FAMILY - Labridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Hemigymnus melapterus
COMMON NAME -
SIZE - 20 in (51 cm)
RANGE - Indo-Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 150 gal (568 L)
CARE LEVEL - Difficult
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 - No
CAPTIVE CARE - This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The Blackedge Thicklip wrasses doesn’t have a record of success in the home aquarium. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Hemigymnus melapterus
COMMON NAME -
SIZE - 20 in (51 cm)
RANGE - Indo-Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 150 gal (568 L)
CARE LEVEL - Difficult
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 - No
CAPTIVE CARE - This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The Blackedge Thicklip wrasses doesn’t have a record of success in the home aquarium. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.
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