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    Posted: March 21 2012 at 8:37am
I just got this new wrasse yesterday from Barbara (Fish Mama) She told me the LFS sold it as Xmas wrasse. She researched it and thought it looked more like a Seagrass wrasse so I looked it up and the fins look much larger to me. Can someone please help me ID him? Thank you

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Common names can be anything we want and there are many color, shape and size variations within species. (Homo sapiens for example.) Since most of us cannot scientifically ID fish, we can call them whatever feels good. A google search for seagrass wrasse turned up mostly images of what is also called a Dragon Wrasse, not the same as what you have. The Common Christmas Wrasse is also not what you have there, but that's as good a name as any, since it's red and green. Smile

I'd check out Fairy Wrasses to see if there is a match.
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I'll take it off your hands. LOL

This is a fantastic wrasse.



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hey brad, what fairy wrasse should i get for out 95g? all we in there is a potters wrasse, clown tang, and a clown fish, and a starry blenny
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Flame wrasses (Jordani) are very beautiful. Check out P.I.A.  Sometimes you can find them locally.
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P.I.A has good fish. for reasonable prices, shipping sucks though.
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