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Geographic Wrasse

Name : Geographic Wrasse
Species : Wrasses
 

Family - Labridae

Scientific name - Anampses geographicus

Common name – Geographic wrasse

Size – 12 in (30.5 cm)

Range – Indo-West Pacific

Min. Aquarium size – 150 gal (578 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 – Please leave this fish in the ocean

Reef compatibility -

Captive care - This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The Geographic wrasse 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

Geographic Wrasse