Wrasse ID

hawkfish21 · 01/22/2006, 09:17 PM

I bought this fish for my 135 reef. The sticker said Leopard Wrasse but didn't say what kind. Can anyone help me out?

hawkfish21 · 01/22/2006, 09:18 PM

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data...392IMG_1377.JPG

hawkfish21 · 01/22/2006, 09:21 PM

One More Try

CrazyLionfish · 01/22/2006, 09:54 PM

You should name it, "Superman Leopard Wrasse" because thats what it looks like. I've never seen that type before.

hawkfish21 · 01/22/2006, 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by CrazyLionfish
You should name it, "Superman Leopard Wrasse" because thats what it looks like. I've never seen that type before.

No kidding! That's what made me buy it.

Peter Schmiedel · 01/23/2006, 06:06 AM

The pciture has way to much red tones - easy to see on the joints of the photo tank - so it is difficult to say without habing natural coloration.

Could be Macropharyngodon ornatus or the potters wrasse from hawai where my brain just does not find the coorect sientific name

luvdemfishies · 01/23/2006, 06:17 AM

It's the Chaoti wrasse. By the way very nice specimen.

CrazyLionfish · 01/23/2006, 06:40 AM

I'm not sure if it is the Chaoti wrasse, unless as Peter points out the coloring in the picture is not the actual coloring. Check this website out and see if its one of these, Luvdemfishies is saying that yours is the 2nd one on the list http://www.wetwebmedia.com/macropharyngodon.htm

However, yours looks quite small, but the juv version of the Chaoti wrasse looks like this

dvmsn · 01/23/2006, 07:58 AM

It could also be a Halichoeres or "Christmas Wrasse"

kjmst29 · 01/23/2006, 11:09 AM

it's not a christmas wrasse (aka: ornate wrasse). my father has one and it looks nothing like that pic.

thehedge · 01/23/2006, 02:44 PM

Its a Leopard Wrasse...not sure of its exact species. How big is it? If it is small, it would be almost impossible to ID the exact species.

fishermania · 01/23/2006, 02:50 PM

I think it is a color variation on the ornate leopard wrasse.

fishermania · 01/23/2006, 02:54 PM

Here is a of the ornate wrasse.

jda · 01/23/2006, 03:23 PM

Check them out here.

hawkfish21 · 01/23/2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by fishermania
Here is a of the ornate wrasse.

That looks more like it.

moonpod · 01/23/2006, 04:43 PM

Isn't it a Geoffryi Leopard?

Peter Schmiedel · 01/24/2006, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by moonpod
Isn't it a Geoffryi Leopard?

Thats the name I was missing yesterday. Check our where the fish came fro, If hawaii then it is the Geoffryi

Peter Schmiedel · 01/24/2006, 06:25 AM

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Originally posted by luvdemfishies
It's the Chaoti wrasse. By the way very nice specimen.

Never!
M.chaoti looks totally different. Neither male nor female coloration would fit with that.

Check Macropharyngodon choati pics

just dave · 01/24/2006, 02:36 PM

I agree with Peter about it being a Macropharyngodon ornatus .
It's not a Potters or Choats.

Just Jim · 01/24/2006, 06:14 PM

You should do some homework. That fish shouldn't be in a BB tank...

hawkfish21 · 01/24/2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by goldenboy
You should do some homework. That fish shouldn't be in a BB tank...

I did do my homework! It's in my Quarantine Tank for just a few days so I can get it eating, which it is. He will be moved to my 135 reef. And yes, the 135 has a sandbed. Thanks.

just dave · 01/24/2006, 10:50 PM

It can be kept in a BB tank as long as it has some area to bury in.

You can even do this in a Q-tank on a smaller scale.

Energy · 01/25/2006, 12:49 AM

It's an ornate leopard. Without sand it will stress out and die. I suggest placing a small container with sand like in the picture. This will be a temporary place for it to sleep. I even ask my suppliers to ship them with sand in the bottom of the bag. They seem to have a better survival rate.

hawkfish21 · 01/25/2006, 06:51 AM

Too late. He already made the trip to my 135.

