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Dragon Wrasse

The Dragon Wrasse, also known as the Rockmover Wrasse, has notable first two dorsal spines that form a "cow-lick." It can be kept with fish that are aggressive or larger than it is, but should be housed with more passive fish as a juvenile. House only one per tank. Rockmover Wrasse should not be placed in a reef aquarium. Your marine aquarium should also have a tight-fitting lid to prevent it from jumping out.

Adult fish live on shallow, semi-exposed reef flats and in lagoons and seaward reefs to depths of 14–25m. They prefer hard-bottomed grassy areas of mixed sand and rubble with exposure to a mild surge. Juveniles favor shallow areas on rubble among large patch reefs or protected open patches on reef crests.

Features
Average purchase size: 10cm
Maximum size: 30cm
Origin: Fiji, Hawaii
Family: Labridae
Reef safe: No

Water conditions
pH: 8.1-8.4
dKH: 8-12
Salinity: 1.020 - 1.025
Temperature: 25-27 °C

Ease of care
Moderate. Dragon Wrasse are semi-aggressive. Care must be taken to prevent jumping out of aquarium - a cover lid is essential. A large 300+ litre aquarium with a 2-3" sandy substrate is recommended. The Dragon Wrasse will sleep in the sand.

Diet
Carnivore. The Dragon Wrasse diet should include enriched frozen food like frozen mysis shrimp, frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high quality marine flake and marine pellet food.

Compatibility
Not reef safe. As the Dragon Wrasse matures it will eat crustaceans, snails, shrimp, starfish, smaller fish, worms, and other invertebrates.

Life Span
Dragon Wrasse can live to anything from 3-5 years in perfect aquarium conditions.