Lunare Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)

Scientific Name: Thalassoma lunare
Common Name: Lunare Wrasse
Alt Common Name: Moon Wrasse, Blue Wrasse, Crescent Wrasse, Green Parrot Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse
Group: Labroids (Wrasses)
Family: Labridae
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australian reefs, Fiji
Adult Size: 10 inches (25.4cm)
Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallons
Temperament: Semi aggressive: will eat many invertebrates and smaller

NOT REEF SAFE (but it has been done).

Diet Information: Very easy to feed. Offer a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, minced fresh table shrimp, and a good flake food.

Additional Information: Bold, hardy, colorful and easy to maintain, there's not much the Lunare Wrasse doesn't have going for it! All members of the genus Thalassoma are excellent aquarium fish that can live many years in any well-maintained aquarium. This is an active fish that requires plenty of swimming space and tankmates that aren't too passive. An excellent fish for the community "fish tank", this wrasse should not be kept in reef tanks, but of course it will do great with live rock.

Tank Mate Compatibility: Should be kept in an aggressive fish only tank.
Breeding Information: Breeding has not been reported in home aquariums.
Determining Sex: No known way to determine visually.
Primary Area in Tank: All over

Now thats a good looking fish!!!!!!!!!!

NO thats an amazing fish! good job nitty

my next tank has to be big enough to house this beauty.

I'm slowly but surely selling all my freshwater fish and equipment.

So, there well be the room for a nice 75 saltwater show tank.

LUCKY!

beautiful!

tim wrote:

LUCKY!

I'm using the money I make selling things I don't want/need anymore.
That way, I don't have to spend a dime on newer things. I've been able to
trade some of the things I have for saltwater stuff.

I have a lunar wrasse. He is awesome. If you're on the fence hopefully I've pushed you over and you get one.

Beautiful fish. It looks like a paint-by-number fish lol.

Incaico wrote:

I have a lunar wrasse. He is awesome. If you're on the fence hopefully I've pushed you over and you get one.

What size tank do you have him in and what are his tankmates ???

i saw one at my lfs today, if i had a spare 125 i would of bought it. got a dwarf rusty angelfish instead and saved my self 100 bucks lol

Right now he is in a 75 gallon tank. Although I'm planning on converting the 75 gallon into a sump for a 125 that I have but I haven't set up yet. His current tank mates are:
picasso trigger, foxface and three 3-striped damsels. This is going to be a FOWLR tank.

tim wrote:

i saw one at my lfs today, if i had a spare 125 i would of bought it. got a dwarf rusty angelfish instead and saved my self 100 bucks lol

How much was the LFS asking for the lunar wrasse? I just re-read your post. WOW! $125!?!? They are expensive in California.

yup 125 he was almost full grown

tim wrote:

i saw one at my lfs today, if i had a spare 125 i would of bought it. got a dwarf rusty angelfish instead and saved my self 100 bucks lol

good buy.

Is that a pic of a Zebrasoma Desjardinii sailfin on your label ???
Those suckers are beautiful.
I wanted one before I found out it cost 3x more than a regular sailfin tang.

think so. miranda made my sig. i told her to use a sailfin tang. i really wanna get a bigger tank so i can keep a full grown sailfin

The one in your pic cost way more than the ones that be in the LFS.
Around $50 @ 2" and adults over $150.
I have personally never seen one at a store, just online.
Tell me this ain't SWEET. This is a sub adult that hasn't fully colored up yet.

Both fishes look trippy. Perfect for drugs!

philuponthepho wrote:

Both fishes look trippy. Perfect for drugs!

man you crazy.