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October 24: Arrival of New Fresh Water Fish.

October 24: Arrival of New Marine Water Fish.

 

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Rainbow Wrasse

Rainbow Wrasse

Scientific Name: Thalassoma amblycephalum

Price: Upon Request

Origin: Indo-West and Central Pacific

Family: Labridae

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Other Names: Bluntheaded Wrasse, Pacific Bluehead Wrasse, Bluehead Wrasse, Two-tone Wrasse, Paddle-fin Wrasse

 

 

Technical Info

Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃

pH: 8.1 - 8.4

GH: 8 - 12

SG: 1.020 - 1.025

Max size: 16 cm

Min Tank size: 290 Ltr

Position in Aqua: Top swimmer

 

Description

The Rainbow Wrasse is a beautiful, multicolored wrasse easily identified by its distinct head shape. Unlike most wrasses, the Rainbow Wrasse has a conspicuously rounded or blunted head that is accentuated by its sleek, rod-shaped body. Similar to many wrasse species, the Blunthead Wrasse demonstrates dramatic color variation within individuals based on gender and age. The initial phase female The initial phase female The initial phase female Rainbow Wrasse is light in color with a dark stripe along its dorsal and another horizontally down the middle of the fish. Terminal phase males are pink with a yellow collar and greenish head is light in color with a dark stripe along its dorsal and another horizontally down the middle of the fish. Terminal phase males are pink with a yellow collar and greenish head is light in color with a dark stripe along its dorsal and another horizontally down the middle of the fish. Terminal phase males are pink with a yellow collar and greenish head.

 

Food

Carnivore-The Rainbow Wrasse diet includes vitamin-enriched frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high-quality marine flake and marine pellet food.

 

Breeding

Rainbow wrasses are protogynous sequential hermaphrodites. They may begin their life cycle as either male or female. Females have ability to change gender should future prorogation of the species call for the demand. This fish has not been known to breed in captivity.

 

Compatible with

In large aquariums, several initial phase and juvenile Rainbow Wrasse may be housed together in relative peace. However, as adults, the Rainbow Wrasse demonstrates greater aggression and is best kept singularly in a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium with gregarious tankmates. They should get along with other tank mates but can be aggressive toward other wrasses.

 

Note

Sometimes bury themselves if frightened. Usually, they sleep under rock shelves, on or under a coral branch, in a crevice, or directly on the sand surface.