I have tried 4 or so over the past 3 years... with not the best success. I have had several types of other wrasses as well during this time (flame, pink margin, blue star leopard, pintail, timorensis, radiant, ruby headed, etc). IMO they are not been as hardy as most of the other wrasses I have. One jumped out over my very high netting after having it for a couple of months (3" gap in the netting at the top of my canopy), two had swim bladder issues after a week or two of arrival and another just mysteriously started declining in health and stopped eating (not sure why. I dont currently have one and probably will not try again.
I would def. recommend buying from somewhere with a 2 wk guarantee (Live Aquaria) when plopping down $300 for a male.
I think its definitely one of the prettiest fairies thats for sure... hmmm maybe I will try again! LOL