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About Red Breast Wrasse
The Red Breast Wrasse displays vibrant coloration with an orange-red breast and head, transitioning to greenish body sides with distinctive vertical barring patterns. Males exhibit brighter coloration than females, with the characteristic red markings on the head and chest that give the species its common name.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70-gallon tank for a single specimen • Stable water params: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Provide plenty of live rock for grazing and hiding • Feed varied diet: meaty foods, frozen small crustaceans, quality flakes • Can be territorial; introduce carefully to established tanks
- Appearance
- The Red Breast Wrasse displays vibrant coloration with an orange-red breast and head, transitioning to greenish body sides with distinctive vertical barring patterns. Males exhibit brighter coloration than females, with the characteristic red markings on the head and chest that give the species its common name.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- In captivity, offer a varied diet of high-quality meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, small crustaceans, and prepared carnivore pellets. Feed 2-3 times daily, providing what the fish will consume in a few minutes.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to Hawaii and the central Pacific.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Family
- Labridae
- Max Size
- 9
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Diet
- omnivore
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