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About Lightning Wrasse
The Lightning Wrasse displays a distinctive blue-green head with bright yellow body coloration and a characteristic lightning-bolt marking along its flank. It has an elongated, streamlined body typical of wrasses with a pointed snout.
Key facts
- Appearance
- The Lightning Wrasse displays a distinctive blue-green head with bright yellow body coloration and a characteristic lightning-bolt marking along its flank. It has an elongated, streamlined body typical of wrasses with a pointed snout.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and central Pacific.
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied carnivorous diet including high-quality small frozen foods (mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, copepods) and quality flake foods formulated for wrasses. Offer 1-2 times daily in amounts the fish can consume within a few minutes.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Min tank size
- 50 gallons
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Labridae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 50-gallon aquarium with plenty of open swimming space • Water params: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Sand substrate for natural burrowing behavior • Peaceful wrasse; may harass smaller crustaceans and mollusks • Feed varied diet: mysis shrimp, copepods, small pellets 2-3x daily
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