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Wrasse - Fish Only Tanks

Harlequin Tusk
Lienardella fasciata

Description: The Harlequin Tusk originates from the reefs of the Indian Ocean and Australia. Indian Ocean Tusks have orange stripes with white margins and a hint of blue adjacent to the tail of the fish. Australian Tusks have orange stripes with vivid blue margins starting from the pectoral fin, along the fishes back to their tail. Both of these beautiful color forms have bright blue teeth or tusks used to crunch invertebrates. They are a wonderful fish for a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium. These fish are typically shy when at a small size, but will in time gain personality and confidence as they mature.
Recommended Tank size: minimum 50 gallon
Food and diet:Feed a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, minced fresh shrimp, and a good flake food. Try to feed at least twice a day.
Reef Compatability: Not recommended. Will not bother corals, will eat snails, etc. Peaceful with most fish.
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 4-1/2"; Large: 4-1/2" to 8"

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  Klunzinger's Wrasse
Thalassoma klunzingeri

Description:The Klunzinger's Wrasse is a beautiful wrasse from the Red Sea that will add both coloration and activity to your marine aquarium. These wrasse can be recognized by their bright green and blue body with striking purple patterns throughout the body and head. The shape of this fish is elongated which aids its movement throughout the reefs in nature. They are a wonderful fish for a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium. This is an active fish that requires plenty of swimming space and tankmates that aren't too passive.
Recommended Tank: It should reside in a 70 gallon or larger aquarium with larger, aggressive tank mates, and plenty of rocks for hiding. It will become territorial and harass any new additions to the community, therefore, it should be the last fish added to the aquarium. 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:Easy to feed. Offer a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, minced fresh table shrimp, and a good flake food
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: Easy
Approximate Purchase Size: 4" to 6"

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Lyretail Wrasse
Thalassoma lunare


Description: The Lyretail Wrasse is also referred to as the Lunare Wrasse or Moon Wrasse. As an adult, it is green with bright facial and fin markings.Bold, hardy, colorful and easy to maintain. All members of the genus Thalassoma lunare are excellent aquarium fish that can live many years in any well-maintained aquarium. They are a wonderful fish for a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium. This is an active fish that requires plenty of swimming space and tankmates that aren't too passive. The Red Sea version of the Lyretail Wrasse has the same patterns but the colors are much more distinctive and striking.
Recommended Tank size: It should reside in a 70 gallon or larger aquarium with larger, aggressive tank mates, and plenty of rocks for hiding. It will become territorial and harass any new additions to the community, therefore, it should be the last fish added to the aquarium. 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:Very easy to feed. Offer a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, minced fresh table shrimp, and a good flake food.
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: Easy
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 4"; Large: 4" to 6"

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  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"

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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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Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus varius

Description:The name of this unique Wrasse comes from is its long beak which is used to catch long, skinny prey and hold it captive while breaking it up into bite-size pieces. The female is brownish black, and the male is variations of emerald green. For this reason the male is often called the Green Bird Wrasse, and the female, the Black or Brown Bird Wrasse.
Recommended Tank: A 70 gallon or larger aquarium with large amounts of live rock which furnish food and hiding places provides a good environment. Because the Bird Wrasse is a "jumper," a lid on the tank is recomended.
Food and diet:The Bird Wrasse diet should consist of a variety of meaty foods, as well as live clams, crustaceans, and worms (including fireworms).
Reef Compatability: Not recommended
Level of Care: Easy
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 5"; Large: 5" to 6"; XLarge: 7" to 9"

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Blue Head Wrasse
Gomphosus varius

Description:The Bluehead Wrasse is a beautiful, multicolored wrasse. Similar to many wrasse species, the Bluehead Wrasse demonstrates dramatic color variation within individuals based on gender and age. The Bluehead Wrasse experiences distinct yet fluid color phases. The juvenile Bluehead Wrasse is generally yellow with black markings along their sides and sometimes on their fins. As an adult, the male Bluehead Wrasse has a bold stripe pattern (black, white, black) that divides a vibrant blue-green and yellow anterior from the namesake blue head. The female Bluehead Wrasse is completely turquoise except for two black stripes.
Recommended Tank: The Bluehead Wrasse should be housed in a 70 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of live rocks for hiding and a sandy substrate to burrow into at night. Larger, gregarious tankmates are recommended since the Bluehead Wrasse will demonstrate territorial behavior and harass new additions to the aquarium. If possible, the Bluehead Wrasse should be the last fish added to the aquarium. The Bluehead Wrasse may be kept with a mate if the aquarium is 125 gallons or larger.
Food and diet:The Bluehead Wrasse is a carnivore whose natural diet consists of fish, crustaceans, motile invertebrates, and worms. As such, the Bluehead Wrasse may eat unwanted mantis shrimp or bristleworms in the aquarium. The Bluehead Wrasses does not eat corals or macroalgae. The Bluehead Wrasse diet 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: 2-1/2" to 5"

