Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Leopard Wrasse
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- Carnivorous (copepods and small rock-dwelling invertebrates)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Covered in spots like a leopard. Delicate upon arrival: requires a well-established aquarium with plenty of live rock and sand for it to burrow into at night. Reef Safe: ✅ Yes
