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Fish
Golden Wrasse
Halichoeres chrysus
Key facts
- Temperature24–26 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 26°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Type of aquarium
- Reef / FOWLR
- Swimming level
- mid-level – bottom
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a harem of 1M + 2–3H
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 liters
- Diet
- carnivorous (polychaetes, copepods)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; protogynous hermaphrodite
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Uniform bright yellow color. Sleeps buried in the sand: requires at least 5–8 cm of fine sand. Eats parasites from the substrate. If stressed, buries itself within seconds.
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