Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Eight-striped Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Photo: zsispeo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Labridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (toward small fish and shrimp)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution (may attack shrimp)
Notes: Related to the six-line wrasse, with eight dark lines on a pink background. Slightly more aggressive.
