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About Scarlet Pin Stripe Wrasse
A slender wrasse with deep red to scarlet coloration striped with white or pale vertical lines running the length of the body. Maximum length around 3.5 inches with a sleek, elongated profile typical of pin-stripe wrasses.
Key facts
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Great Barrier Reef to the Philippines and Indonesia.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 30-gallon aquarium; prefers larger systems (50+ gallons) • Water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, SG 1.020-1.025 • Requires plenty of rockwork and hiding places for security • Feed varied diet of small crustaceans, mysis shrimp, and quality flaked foods • Generally peaceful but may nip at small ornamental invertebrates and zoanthids
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Appearance
- A slender wrasse with deep red to scarlet coloration striped with white or pale vertical lines running the length of the body. Maximum length around 3.5 inches with a sleek, elongated profile typical of pin-stripe wrasses.
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods including mysis shrimp, chopped krill, and copepods. Offer food 2–3 times daily in small portions. This species is an active micro-predator that hunts small crustaceans on the reef in the wild.
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