Care guide at a glance
Gomphosus caeruleus
Description
An unmistakable wrasse with a long, curved beak-like snout used to extract prey from crevices. Males mature into a brilliant blue-green.
Feeding
Carnivorous. Frozen mysis, chopped prawn, clam and marine pellets, two or three times daily.
Compatibility
Reef safe with corals but a highly effective hunter of ornamental shrimp, crabs and small snails. Boisterous with smaller tankmates.
Behaviour and personality
Swims constantly and rapidly using the pectoral fins, probing crevices with the long beak. Males are brilliant blue-green; females brown and white.
Before you buy
Grows to 25 cm or more, swims constantly, and needs a large tank with open space. A determined jumper, so the tank must be sealed. Will clear a reef of ornamental shrimp.
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