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.
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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