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About Eight Lined Wrasse
The Eight Lined Wrasse is a small, slender fish with eight distinctive vertical orange-red lines running along its yellow-green body. Males display more vibrant coloration than females, with deeper orange striping and occasional blue markings on the head.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied carnivorous diet including high-quality prepared foods (flakes, pellets), frozen mysis shrimp, and frozen copepods. This species grazes naturally on small crustaceans and benefits from frequent small feedings to match its active, high-metabolism nature.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from East Africa and the Red Sea to the central Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef and Indonesia.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Appearance
- The Eight Lined Wrasse is a small, slender fish with eight distinctive vertical orange-red lines running along its yellow-green body. Males display more vibrant coloration than females, with deeper orange striping and occasional blue markings on the head.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Min tank size
- 30 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: 1.023-1.025
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon aquarium minimum • Stable salinity (1.020–1.025) and pH 8.1–8.3 • Temperature 72–78°F • Plenty of live rock crevices for hiding and hunting • May nip at small ornamental crustaceans and polychaete worms
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