Bluespotted Wrasse

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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.

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