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About Joan Allen's Fairy Wrasse
Joan Allen's Fairy Wrasse is a small, slender wrasse with vibrant coloration that intensifies in males. Males display a predominantly blue-green head and upper body with orange-red to pink lower body and tail, while females are generally more uniformly orange-red or pinkish. Both sexes possess the characteristic elongated, graceful body shape typical of fairy wrasses, with pointed dorsal and anal fins.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon aquarium; 4–5 inch fish needs open swimming space • Water: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, SG 1.020–1.025, excellent filtration • Peaceful wrasse; pair or small group in established tanks; may nip at small crustaceans • Feed varied diet: quality pellets, mysis shrimp, copepods, small meaty foods 2–3× daily • Live rock, moderate lighting, stable conditions essential for color & health
- Max Size
- 5
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, with populations recorded from the Philippines and Indonesia eastward through Micronesia and the Marshall Islands to Hawaii and the Line Islands. This wrasse inhabits deeper coral reef environments, typically found at depths of 40–200 feet (12–60 meters).
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Appearance
- Joan Allen's Fairy Wrasse is a small, slender wrasse with vibrant coloration that intensifies in males. Males display a predominantly blue-green head and upper body with orange-red to pink lower body and tail, while females are generally more uniformly orange-red or pinkish. Both sexes possess the characteristic elongated, graceful body shape typical of fairy wrasses, with pointed dorsal and anal fins.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Diet
- planktivore
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