Blue star leopard wrasse

[Bogie]

Just got this guy from live aquaria is it normal for its scales to be missing like that?

 

[marrone]

Where is the scale missing?

 

[Bogie]

The back tail is all white. Not sure if that's normal.

 

[albano]

Colors are much different than my bluestar male...

 

[marrone]

Mine has more marking around the tail, but it could be that yours doesn't have all the full adult colors or it's from a different area, so the marking are slightly different.

 

[MIKE NY]

Looks like a changing male. It took mine about three years before it changed and then it was relatively quick with a couple of weeks. Now my problem is my PBT thinks it's a new fish and chases it. Luckily it's well established and doesn't bury just hides, but still feeds normally.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The white on the tail is normal for mid transition M. bipartitus. Color will return as it finalizes it"s change to male.