Wrasse ID
 

So i saw this gorgeous wrasse at a store in Toronto, and have spend the last 2 days trying to find out what it was.

Ive tried numerous of the big retail saltwater fish sites, and few others with no answer.

All i remember him saying was it is Austrailian, white with orange spots....and $200


Any good sites for wrasse id's?

Perhaps a Choat's Wrasse?

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/mari...oatsWrasse.php

How about Scott's

http://www.themarinecenter.com/fish/...sseaustralian/

Red Coris Wrasse juvi? Although i highly doubt they would try sell these guys for $200.00.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/ca...ris-wrasse.jpg

More likely it was a choati leopard wrasse as PuffLuv already posted..

http://www.marinecenter.com/media/ph...6F12EF7C7T.jpg

If it was reefraft, yes that was is. Cool looking fish.

Its an incredibly difficult fish to keep.

Thats the one, and yes it was at ReefRaft.

thanks,

+1

How so?
Just finicky eaters? or just don't do well in captivity

both, almost exclusively live food feeders, poor shippers, plagued with most of the things that make leopard wrasses difficult. theres a thread on reef central, it seems people can't keep them longer than 6 months.