Beautiful Fish My Friend Got Yesterday

[Zoous]

My friend got this beautiful fish yesterday.

 

[romain]

Ornate wrasse?

Beautiful fish!

 

[Zoous]

Yep.

This pic does it no justice. The green literally glows and the red will glow as it gets bigger.

 

[SlamaJama]

yep, also known as a x-mas wrasse...but, its not "the true" xmass wrasse

 

[druluv]

sweet

 

[Dmitry]

They are gorgeous! But don't they bury in the sand at night? I don't see any sand in that tank...

Does anyone know if they tend to be on the shy side?

 

[JRod]

I have one also, and it sleeps in the rock, never in the sand, although my hooded wrasse has dug a huge hole that it sleeps in.

 

[masterswimmer]

They are gorgeous! But don't they bury in the sand at night? I don't see any sand in that tank...

That's the way I've seen them too, buried in the sand.

swimmer

 

[House of Laughter]

Yeah, they are going to bury in the evening and may eventually die if they stress from not being able to protect themselves.

Nice fish and hope you don't have too many fish in there.

House

 

[prattreef]

Halichoeres ornatissmus---Definitely needs sand. A great fish that is a tad on the delicate side even when they seem to be eating well.

Randy

 

[Dmitry]

Why do you hope there's not too much fish in there?

 

[Zoous]

It's the only fish in the tank.

 

[DRENALYN9]

Cool Fish, Hopefully The Fish Finds A Rock Or Some Sort Of Enclosed Area To Relax And Not Be Stressed In.