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About Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse
A small, slender wrasse with a predominantly blue to purplish body and distinctive pink or red margins on the dorsal and anal fins. Males display vibrant coloration with an orange to red facial pattern, while females are more subdued blue-gray overall.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feed high-quality carnivorous foods including frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, and small crustaceans 2–3 times daily. This species benefits from a refugium or pods to forage on natural prey items in the display tank.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, primarily found in deeper reef slopes from Indonesia to the Philippines and westward to the Indian Ocean.
- Care Requirements
- • 70+ gallon tank minimum (wrasse activity) • SG 1.020-1.025, temp 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3 • Live rock for hiding; moderate current preferred • Varied diet: mysis, copepods, small crustaceans • Hardy but may be shy; acclimate with low lighting initially
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Max Size
- 5
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Appearance
- A small, slender wrasse with a predominantly blue to purplish body and distinctive pink or red margins on the dorsal and anal fins. Males display vibrant coloration with an orange to red facial pattern, while females are more subdued blue-gray overall.
- Family
- Labridae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
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