FAMILY - Labridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Cheilinus oxycephalus
COMMON NAME – Snooty Maori Wrasse
SIZE – 8 in (20 cm)
RANGE -
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 90 gal (341 L)
CARE LEVEL - Intermediate
TEMPERAMENT - Peaceful
FOODS AND FEEDING - Should be fed a variety of high quality marine meaty foods. Will also eat other crustaceans and some invertebrates.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY -
REEF COMPATIBILITY – With caution, may eat ornamental invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE – This is a peaceful fish and should be kept with other peaceful fish. It takes time to adjust to captive care, but once adjusted does fine. It wont bother corals but may eat other invertebrates. It likes an aquarium with lots of rockwork, but be sure the rockwork is secure. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Cheilinus oxycephalus
COMMON NAME – Snooty Maori Wrasse
SIZE – 8 in (20 cm)
RANGE -
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 90 gal (341 L)
CARE LEVEL - Intermediate
TEMPERAMENT - Peaceful
FOODS AND FEEDING - Should be fed a variety of high quality marine meaty foods. Will also eat other crustaceans and some invertebrates.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY -
REEF COMPATIBILITY – With caution, may eat ornamental invertebrates.
CAPTIVE CARE – This is a peaceful fish and should be kept with other peaceful fish. It takes time to adjust to captive care, but once adjusted does fine. It wont bother corals but may eat other invertebrates. It likes an aquarium with lots of rockwork, but be sure the rockwork is secure. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.
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