Thallosoma duperrey - Saddle Wrasse, Blueheaded Wrasse

EmilyB · #1 01-23-2004, 05:43 AM

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

BCOrchidGuy · #2 01-23-2004, 05:45 AM

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

Doug

BCOrchidGuy · #3 01-23-2004, 05:46 AM

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

Doug

EmilyB · #4 01-23-2004, 05:48 AM

ah no....

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

BCOrchidGuy · #5 01-23-2004, 05:52 AM

Ah, oh.. pretty...

Aquattro · #6 01-23-2004, 05:55 AM

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

saltcreep · #7 01-23-2004, 06:01 AM

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.

EmilyB · #8 01-23-2004, 06:10 AM

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.

mnoll406 · #9 01-23-2004, 04:11 PM

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

Mike

Quinn · #10 01-23-2004, 05:09 PM

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.