Cleaner Wrasse (M)
Labroides dimidiatus
$40.00
A busy reef doctor that picks parasites off other fish, best left to experienced keepers.
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From our species guide
Care at a glance
- Care levelExpert
- Reef safeYes
- TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful; males fight; may pester fish
- Temperature72–78 °F
- Salinity1.020–1.025 SG
- pH8.1–8.4
- Min tank90 gallons
- Favorite foods
- Mysis shrimp
- Enriched brine shrimp
- Tiny marine pellets
- Max size5.5 in (14 cm)
In plain words: The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is a small, thin fish. It grows to about as long as your hand. It has a pale head, a blue tail end and a thick black stripe down its side. Babies are black with a bright blue line.
About the Cleaner Wrasse (M)
Bluestreak cleaner wrasses run a cleaning station, picking parasites and dead skin off their tankmates, and they are fascinating to watch. This listing is a medium-size fish. Many wild-caught cleaners never learn to eat prepared foods and starve, so give it a large, mature tank with plenty of fish, several small meals of enriched frozen food a day and a tight lid. It will not cure ich or replace quarantine.
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