ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Sixline wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia · Labridae

Sixstripe wrasse ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

A busy little pest-hunter that eats flatworms and pyramid snails; can turn nippy with age.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
8 cm (3.1 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
Hunts tiny shrimp and flatworms; safe with adult cleaners.
ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
Increasingly bossy with age in small tanks.
ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
Once or twice daily.

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
110 L (29 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
8–12 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 4–10
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Carnivore — mysis, pellets, plus reef micro-fauna.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Indo-Pacific
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Dense rockwork and coral thickets
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Plenty of rock, moderate flow.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Clownfish
Tangs
Cardinalfish
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Other small wrasses
Firefish in small tanks

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males are slightly larger and brighter.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Not bred at home.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Marine ich
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Sixline 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

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