Thallosoma duperrey - Saddle Wrasse, Blueheaded Wrasse
 

Endemic to Hawaii, I wonder if anyone has experience with this fish in captive systems.

Had blue sided fairy wrasses, any chance it's just another name?
the bluesided fairies were awesome, lovely fish.

Doug

Had blue sided fairy wrasses, any chance it's just another name?
the bluesided fairies were awesome, lovely fish.

Doug

ah no....

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/kids/saddle.html

Ah, oh.. pretty...

I would guess that fish has similar behaviour to lunar wrasses. Sleeping in sand, eating everything that moves, etc. :razz:

Great fish...easy to keep. Not quite as nasty as a T. lunare. If possible try and get a male as they are a bit more brightly coloured.

Can you expound a bit more saltcreep? I don't know if I have a male, but he is certainly colorful. Delbeek said he might be fine in a reef, however, I have clams in there and Hawaii has no clams....

I will likely put in him there soon, as even my triggers don't go after live clams.

:neutral:

Hey Deb,
That link you posted said that fish is carnivorous, and eats inverts and crustaceuns :eek:

Mike

From what I've read all the Thalassoma sp. wrasses will eat crustaceans, other small things, become aggressive. Like Brad said. The question is, what does reef-safe mean, corals or inverts. I don't think it would notice corals.