some of my wrasses!

[shane 1111]

C. solorensis

he has realy nice colors on his top fin

 

[shane 1111]

Blueside wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)

 

[shane 1111]

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

very nice pics and specimens.

Especially the blue streak on the back in the male C. solorensis is quite outstanding.

Here is my specimen that I got last week. This a juvenile of Cirrhilabrus roeseafascia, only 4cm long, from Cebu. A deepwater species. I call it the Rose-band Fairy Wrasse.

 

[shane 1111]

thanks that means alot coming from the Fairy Wrasse king. the solorensis only cost me about $30!

i want that wrass

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Thanks Shane, and I am glad to hear from Cirrhilabrus freaks.

Here is a shot of Cirrhilabrus roseafascia, male, 16cm from Cebu.

This species is known from western Pacific and reaches over 20 cm.

 

[shane 1111]

WOW!
they must be very pricey

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Thank you. Now I am starting a new column on this species.

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

Pintail Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus species, undescribed. It is found in southern Japan to the Ryukyus, Taiwan, and Cebu (the Philippines).

It reaches 10 cm when fully grown, and the male is 7 cm long and came from Cebu Island.

It shares a long tail with similar species like C. lanceolatus, C. roseafascia and C. blatteus. This species appears to be close to C. blatteus among them but it needs examination and comparison. Fortunately ichthyologists of Oahu now are preparing a paper on this and will soon name it with specimens from Okinawa and Taiwan (Green Island).

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

This a male of Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis, Red-scaled Fairy Wrasse, 7cm from the Maldives.

It was described from a single spcimen from Chagos, and later it was found also in Maldives and Sri Lanka (rare). Juveniles and females are pink overall. This species will be shipped from Maldives on occasion. When it excites it shows a white stripe on head.

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

This is a coloration of displaying of C. rubrisquamis, male.

Dorsal fin becomes yellow and white, body white, and white stripes on head, etc.

 

[Len]

More Cirrhilabrus fans 8)

From the other thread (Cebu wrasse), Cirrhilabrus roseafascia doesn't seem to cost too much. Great news!

 

[shane 1111]

me want 8O :twisted:

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

This is a male of Cirrhilabrus exquisitus, 10 cm, from Kenya.

It has a red band around eye, typical for Indian Ocean form, and a green body. When it excites blue stripes will appear like this.

Rudiek Kuiter of Australia states that it is a true species (= exquisitus) and those from s. Japan, Australia, Fiji and Rowley Shaols are different ones, but present scientists treat them as variants of exquisitus.

It is very difficult to see the border of the range of these different forms (especially around Indonesia).

 

[Hiroyuki Tanaka]

It is a juvenile to female form of Cirrhilabrus rubrisquamis, 4cm. Having an entirely pink body with reddish head and face, and also red scales on side. Such small specimens are not commonly available and command a fairly high price like adults.

 

[shane 1111]

all my wrasses have developed ich
the solorensis has it the worst of them all

 

[Len]

Do you have a hospital tank you can medicate or do a hyposanity treatment? If not, a cleaner wrasse might help a bit (though they haven't done much with my wrasses in the past).

 

[shane 1111]

no i dont have a hospital tank

 

[Len]

I'd try a cleaner wrasse. I can't imagine what else you can do.

I find that stability plays a big role in keeping my wrasses disease free, especially temperature.

 

[shane 1111]

how do i keep the cleaner wrass alive?