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Bluespotted Wrasse

Name : Bluespotted Wrasse
Species : Wrasses
 

Family - Labridae

Scientific name – Anampses caeruleopunctatus

Common name – Bluespotted, Bluespotted Tamarine Wrasse

Size – 16.5 in (42 cm)

Range -

Min. Aquarium size – 200 gal (757 L)

Care Level – Expert

Temperament - Peaceful

Foods and feeding - It often refuses to eat in captivity, but if you can get it to eat it should be fed a variety of high quality meaty marine foods. It normally eats small invertebrates, especially small crustaceans, it finds on the rock work.

Aquarium suitability -

Reef compatibility – With caution, may eat ornamental crustaceans

Captive care - This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The Bluespotted wrasses doesn’t have a record of success in the home aquarium. If you are going to attempt to keep this difficult fish, you should have a large aquarium with plenty of rock and small crustaceans for it to eat. They also require a sandbed of at least 3 inches to burrow in at night. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered

Bluespotted Wrasse