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Fish
Six-lined Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Key facts
- Temperature24–26 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size9 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 9 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 26°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Type of aquarium
- Reef / FOWLR
- Swimming level
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (aggressive toward other small wrasses)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 liters
- Diet
- carnivorous (flatworms, polychaetes, copepods)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; hermaphroditic
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes (can eat small ornamental shrimp)
Notes: Six very striking blue and orange stripes. Eats flatworms that are harmful to corals. May be aggressive toward new fish. Useful as a biological control for flatworms in reef tanks.
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