Can you name this Fish?

[07FocusST]

Hey BR crew!

I bought this little guy a while ago and can't seem to filter thru all the wrasse types to find out what it is exactly. The picture isn't the greatest but he is a fast bugger! He is purple on top with a orange band behind the head and silver color on bottom. Thanks!

 

[declivis]

it is a wee bit hard to tell...seein' that the pic is fairly blurry, but i am thinking it is either a saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey), a blunthead wrasse (Thalassoma amblycephalum), or maybe a bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum). if you knew where he came from from that would help.

 

[07FocusST]

Bought him over here @ LFS in Silverdale. I was just told its a wrasse that wont eat my shrimp. Not a big deal if I cant find its name.

The Blunthead's body and face shape resembles my wrasse the closest. Obviously different colors.

 

[Brie]

Looks to me like a juvie male Rainbow Wrasse, Thalassoma lucasanum.Does it look at all like these photos?

 

[07FocusST]

The body shape is very similar

 

[Brie]

Well, if it does happen to be in that wrasse family, it will most likely eat shrimp....

 

[07FocusST]

Awesome news. Be going away soon then.

 

[Krish]

Hard to tell from the picture, but all the wrasses I've seen are of the same shape so coloration would be the best bet to get a positive ID. Take a look at this picture below...One day I was out in the boat snorkeling and said I'd throw a chicken wing bone in the water to see how greedy these wrasses were because they were following me around. Well, one scoop with my net and look at what I caught!! You can even see the chicken bone in the bucket :lol: I threw them all back, but just goes to show how greedy these fellows are. I didn't realize they would eat live food either. I caught a small chromis and when I got it to the surface, it got out of my net and started to swim down. A blue head wrasse came out out of no-where and ate him!! :shock:




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[07FocusST]

thats intense

 

[declivis]

i agree with Brie.....if the wrasse is any of the ones i/she listed(or ANY Thalassoma sp.) it WILL eat shrimp.....sooner or later........it deff. looks like a Thalassoma of some kind but if you can get a clearer side shot it will help ALOT.

 

[07FocusST]

I dont have a fast enough camera but I have already decided to give it up since I have a mandarin anyway. All my fish are now in temporary holding at the store by my house. I am draining my 100G as we speak so I can take my 180G inside and set it up.