Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse pics?

[yellowfiji]

Does anyone have a Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse? Can I see their pictures please? Thanks.

 

[Bojangles]

Do you know the exact name? I have a ruby headed fairy wrasse but I dont know if its the same one. Ofcourse I dont have a camera either

 

[Anonymous]

Do you mean a Cirrhilabrus solorensis?

I had a pair a few years ago.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

Do you mean a Cirrhilabrus solorensis?

I had a pair a few years ago.

Regards,
David Mohr

Nice pic, but I think that's a C. cyanopleura.

C. solorensis looks like this:

 

[Joew]

We had this debate wheni got my Fairy. I found the exact same pic and it's listed as C. Solerensis.

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aqua ... rensis.htm


Don't know if it's a screw up. But so many morphs out there. But i see more pages with it being C. cyanopleura. One for Matt W.

JoeW
_________________
Arthritis Forum

 

[GSchiemer]

I agree with Matt regarding the ID of these wrasses. I took a look at that site and found numerous identification errors.

Greg

 

[yellowfiji]

I am asking for C. solorensis.

Matt, the 2nd pics (image012.jpg) you showed looks really nice. Is that your fish? I bought one recently, it isn't as colorful, its body is grayish green. Do you feed it special diet?

Thanks all.

 

[Chooch]

Just to add my two cents, the triclor specimen is definitely C. solorensis. I have seen the red headed specimen identified in different books as both C. solorensis and C. cyanopleura but I would defer to Greg and Matt on the identification of the red headed species as C. cyanopleura. In any event it is an extremly beautiful fish.

On another note I have kept both species and found that C. cyanopleura better maintained its color fidelity. The C. solorensis, while still beautiful, lost some of its color vibrance after awhile. Has anybody else experienced this in C. cyanopleura? Anybody out there having success with maintaining color intensity in male Cirrhilabrus species? If so, any suggestions other than keeping them in harems?

Finally, davidmohr did you take that photograph? It sure is beautiful.

 

[Anonymous]

Matt's right. I see thousands of both yearly, his ID is 100% correct.

 

[Bojangles]

I have C. cyanopleura (the first pic...red headed version).

He's actually trippled his color since I've gotten him and the only thing he gets is formula 2 flakes really. The tank doesn't have anything in it so no need for special feeding. I've had him since August.

 

[Anonymous]

I am asking for C. solorensis.

Matt, the 2nd pics (image012.jpg) you showed looks really nice. Is that your fish? I bought one recently, it isn't as colorful, its body is grayish green. Do you feed it special diet?

Thanks all.

I did not take those pics. The part that is bright green along the body on C. solorensis can be almost blue when they are juveniles. It's not nearly as vivid. Just about every wrasse will get more colorful as it gets older.

Feed it a nutritious varied diet several times a day. Ideally you would keep it with a few females to have it really get a good color. I've heard anecdotal stuff about putting a mirror up to the tank every so often (simulates another male) to get good color too. Don't know if that actually works.