View Full Version : Fish ID?
TimothyJ
12/23/2014, 09:29 PM
Is anyone able to ID this fish for me?
http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p568/Tmjohansen/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsde2b8f74.jpg (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Tmjohansen/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsde2b8f74.jpg.html)
Betta132
12/24/2014, 01:54 AM
A wrasse of some kind, definitely. Where'd you get him? Any clue where he was caught?
Moort82
12/24/2014, 03:43 AM
I've only seen an adult but the belly colouration looks like what I'd imagine a juvi Halichoeres nebulosus to look like.
SoloChromis
12/24/2014, 09:05 AM
Pearly Wrasse (Halichoeres margaritaceus)
TimothyJ
12/24/2014, 11:45 AM
Thank you all for the input. This specimen was purchased from LiveAquaria's Divers Den. So I have a photo and name of what it is "supposed to be." I wanted to see if anyone could ID it because I believe it is something else. It was my opinion prior to posting this that it was a Pearly Wrasse (Halichoeres margaritaceus) as SoloChromis stated.
Here is what it was ordered as:
http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p568/Tmjohansen/IMG_6654_zpsb692c8f4.jpg (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Tmjohansen/media/IMG_6654_zpsb692c8f4.jpg.html)
Is it your opinions this is not the case? If so, I will contact them accordingly. I didn't want to approach them without additional input. Thanks!
joetbs
12/24/2014, 12:11 PM
Definitely Coris schroederi or batuensis depending on which ocean it was caught in.
TimothyJ
12/24/2014, 12:29 PM
Definitely Coris schroederi or batuensis depending on which ocean it was caught in.
You win the prize! That is exactly it.
albano
12/24/2014, 01:33 PM
You win the prize! That is exactly it.
Then where did their WYSIWYG pic from? ... Did they also have a coris for sale on DD that day?
TimothyJ
12/24/2014, 01:56 PM
Then where did their WYSIWYG pic from? ... Did they also have a coris for sale on DD that day?
I have spoken with their customer service and as always, top notch. Looks like they accidentally sent the wrong one and still have the one I purchased. They will be sending it out next week. As for the Coris, I'm not sure if they had one for sale that day.
Thanks for everyone's help!
albano
12/24/2014, 01:59 PM
Congrats, glad it worked out ...
eatbreakfast
12/25/2014, 07:49 AM
If you have small corals this fish can cause problems by constantly flipping them when it gets larger.
The pelicieri wrasse is a cool fish that hass not been collected that often.
Stevenliu9
12/25/2014, 09:57 AM
I have caught LA occasionally pair the wrong photo with wrong info, which I believe it an IT/system issue.
TimothyJ
12/26/2014, 12:49 AM
If you have small corals this fish can cause problems by constantly flipping them when it gets larger.
The pelicieri wrasse is a cool fish that has not been collected that often.
Knowing the one received is the Coris, it will be coming out of QT and headed to a more appropriate home at our LFS. As for the pelicieri, it should arrive next week.
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