Earle's Fairy Wrasse
Snapshot: Also known as the Orange-Striped Fairy Wrasse. They sport a vivid pink-red body, glowing magenta stripes, yellow cheek patch, and purple-red tail with males showing the brightest colours.
Other tidbits: Can grow up to 13cm or so. Distributed throughout tPalau and Micronesia in the Western Central Pacific. They're tough to acclimate, expert aquarists only!
Bare bones must know: Live-rock fish-only system, or reef aquarium. Mature and well-established aquarium with plenty of live rock. Thick, fine sandy substrate. Expert aquarists only.
Aquarium set-up: This stunner demands a well established tank that is spacious and decked out with ample live rock for hideouts and hunting. Wrasses love their comfort — give them a cozy fine sandbed to burrow into when they need a snooze or sense trouble. And don't forget the lid — these acrobats are known to make daring leaps from open aquariums!Maintain an aquatic utopia by nailing the basics: rock-solid water quality with top-notch filtration and routine partial water changes.
Feeding: Keep your Wrasse in top form with a gourmet diet of vitamin-enriched frozen mysis and brine shrimp, alongside high-quality marine flakes and pellets.
AQT note: All our fish feast on a diet of seaweed, marine pellets, flakes and frozen treats under our care. Keep the feast going in your tank!