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About Broomtail Wrasse
A slender wrasse with a bluish-green body and distinctive yellow-orange crescent-shaped markings on the tail fin (the "broomtail"). Males display brighter coloration and more intense markings than females.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Family
- Labridae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-80°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 10
- Appearance
- A slender wrasse with a bluish-green body and distinctive yellow-orange crescent-shaped markings on the tail fin (the "broomtail"). Males display brighter coloration and more intense markings than females.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef and Vanuatu.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with plenty of rockwork and hiding places • Temperature range 72–80°F; maintain stable salinity (1.020–1.025 SG) and pH 8.1–8.3 • Provide a fine sand bed for sleeping and foraging behavior • Feed small meaty foods (mysis shrimp, copepods, small crustaceans) 2–3 times daily • Semi-aggressive; best kept singly or with compatible peaceful species; avoid housing with very small ornamental crustaceans
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
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