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Wrasses
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Size
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Feeding
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Aquarium Care
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Twinspot Hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus |
4 inch |
Carnivore |
Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen and flake food too. Feed at least three times a day. Peaceful when young but may become boisterous as they grow. |
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Bluehead fairy wrasse Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura |
5 inch |
Carnivore. |
Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen and flake food too. Feed at least three times a day. Peaceful fish. Keep one male with several females. May be agressive to other fairy wrasses. |
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Longfin Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis |
3 inch |
Carnivore |
This is a beautiful and hardy wrasse that is popular with marine aquarists. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. May become aggressive as they age. |
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Scott’s Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus scottorum |
5 inch |
Carnivore |
Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. Scott’s fairy wrasse is a colourful and hardy fish. Scott’s fairy wrasses are jumpers, so close off any holes in the aquarium hood. |
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Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus lubbocki |
3 inch |
Carnivore |
Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. Scott’s fairy wrasse is a colourful and hardy fish. |
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Redhead Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus solorensis |
5 inch |
Omnivore |
Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. The redhead fairy wrasse is a colourful and hardy fish. |
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Golden Wrasse Halichoeres chrysus |
4.5 inch |
Carnivore |
Good peaceful beginners fish. It will eat fireworms and pyramidellid snails, protecting corals and clams. In addition, it may eat feather dusters, wild shrimp, tubeworms, and flatworms. It may also eat parasites off of tank mates. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen and flake food too. Feed at least three times a day. Needs a 2 inch layer of sand to hide in. |
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Orangehead Wrasse Halichoeres iridis |
4.5 inch |
Carnivore |
Good peaceful beginners fish. It will eat fireworms and pyramidellid snails, protecting corals and clams. In addition, it may eat feather dusters, wild shrimp, tubeworms, and flatworms. It may also eat parasites off of tank mates. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Will eat frozen and flake food too. Feed at least three times a day. Needs a 2 inch layer of sand to hide in. |
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Carpenter’s Flasher Wrasse Paracheilinus carpenteri |
3 inch |
Carnivore |
Good beginners fish. Keep in small groups. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Include colour enhancing vitamins. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. Carpenter’s flasher wrasse is a colourful and hardy fish. |
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Filamented Flasher Wrasse Paracheilinus filamentosus |
4 inch |
Carnivore |
Good beginners fish. Keep in small groups. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Include colour enhancing vitamins. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. Carpenter’s flasher wrasse is a colourful and hardy fish. |
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Dot and Dash Flasher Wrasse Paracheilinus lineopunctatus |
2.5 inch |
Carnivore |
Good beginners fish. Keep in small groups. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Include colour enhancing vitamins. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least three times a day. |
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Sixline Wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
3 inch |
Carnivore |
Good beginners fish. Keep in small groups. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Include colour enhancing vitamins. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least 2 times a day. Provide plenty of live rock. May be aggressive to passive fish. |
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Fourline Wrasse Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia |
3 inch |
Carnivore |
Good beginners fish. Keep in small groups. Feed meaty items such as frozen shrimp, vitamin enriched brineshrimp. Include colour enhancing vitamins. Will eat frozen food too. Feed at least 2 times a day. Provide plenty of live rock. May be aggressive to passive fish. |