fish id

[larrynews]

what kind is this

[cloran]

Is this it? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+1151&pcatid=1151

[larrynews]

i dont think so , joel sold it to me. but does look a lot like that one..thanks

[jeblin]

Possibly a Christmas Wrasse?

A lot of fish will change dramatically from juvenile coloration to adult....so if you're looking for an exact match...


...the coloration on your picture is why I chose the Christmas Wrasse


http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+2675&pcatid=2675

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/wrassealsoseehogfish/christmaswrasse/

[larrynews]

does look like the second one ,i think that is what joel mentioned when i got it, now that i think about it

[UD Flyer]

+1 on the Pinkface Wrasse, it looks strikingly similar to the link cloran posted

[Revaltion131]

I agree on the Christmas Wrasse.  Awesome fish, but not always friendly and invert safe, so unfortunately I'm not willing to risk it in my new tank.  The couple I have seen at Joel's have always looked really good.  Congrats on the new fish.    

[Joel]

That is a Thalassoma quinquevittatum, I am not aware of a consistent common name for that fish. Sometimes sold under rainbow wrasse (but so it the mexican rock / rainbow wrasse) Also sold under red / green wrasse.

Pretty neat fish, not something I get real often, not regularly available. The christmas wrasse is a halichories specie I think