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White dashed Wrasse

Name : White dashed Wrasse
Species : Wrasses
 

Family - Labridae

Scientific name - Anampses melanurus

Common name – White dashed, Whit spotted Wrasse

Size – 5 in (13 cm)

Range – Indo-Pacific

Min. Aquarium size - 90 gal (341 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 rockwork.

Aquarium suitability – Please leave this fish in the ocean

Reef compatibility - Yes

Captive care - This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The White Dashed 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 sand bed of at least 3 inches to burrow in at night. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.

White dashed Wrasse