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How big does a fairy wrasse get?
between three and six inches
Fairy wrasses are fairly small reef fishes, with adult sizes usually falling somewhere between three and six inches in length. They are sexually dimorphic, with males tending to reach slightly larger sizes than females. Males are also more brightly colored and have longer, pointier unpaired fins.
What do you feed fairy wrasse?
The Scott’s Fairy Wrasse are carnivores, requiring food such as zooplankton, brine and mysis shrimp. They can also be fed quality pellet and flake food. With a high metabolism, several small feedings a day should be adequate to keep your wrasse happy.
Do wrasses eat flat worms?
Fish. Many wrasses eat flatworms and of them, the sixline or pyjama wrasse is one the best.
What will eat flatworms in a reef tank?
Flatworms have a number of natural predators, including the Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia), the Yellow Wrasse, and the Spotted Mandarin. The biggest drawback to ridding your tank of flatworms with this method is that the fish will not consume every flatworm in the tank.
What is a fairy wrasse?
Fairy wrasses are one of the most popular genera out there. Some species even rank as the “Holy Grail” of fish ownership, prized for their colors and patterns. So who wouldn’t want to learn more about such iconic fish?
Where can I find a fairy wrasse in Hawaii?
Fairy wrasses enchant aquarists and divers alike with their colors and patterns. And people encounter them EVERYWHERE throughout the tropical Pacific waters. You can also find them throughout the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. And then you can find them off the shores of Hawaii and even as far as the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan.
What do you feed Fairy Wrasses?
Exquisite Fairy Wrasses occur in several different geographic colour morphs, depending on collection location. Feed a variety of meaty foods in small amounts several times per day, including Mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brineshrimp, finely chopped krill, and plankton.
What is a Naoko fairy wrasse?
Fairy wrasses are one of the most popular genera out there. Some species even rank as the “Holy Grail” of fish ownership, prized for their colors and patterns. So who wouldn’t want to learn more about such iconic fish? This YouTube video shows a Naoko fairy wrasse ( C. naokoae) peeking in and out among live rock: