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Velvet WrasseBlue-sided Fairy Wrasse ~ Blue-scaled Fairy WrasseFamily: Labridae Cirrhilabrus cyanopleuraPhoto courtesy: Seth WeintraubLatest Reader Comment - See More Awesome and easy fish to care for!!! I have this one (full grown) with a Scott's Fairy (same size of 3" but still growing) and a Solor Fairy wrasse. Little tiffs... (more) Carrie The Velvet Wrasse, Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse, or Blue-scaled Fairy Wrasse can be a very beautiful and lively fish in any aquarium! Like all the fairy-wrasses they are a peaceful fish in aquariums, though they may not be compatible with some of the basslets, dottybacks, or longfins.The fish shown in the photo above is most likely a juvenile, as the coloration and patterning between species is often very similar before they mature. As the Velvet Wrasse, Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse, or Blue-scaled Fairy Wrasse matures, the females will be a light red on the upper back side with a large light purplish area above the pectoral fin, while the males will be red and have a deep blue area above the pectoral fin. On both the colors fade to yellowish or white on the lower head and abdomen. For more Information on keeping this fish see: |
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Maintenance difficulty: The Velvet Wrasse, Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse, or Blue-scaled Fairy Wrasse is easy to keep. Wrasses are not challenging if you feed young specimens several times a day. Start with brine shrimp, live or frozen, and offer other protein foods as well.
Maintenance: Feed all kinds of live, frozen, and flake foods. Best to feed small amounts several times a day. We generally feed squid, shrimp (the same kind people eat), mussels, and all kinds of chopped up fish. A good formula for wrasses is Pro-salt marine. They are best maintained singly or in pairs with other fish and/or invertebrates.
Habitat: Natural geographic location: Velvet Wrasse, Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse, or Blue-scaled Fairy Wrasse are found in the Indo-Australian archipelago from the Christmas Island to New Guinea. It is usually found at depths of 5 to 20 meters. They live on lagoon edges, canals, and outer reef drop-off zones. They spend most of their time a few meters above the bottom catching plankton.
Foods: All kinds of protein foods, formulas and flakes. They are a plankton feeder in the ocean.
Social Behaviors: They live in harems consisting of a secondary male and numerous females. They are a peaceful fish in aquariums, though they may not be compatible with some of the basslets, dottybacks, or longfins.
Sex: Sexual differences: Males are larger and more intensely colored the the female. Their ventral fins are elongated the the tail fin is pointed. The colors become iridescent during courtship. The female is generally smaller and has a black dot on the caudal peduncle.
Light: Recommended light levels: Likes plenty of light. Usually found in sunlight areas.
Temperature: No special requirements. Normal temperatures for marine fish is between 74 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
Length/Diameter of fish: Velvet Wrasse, Blue-sided Fairy Wrasse, or Blue-scaled Fairy Wrasse adults can grow to 8.0 cm (3.2 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size: A minimum 40 gallon aquarium is recommended.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong No special requirements.
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom They are a plankton feeder and will spend most of the time near the middle of the aquarium.
Availability: This fish is available from time to time.
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