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Active, colourful — and not all invert-safe
Wrasses
Wrasses bring movement and colour to the mid-water, and several earn their keep hunting pests. The honest catch: many are reef-safe with corals but eat small shrimp, snails and pods, most are jumpers, and some bury in the sand to sleep.
2 in our library · 2 with a full care guide.
💧 The one thing to get right: A lid is essential, a fine sand bed suits the burrowers, and check invert-safety before you mix with a cleanup crew.
- Melanurus WrasseHalichoeres melanurusBeginner–Intermediate✓ Care guideA tireless rainbow-coloured pest-hunter — eats flatworms and pyramid snails; needs sand and a lid.
- Six Line WrassePseudocheilinus hexataeniaBeginner–Intermediate✓ Care guideA busy, colourful wrasse that hunts pest snails and flatworms — but can turn a bully.
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