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About Grey-Head Wrasse
The Grey-Head Wrasse is a small labrid with a distinctive pale grey to whitish head that contrasts with a green to yellow-green body. The fish displays typical wrasse body proportions with a tapered, streamlined form and pointed snout. Males may show more vibrant coloration than females, with subtle patterns along the body that can intensify during feeding or social displays.
Key facts
- Diet
- carnivore
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Max Size
- 9
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank • Temperature range 72–82°F • pH 8.1–8.3 • Salinity 1.020–1.025 specific gravity • Feed a varied diet of high-quality meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and finely chopped marine flesh 2–3 times daily • Provide plenty of live rock and sand substrate for natural foraging behavior; wrasses are active diggers and sand-sifters that help control small pests
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet Details
- In captivity, offer a varied diet of frozen mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, and finely minced marine flesh. This species benefits from regular small feedings and will actively forage in the sand and rockwork for small invertebrates and copepods.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including the Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Found in coral reef environments from shallow lagoons to deeper reef slopes.
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections (ich, marine velvet), nutritional deficiencies if diet is inadequate, stress from incompatible tankmates
- Appearance
- The Grey-Head Wrasse is a small labrid with a distinctive pale grey to whitish head that contrasts with a green to yellow-green body. The fish displays typical wrasse body proportions with a tapered, streamlined form and pointed snout. Males may show more vibrant coloration than females, with subtle patterns along the body that can intensify during feeding or social displays.
- Family
- Labridae
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