The Bluehead wrasse is a beautiful, outgoing wrasse. In the wild it cleans larger fish and feeds on small fish, bristleworms, and crustaceans. Even mantis shrimps are on the menu. It won’t eat live corals, but it will consume any shrimp, crabs, sessile invertebrates or marine worms such as [...]
The small, attractive juvenile form of the Twinspot Wrasse is most often seen in the aquarium trade, but don’t be fooled – this fish will turn from white with orange eyespots and black dots to a dark green monster when it matures. They typically reach about two feet long in captivity, [...]
A wrasse from the Red Sea and parts of Japan, shows up in some Bali shipments, and can reach lengths of about 2 feet. Usually juveniles don’t have the red/orange colors of the adults and are very bland in color (usually brown), and because of that aren’t exported very often. Smaller [...]
Harlequin Tusks, and all tuskfishes, are aggressive feeders looking for invertebrates and small fish in the sand and around the tank. They will eat through hermit and snail shells so if you plan on having them in your reef tank you need to take that into account, otherwise they do better in FO or [...]
The Splendor Wrasse is a really colorful wrasse from the Red Sea that doesn’t get too large, usually reaching a length of about 1 foot. You can often find small individuals of about 6-8 inches with full color. It is not as aggressive as some of the other hogfish and needs plenty of hiding [...]
The Twinspot Maori (Oxycheilinus bimaculatus) is an aggressive fish that reaches a max size of about 6 inches. It’s identified by its spade shaped tail, which comes to a long point. They will eat many prepared foods including pellets and flakes. They will also eat small invertebrates so if [...]
The Snooty Wrasse is a smaller hogfish that grows to about 3 or 4 inches and usually aren’t that aggressive. Like the other hogfish, they will eat small invertebrates, so if you place them into a reef tank you need to take that into consideration. Does well in FO or FOWLR tanks and can be [...]
A wrasse from the Red Sea that shows up for sale from time to time in LFS. Comes in a number of different colors and markings and can be confused with other wrasses, usually the Ring Tail or the Napoleon Wrasse. Adult coloration is an iridescent purple with purple stripes on and around the head; [...]