Please Id FIsh

[drperetz]

I think its a Purple Hawaiian cleaner wrasse.....
Or not...

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i've seen @ h20 and i was told it was a wrasse of some kind. good luck w/ it. i was scared to get it cuz it has a mean look to it. how does it behave w/ others?

 

[drperetz]

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It behaves like a cleaner wrasse... Its very docile, and actually had a death wish
2ce... He is a jumper. EAts frozen cyclopeez. Has no intention of acting agressive... LOVE IT>

 

[JasonE]

It's the chiseltooth wrasse. Pseudodax moluccanus.
Pretty much safe.

 

[drperetz]

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I take a better picture but i dont think thats Pseudodax moluccanus.

 

[drperetz]

It looks like

It looks more like a 4 line wrasse.. Larabicus Quadrilineatus

 

[JasonE]

It looks more like a 4 line wrasse.. Larabicus Quadrilineatus

This is the juvenile form of P. moluccanus.
In L. quadrilineatus (a Red Sea endemic, BTW). the second blue line runs along the lower middle body into the middle of the caudal. You'll also notice that the lines ar significantly thinner in L. quadrilineatus, and that it's body is dark blue.

 

[drperetz]

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Thanx, I hope it is chiseltooth because it will look like a awesome looking adult.

 

[drperetz]

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Jason, do u have any experience with Pseudodax moluccanus?
And if yes was it successful?

 

[SlamaJama]

chisle tooth wrasse






Spotted Chisel-toothed WrasseScribbled Chisel-toothed Wrasse

 

[JasonE]

This is not a difficult fish to keep. Good luck!