Labroides dimidiatusCleaner WrasseBluestreak Cleaner WrasseBlue Streak WrasseCommon Cleaner Wrasse |
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| Physical |
| Size: | 10.85 cm (4.27 in.) Stocking Density Calculator |
| Color Variations: | None. Though it has been observed to change it's color depending on mood. |
| Compatability: | Community
Reef Safe
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| Minimum Tank Size: | 30 Gallons (113.56) Liters |
| Ease of Keeping: | 4 - 5 |
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| Water Conditions |
| Type: | Saltwater |
| Temperature: | 76.9° F (24.94° C) |
| pH: | 8.25 |
| Salinity: | 1.023 |
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| Living |
| Food Preference: | Carnivorous.
Crustacean ectoparasites, dead tissue, and mucus of other fishes.
Must be kept with other fish of a different genus.
The cleaner wrasse is an obligate, symbiont, which means that it gets almost all of it's nutrition (obligate) from the animals that it cleans (symbiosis).
May also accept other meaty foods such as brine shrimp, chopped sea foods, and live black worms. |
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| Swimming Level: | Middle and Bottom |
| Schooling: | No |
| Minimum School Size: | 1 to 3 fish will occupy one cleaning station in the wild. |
| Setup: | Provide crevasses or niches in rock work for them to sleep and hide.
They will sleep in a bed of a slime secretion that will float to the top in the morning.
The should also be provided high lighting and plenty of room to swim. |
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific Oceans.
Range from the Red Sea to East Africa.
to the Line, Marquesan, and Ducie Islands.
Also North to Southern Japan and South to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands.
Found along the Great Barrier Reef in small coral outcroppings or even in tide pools.
Also, found in Hawaii.
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| Breeding |
| Ease of Breeding: | 4 - 5 |
| Sexing: | Similar to clown fish, wrasses will change sex if need be from female to male to allow mating to occur. |
| Spawning Type: | Egg Layer. External Fertilization |
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