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About Sea Grass Wrasse
A slender wrasse with a mottled greenish-brown body and reddish-orange coloration on the head and upper body. The species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism, with males displaying more vivid red and orange hues while females and juveniles are duller and more cryptic.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feeds primarily on small crustaceans, zooplankton, and small benthic invertebrates in the wild. In captivity, provide a varied diet of small meaty foods such as mysis shrimp, copepods, amphipods, and quality flake or pellet foods. Feed 2-3 times daily.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and beyond, found in seagrass beds and shallow coral reef environments.
- Family
- Labridae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Max Size
- 9
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Appearance
- A slender wrasse with a mottled greenish-brown body and reddish-orange coloration on the head and upper body. The species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism, with males displaying more vivid red and orange hues while females and juveniles are duller and more cryptic.
- Care Requirements
- • 55 gallon minimum tank with plenty of open swimming space • Water params: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Sand bed for sleeping/burrowing behavior • Moderate to strong water flow • Feed varied diet: small fish, crustaceans, mysis shrimp
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
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