The firefish come out in the evening when the lights are on and are more apparent when feeding. That being said though, when the firefish are out the sixline can be a bit aggressive at time.

Get rid of the 6 line if its aggressive already if you want to add flasher/fairy wrasses. If you do a search, you'll read a lot of stories from members whose 6 lines harassed small, docile fish (often to death).

my sixline whos fullgrown killed the last 3 fish i added to my tank almost instantly:( ill never buy one again

that said my black leopard and him are now best friends the good thing about wrasses is they have the option to hide in the sand if stuff goes downhill, mine did just that to get away from the sixline, he would come out for a minute get harrassed then hide and repeat the process after 2 weeks they are the best of buds hunting side by side....weird and trust me this is n ot like my sixline he usually cares for no one lol


that said i just added a blue spot leopard to the fragtank, i gotta say im loving these guys and am getting addicted lol:)

thought about buying a christmas wrasse yesterday but i decided against it untill some research.

so what do you guys think abiut the xmas wrasse good fish or not??

I have a McCosker Flasher (love him!). I got a six line (well my boyfriend did much to my hesitation and reservations) several months after. He was great at first. Lately I noticed my McCosker cowering a bit from the six line, I think a bit of bullying (all of the other fish are fine). My solution? Add more live rock with TONS of hiding spaces. Seems to have helped significantly, now they have their own territories.
Check out the picture I took of my McCosker!
http://img.tapatalk.com/c6357514-304f-7784.jpg

That is definitely one of the most beautiful & colourful McCosker's I've seen. Lucky you. Watch out. Wrasses are very addictive.

Thank you! That was when I first got him. He has dulled a bit in colour since (no reason to flash) but still beautiful none the less! Wrasse's are very addictive :)

My latest additions:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/04/uqapyren.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/04/egu4y7ad.jpg

They were huddled together under the same rock so I grabbed both of them. I saw Richs name on the tank so it made me curious. Thanks a lot Rich, my wallet is a lot lighter now... :p

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A better pic of the male
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/04/u2yhureb.jpg

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Wow big spender!!! Don't blame the player, blame the game. You should thank me for pointing those guys out to you.:mrgreen:

Btw I had another wrasse on hold on the other side not sure if you saw it.....I think they call them labouti and there are 2 more left....maybe...I like to quote from one of our vancouver's infamous reefer "WOW, BAG IT!" :)

Lol, I did thank you in my previous post, just didn't mean it. :p

Yeah, those labouti were nice but I thought I would leave them for you in case you wanted to form a wrasse gang and needed some langs. :D

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Just picked up a carpenters fairy, blue lined fairy, exquisite, and a yellow wrasse for $25 plus a few zoas as trade. :D

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http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...F4EE3241E6.jpg

here is my new addition.. They are suppose to be a pair, but, male is hiding somewhere again.

hmm... i think I know which store it was. Did you see the yellow fin??

New addition. Aussie Scotts Wrasse.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54382462/014-640x480.jpg

What is it?

Possum wrasse

Yup, white banded possum wrasse

Royal Flasher
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t...nx/file-65.jpg

as soon as i catch my clam nipping bicolor blenny ill be lookin for one

Oh my gosh that flasher is da bomb!

Nice fish. Sometimes I do wonder though... If you split a natural
Pairing do they know it?

I'm in
I picked up a McCosker's today
Now the addiction begins ...
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps7711245b.jpg

The addiction is about to begin for me now that I have a screen top in the making along with a quarantine tank. I plan on going with 2 maybe 3 fairies and maybe a male & female pair of leopards.

NAME THAT WRASSE
 

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps36d8c16d.jpg

I was told it was a Nahacky's wrasse but not sure if it is. If you know please let me know.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps12d4d766.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2512557f.jpg

Back view, damn rhomboid got in the picture. :mrgreen:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps25e8b5e8.jpg
Better tail picture.

Oh, oh, I got this on it is a lookbetterinmytank wrasse.

Lol NO! :mrgreen:

Nice fish ! ....I will be adding a male for my female leopard wrasse at the end of May I will post pictures when I do.

I would say male Nahacky. I'm by far no expert but from what I've seen in person and on the net the Hooded is a darker red and the dorsal fin is also more red(Nahacky more yellow). They are soooo similar though that it's so difficult to say for sure.
Maybe this will help a little
http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/19/c...us-nahackyi-2/
http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/16/c...brus-nahackyi/

Looks like it to me. Depending on when you got it, this could be him at the collecting station...:biggrin:

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...a/IMG_0359.jpg

My new addition, blue sided fairy wrasse. I did get another wrasse but can't get a good photo.

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...psa7eb3e22.jpg

Nice fish Sheena :smile:
For those who haven't seen them yet ...
Here's our others I picked up lately
Lubbock's Fairy ( with the McCosker's )

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps06147731.jpg

Orange-back Fairy
He's a monster compared to the other 2

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbbf0755d.jpg

I bought those same wrasses recently too. Weird. Western LFSs maybe have the same supply source...

Orange Back Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...14400404_n.jpg

Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lubbocki)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...11913756_n.jpg

McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...68301481_n.jpg


PS- I totally blame this thread for getting my hamster wheel going...

Nice wrasses :smile:
Guess I'll have to post some better pics of ours once they hit the DT