Melanurus wrasse
Halichoeres melanurus · Labridae
Hoeven's wrasse, Tail-spot wrasse ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
A hardy sand-sleeping wrasse that hunts vermetid snails and flatworms across the rock.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 210 L (55 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 12 cm (4.7 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 1+
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
- 1.023–1.026
- ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
- Reef ꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ
- ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Reef safe.
- ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Eats small shrimp, snails and worms.
- ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 210 L (55 US gal)
- ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 210 L (55 US gal)
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- Peaceful with unlike fish.
- ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
- Twice daily; hunts between meals.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 210 L (55 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 8–12 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 5–10
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Carnivore — mysis, pellets, clam, reef micro-fauna.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Sandy reef edges and rubble
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Sand bed to bury in; moderate flow; tight lid.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 1
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- TangsClownfishAnthias
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Ornamental shrimpOther Halichoeres wrasses
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Males develop brighter green striping.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Not bred in captivity.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Marine ichJumping
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Melanurus wrasse ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