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Dragon Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus

Description:The Dragon Wrasse is also referred to as the Rockmover Wrasse. The juvenile has a burgundy body with white markings. The adult does not have the large dorsal spines and has a light-blue to green body with impressive darker markings.
Recommended Tank: It should reside in a 70 gallon or larger aquarium with a 2-4 inch sandy bottom in which it can submerge itself since it sleeps in the sand. As the Dragon Wrasse matures it will eat crustaceans, snails, shrimp, starfish, smaller fish, worms, and other invertebrates. It also moves the corals and rearranges the rocks in the aquarium to find food.
Food and diet:The diet should include meaty items such as chopped seafoods, brine or mysis shrimp, blackworms, grass shrimp, and flake food. Larger specimens may be given small feeder fish.
Reef Compatability: Not recommended
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 2"; Medium: 2" to 4"; Large: 4" to 6"

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Twin Spot Wrasse
Coris aygula

Description:The Twin Spot Wrasse is also referred to as the Clown Coris, or Twinspot Coris. The juvenile is silver with dark spots on the face. The dorsal fin has a pair of dark spots with yellow highlights on the body. The adult becomes blue-green with a white or light green band around the midsection. When courting, the male will display an increased color intensity.
Recommended Tank: It requires a 150 gallon or larger aquarium with a 4-6 inch layer of sand in which to bury itself. A single male can be kept with a group of females that is introduced prior to or at the same time as the male. The Twin Spot Wrasse will eat urchins, crabs, shrimp, and small invertebrates. It is an excellent hunter and will leave no rock unturned (literally), in search of food.
Food and diet:The diet should consist of seafoods, brine or mysis shrimp, live black worms, and flake foods.
Reef Compatability: Not recommended
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 4"; Large: 4" to 6"

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Paddlefin Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum

Description:The Paddlefin Wrasse is also referred to as the Rainbow or Cortez Rainbow Wrasse. As a juvenile they are mostly black in color with a yellow and pink belly. As they mature into an adult, their body takes on a reddish coloration, and the head area and fins become blue to green in color. The adult coloration also has a bright yellow band located just behind the head. Paddlefin Wrasses are one of the smaller wrasse within the genus growing only to about 7" maximum, and makes a wonderful addition to a fish only saltwater aquarium.
Recommended Tank: It should reside in a 50 gallon or larger aquarium with larger, aggressive tank mates, and plenty of rocks for hiding. Due to its agressive nature, it should be the last fish added to the community. It may eat mantis shrimp and bristleworms. It will not eat corals or live plants.
Food and diet:Its natural diet consists of fish, crustaceans, motile invertebrates, and worms. The diet in the 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: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 4"; Large: 4" to 6"

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Formosa Wrasse
Coris formosa

Description:The Formosa Wrasse is also referred to as the Formosan Coris or Queen Coris. The juvenile and adult appearances vary greatly. As a juvenile, the body color is orange with white tiger stripes across the back. The stripes and fins are outlined in black. As an adult, the females have a dark blue-green body with black spots, accented by red on the fins, and a light-blue diagonal stripe across the orange face. The males have a light-blue body with vertical blue stripes and several green stripes on the face.
Recommended Tank: It requires a 100 gallon or larger aquarium with a 4-6 inch layer of sand in which to bury itself. It is an excellent hunter and will leave no rock unturned (literally) in search of food. The Formosa Wrasse will eat urchins, crabs, shrimp, and small invertebrates.
Food and diet:The diet should consist of seafoods, brine or mysis shrimp, live black worms, and flake foods.
Reef Compatability: Not recommended
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1-1/2" to 2"; Medium: 2" to 4"; Large: 4" to 6"

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Please note: Aquatic Connection will not guarantee the coloration of corals as seen in your reef system.

Reason? Not all corals from our tanks and lighting will look the same when they are in your tanks. Everybody's tanks have different lighting setups, spectrums, combinations, etc. Aquatic Connection's tanks are lit by 400 watt 20K Halide bulbs. We use this combination for best growth. But for best viewing this is not the best lighting choice. Aquatic Connection photographs all polyps under Actinic only lighting. This brings out the true zoanthilia and protopalythoa colors. If your tank consists of all daylight (10K's, 14K's etc.) with minimal actinic lighting, your not going to see the vibrant true colors. We suggest you add true actinic lamps also and turn these on in the evening without the daylight lighting for proper color viewing.