wrasse ID

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  1. tattooedsoul87

    tattooedsoul87 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    just got this guy today and was woundering if anyone can give me a better ID. it was just labeled as a flasher wrasse. I will try to get better pictures when I have more time
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    tattooedsoul87, Jul 29, 2011
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  2. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    Conde's Fairy Wrasse.....?
     
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  3. Reef4life

    Reef4life Feather Duster

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  4. tattooedsoul87

    tattooedsoul87 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    hes got a whiteish lower half so its not a red velvet, and he doesnt have a black top fin so I dont think its a condes fairy either.
     
    tattooedsoul87, Jul 29, 2011
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  5. Doratus

    Doratus Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    It might be easier to tell after the fish settles down and gets some more color in it.

    Also, from what I've read, a few wild caught fairy/flasher wrasses slip through to fish stores that are still not taxonomically identified.
     
    Doratus, Jul 29, 2011
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  6. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    Saw one like this on liveaquaria divers den about a week ago, wish I had snagged the name.
     
    Atticus818, Jul 30, 2011
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  7. salt4me

    salt4me Skunk Shrimp

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    McCormicks flasher see the broken purple stips down the side.
     
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  8. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Hooded Bathyphilus Female - Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
     
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  9. lynnmw1208

    lynnmw1208 Skunk Shrimp

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    lynnmw1208, Jul 30, 2011
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  10. Magnett2

    Magnett2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I read somewhere (I think) that flashers often mate with other flashers. So it could be a combo.
     
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