- Name:
Lyretail Wrasse
(View AKA's) - Family: Labridae
- Species: Wrasse
- Scientific Name: Thalassoma lunare
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General info about Lyretail Wrasse
The Lyretail Wrasse as an adult, it is green with bright facial and fin markings. It should reside in a large aquarium with larger, aggressive tank mates, and plenty of rocks for hiding. It will become territorial and harass any new additions to the community, therefore, it should be the last fish added to the aquarium. It may be kept with a mate if the aquarium is 150 gallons or larger. It may eat mantis shrimp and bristleworms. It does not eat corals or live plants.
Caution with Lyretail Wrasse
Wrasse are considered jumpers make sure your aquarium has a tight-fitting canopy or screen cover to prevent the Wrasse from jumping out of your aquarium. Wrasse have been known to jump through the smallest of holes in a canopy.
Wrasses prefer to have a 2" (5cm) sandbed to allow them to burrow into the sand to sleep or when they feel like they are in danger. Some people with bare bottom tanks have also added a Tupperware with a 2" deep sand bed to accommodate the wrasse's needs.
They are generally peaceful but may display aggression towards members of the same species.
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Lyretail Wrasse | Wrasse | Labridae | Thalassoma lunare | The Lyretail Wrasse as an adult, it is green with bright facial and fin markings. It should reside in a large aquarium with larger, aggressive tank mates, and plenty of rocks for hiding. It will become territorial and harass any new additions to the community, therefore, it should be the last fish added to the aquarium. It may be kept with a mate if the aquarium is 150 gallons or larger. It may eat mantis shrimp and bristleworms. It does not eat corals or live plants. | PalaciosAn |
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