Red Sea Broomtail
Wrasse
Cheilinus lunulatus
Description:Unfortunately the beautiful Red Sea Broomtail
Wrasse is infrequently collected, and always in small quantities.
Dark
green /blue with yellow pectoral fins and orangish spots on the
face-- quite spectacular. The common name comes from the tail,
which does look like a broom! Warning: These fish have very large
mouths and may swallow smaller tankmates. Generally easy to keep.
Recommended
Tank: A
150 gallon or larger fish only
Food and
diet:Feed
a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, fresh shrimp, clam, squid,
etc.
Reef Compatability:
Not recommended
Level of
Care: Easy
Approximate
Purchase Size: Medium:
31/2" to 41/2"; Large: 5" to 6" ;
XLarge: 61/2" to 71/2";XXLarge: 8" to 91/2" |
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Red Coris Wrasse
coris gaimard
Description:The Red Coris Wrasse, also known as the
Clown Wrasse, Red Labrid, or Yellowtail Coris, is found in the
Indo-Pacific and Hawaii. Adult specimens in the wild can easily
grow to a foot, but in an aquarium, they rarely exceed 6-8 inches.
The juvenile and adult appearances vary greatly. As a youth,
the body color is orange with white stripes or spots across the
back. The stripes and fins are outlined in black. In adulthood,
the body takes on a beautiful speckled blue coloration, the fins
are decorated with bright yellows, reds, and blues, and the face
is orange with green stripes. The male has a light green stripe
on the body, just above the anal fin.
Recommended
Tank: The
Red Coris Wrasse requires a 100 gallon or larger aquarium with
a sandy bottom into which it will burrow to sleep, or if it is
threatened. Do not attempt to keep the Red Coris Wrasse on crushed
coral or similar substrate as they have a poor survival rate
on such substrates. When very small, Red Coris are safe with
almost any fish that will not eat them, but as they grow, they
can become destructive. They should not be kept with invertebrates.
Food and
diet:The
Red Coris Wrasse feeds mostly on shelled mollusks in the wild
including hermit crabs, urchins, crabs, and occasionally tunicates.
Aquarium specimens should have meaty items, vitamin-enriched
shrimp, and brine shrimp three times daily.
Reef Compatability:
Won't
bother corals, but this fish feeds on a wide array of invertebrates,
(eats great!) including snails, sand-dwelling bivalves, hermit
crabs, crabs, chitons, shrimp, isopods, amphipods and sea urchins.
Not recommended for the reef aquarium.
Level of
Care: Moderate
Approximate
Purchase Size: Small:
1-1/2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 4"; Large: 4"
to 6" |
Starting at $39.99
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Banana
Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
Description:The Banana Wrasse is also known as the Yellow-brown
Wrasse, Sunset Wrasse, or Yellow Wrasse. As an adult, it takes
on a yellow appearance if female, and a blue appearance if male.
Both sexes have facial markings in green and fine vertical striping
along the body. The fins are very colorfully marked.
Recommended
Tank: Place
in a in a 50 gallon or larger aquarium, with other aggressive
tank mates, such as Tangs, Puffers and small Triggers and Angels.
They are active fish and require plenty of rocks for hiding and
a tight-fitting lid. It will become territorial and harass any
new additions to the community, therefore, it should be added
last to the tank. It may be kept with a mate, if the aquarium
is 125 gallons or larger. It may eat mantis shrimp and bristleworms.
It does not eat corals or live plants.
Food and
diet:Its
natural diet consists of fish, crustaceans, motile invertebrates,
and worms. The diet in an aquarium, should include a variety
of feeder shrimp, marine flesh, frozen meaty preparations for
carnivores, and flaked foods.
Reef Compatability:
Not recommended
Level of
Care: Easy
Approximate
Purchase Size:
Medium: 3" to 5"; Large: 5" to 6" ; XLarge:
7" to 9" |
Starting at $89.99 for medium
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