Just Jim · 01/30/2006, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by hawkfish21
Too late. He already made the trip to my 135.

glad to here it. I have had my female african leopard wrasse for over a year now. I actually had the male which is "impossible" to find. Unfortunatley he didn't make it through aclimation. I replaced him with a juvy from the cook islands though.

01/22/2006, 09:17 PM	#1
hawkfish21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,968	Wrasse ID I bought this fish for my 135 reef. The sticker said Leopard Wrasse but didn't say what kind. Can anyone help me out?

01/22/2006, 09:54 PM	#4
CrazyLionfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Posts: 1,627	You should name it, "Superman Leopard Wrasse" because thats what it looks like. I've never seen that type before. __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 75 gallon fowlr, 12 gallon, 40 gallon reef

01/23/2006, 06:06 AM	#6
Peter Schmiedel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 1,628	The pciture has way to much red tones - easy to see on the joints of the photo tank - so it is difficult to say without habing natural coloration. Could be Macropharyngodon ornatus or the potters wrasse from hawai where my brain just does not find the coorect sientific name __________________ Have a nice day Peter Current Tank Info: 300g main tank, several others

01/23/2006, 06:40 AM	#8
CrazyLionfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Posts: 1,627	I'm not sure if it is the Chaoti wrasse, unless as Peter points out the coloring in the picture is not the actual coloring. Check this website out and see if its one of these, Luvdemfishies is saying that yours is the 2nd one on the list http://www.wetwebmedia.com/macropharyngodon.htm However, yours looks quite small, but the juv version of the Chaoti wrasse looks like this __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 75 gallon fowlr, 12 gallon, 40 gallon reef

01/23/2006, 04:43 PM	#16
moonpod Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: B.H., Los Angeles Posts: 13,053	Isn't it a Geoffryi Leopard? __________________ Excuses are just the nails for the house of failure. Current Tank Info: 32" Leemar starfire cube now empty and not quite so stinky

01/22/2006, 09:18 PM	#2
hawkfish21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,968	http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data...392IMG_1377.JPG

01/22/2006, 09:21 PM	#3
hawkfish21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,968	One More Try

01/23/2006, 06:17 AM	#7
luvdemfishies Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10	It's the Chaoti wrasse. By the way very nice specimen.

01/23/2006, 07:58 AM	#9
dvmsn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Surfside Beach, SC Posts: 3,008	It could also be a Halichoeres or "Christmas Wrasse"

01/23/2006, 11:09 AM	#10
kjmst29 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 378	it's not a christmas wrasse (aka: ornate wrasse). my father has one and it looks nothing like that pic.

01/23/2006, 02:44 PM	#11
thehedge Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 146	Its a Leopard Wrasse...not sure of its exact species. How big is it? If it is small, it would be almost impossible to ID the exact species.

01/23/2006, 02:50 PM	#12
fishermania Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 785	I think it is a color variation on the ornate leopard wrasse.

01/23/2006, 02:54 PM	#13
fishermania Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 785	Here is a of the ornate wrasse.

01/23/2006, 03:23 PM	#14
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Check them out here.

01/24/2006, 02:36 PM	#19
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	I agree with Peter about it being a Macropharyngodon ornatus . It's not a Potters or Choats.

01/24/2006, 06:14 PM	#20
Just Jim Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: berks county PA Posts: 1,660	You should do some homework. That fish shouldn't be in a BB tank... __________________ Big tanks are only big to people who don't have them. Current Tank Info: 240g Double sided DT, 45g sump, 55g fuge, and now a 150g new reef

01/24/2006, 10:50 PM	#22
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	It can be kept in a BB tank as long as it has some area to bury in. You can even do this in a Q-tank on a smaller scale.

01/25/2006, 12:49 AM	#23
Energy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mendota Heights,MN Posts: 411	It's an ornate leopard. Without sand it will stress out and die. I suggest placing a small container with sand like in the picture. This will be a temporary place for it to sleep. I even ask my suppliers to ship them with sand in the bottom of the bag. They seem to have a better survival rate. __________________ People who do things that count, never stop to count them. 1700 gallon vivarium http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWaeCrjGsos&feature=player_embedded Current Tank Info: 1700 gallon biotope

01/25/2006, 06:51 AM	#24
hawkfish21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,968	Too late. He already made the trip to my 135.