Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Dragon Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Photo: Brocken Inaglory · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No (it moves rocks and eats invertebrates)
Notes: Juveniles mimic drifting algae with filamentous fins. As adults, they turn over rocks in search of food.
