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About Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
Males display brilliant turquoise-blue coloration with red spots and stripes on the head and body, while females are predominantly orange-red with white bands. Both sexes have the characteristic wrasse body shape—elongated and streamlined with pointed snouts used for hunting small prey in substrate.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon tank with plenty of live rock and sand bed for foraging • Stable water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.023-1.025 • Requires abundant microfauna; target feed frozen copepods and mysis regularly • Peaceful with most fish but may chase smaller wrasses or harass small invertebrates • Nocturnal forager; provide calm environment with minimal competition
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Aka
- Divided Wrasse, Bipartite Leopard Wrasse
- Notes
- Often more common than Meleagris Leopard Wrasse. Requires established tank with plenty of microfauna. May bury in sand when stressed.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Bacterial infections, Parasitic infestations
- Appearance
- Males display brilliant turquoise-blue coloration with red spots and stripes on the head and body, while females are predominantly orange-red with white bands. Both sexes have the characteristic wrasse body shape—elongated and streamlined with pointed snouts used for hunting small prey in substrate.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Philippines and westward to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Diet Details
- Primarily a carnivore that feeds on small crustaceans, copepods, and mysis shrimp in captivity. Offer small-sized prepared foods or frozen foods multiple times daily to match its natural feeding behavior of constant grazing on the reef.
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