/14/2007, 08:54 PM
Nice fish. But there is no carpenter's in the pic.


<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9724618#post9724618 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bradleyj
The coral sea hooded fairy is beautiful as well. Another vote for wrasses.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2715Large.jpg

Or the rosey scale fairy, carpenters flasher.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2702.jpg

I totally agree with wrasseguy2 and CeeGee. Wrasses are the most beautiful and easy going reef fish.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/tileman/225%20g%20%20reef/100_2947.jpg
eskymick
04/14/2007, 10:25 PM
Flame cardinals ... easy to keep and they do well in a group. Relatively inexpensive, too.