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About Red Velvet Wrasse
The Red Velvet Wrasse is a small, elongated wrasse with striking coloration: the male displays a deep crimson to velvet-red body with iridescent blue-green markings on the head and gill covers, while females and juveniles are more subdued orange-red. Both sexes have a slightly humped head profile and pointed snout characteristic of the genus Cirrhilabrus.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • 75+ gallon aquarium (preferably larger reef setup) • pH 8.1–8.3, SG 1.023–1.025, temp 72–78°F • Moderate to strong lighting; abundant rockwork with caves and crevices • Peaceful, thrives in groups or pairs; feeds on small zooplankton, quality flake/pellet food • Sensitive to poor water quality; requires stable, mature reef environment
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty Level
- The Red Velvet Wrasse is moderately difficult, requiring stable conditions, excellent water quality, and frequent small feedings. Its deep-water origin makes it sensitive to sudden environmental changes and bright lighting.
- Diet Details
- Feed high-quality meaty foods including finely chopped seafood, frozen mysis shrimp, and small crustaceans 2–3 times daily. Small live food items such as copepods and amphipods are beneficial for conditioning and supplementing diet.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 4.5
- Appearance
- The Red Velvet Wrasse is a small, elongated wrasse with striking coloration: the male displays a deep crimson to velvet-red body with iridescent blue-green markings on the head and gill covers, while females and juveniles are more subdued orange-red. Both sexes have a slightly humped head profile and pointed snout characteristic of the genus Cirrhilabrus.
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Family
- Labridae
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