Exquisite Wrasse

[ken6217]

I was thinking of putting one of these in my 70 gallon reef tank. Are these interesting fish? Any comments regarding this. Also what about a fairy wrasse? Any comments on these fish?

Thanks,
Ken

Happy New Year!

[will16]

Well the exquisate wrasse is a fairy wrasee. There is a very large selection of fairy wrasses available so you may want to look into them. Should work great in your size tank, they generally stay small and peaceful. My personal favorite family of fish.

[snorvich]

Will, do you have an exquisite? I have never tried one but they look pretty despite being in the "blue group"

[vipjd39]

I own an exquisite and it is my absolute favorite fish beside my lineatus.

[will16]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14050152#post14050152 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snorvich
Will, do you have an exquisite? I have never tried one but they look pretty despite being in the "blue group"

Hey Steve,

No I don't. I came real close though. There was a beauty of a specimen at an LFS but I decided to save the room for some others that I want more...rhomboids, lineatus, etc.. :) I hear that they are great fish to keep though.

- Will

[Chibils]

Any aggression issues? I've been looking at an exquisite wrasse as my wrasse of choice (after a balteatus, ofc) but they don't seem to be kept commonly.

[snorvich]

I have never kept an exquisite and it is one of the few I have not kept. However, generally, like Will, I prefer others more since the blue group tends to lose the most coloration.

[91yota]

i had one... beautiful fish... it jumped... now its fish jerky :(

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/jakedk5/11-3-08/IMG_3885.jpg

[iamwrasseman]

no they are not aggresive and they do very well with other fairy wrasses ,and they are awesome looking . make sure that your tank has lids on it or you will be picking a beautiful dried exquisite wrasse up off your carpet ,they like to jump so tighten up the roof !

[wrasseguy2]

i have kept both male and female exquisite fairys with no problems even the female was not aggressive. ...also keep in mind ken that there are two varients of the exqusite..the pacific and african varients..i like the pacific the best these pics are of the african varient i will have to dig to find some of my female.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee90/detguy212/exqusitencarpenters.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee90/detguy212/exqusite.jpg

[snorvich]

Nice pictures!!

[JStorey]

I have an exquisite I got from LA which I believe is the African variant. It has more red coloration. It is a great fish. Very active and doesn't bother any of my other wrasses or fish.