TOP 50 Filamented Flasher Wrasse- PAIR - Paracheilinus filamentosus

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TOP 50 Filamented Flasher Wrasse- PAIR
Paracheilinus filamentosus
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011916
$ 49.95

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Curator's Note

As a group, the reef-compatable flasher wrasses are a favorite fish for reef aquaria, and the filamented flasher wrasse is perhaps the most popular flasher wrasse of all. Bright coloration, showy finnage and ease of adjusting to captivity are all major plusses for this peaceful, shoaling fish. The filamented flasher wrasse inhabits rubble zones in passages and outer reef slopes. It forms large shoals most commonly at depths of 70 feet, although small shoals may also be observed at depths of thirty feet or less. There is some geographical variation in the male’s coloration based on the presence of similar species in the same general vicinity. The male is a very attractive fish with a crescent-shaped (lunate) caudal fin and greatly prolonged dorsal rays. Both males and females possess four or five narrow red to blue stripes, which alternate in length. Some females (depending on geographic location) also have elongate dorsal rays, although they are much shorter than the male’s in all cases.