Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse

Rarely seen in the trade, with the male having an olive brown or green body with blue vertical lines on each scale, a blue green bar near the pectoral fins and blue lines between the eyes.

There are also blue markings on the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. Females are usually brown on the back and becoming reddish towards the belly with blue lines on the head and blue dots on each scale.

Can be maintained in either fish-only or reef aquariums with each having a fine substrate (0.5 – 2 mm) of at least 4 inches (10 cm) in depth. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, black worms and other meaty type marine frozen foods.

Needs two or three feedings per day. May be very difficult to get feeding in the beginning, and if so, try some live foods, such as black worms (Lumbriculus variegatus) or adult fortified brine shrimp.