Care guide at a glance
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Description
A slender predatory wrasse with a pointed snout and the ability to shift colour dramatically, from mottled brown to bright red-green in moments.
Feeding
Carnivorous. Frozen mysis, chopped prawn, clam and marine pellets.
Compatibility
Not reef safe with invertebrates - will hunt ornamental shrimp, small crabs and hermits. Peaceful toward similarly sized fish.
Behaviour and personality
Hangs among rockwork and rubble, often at an angle, then darts to take prey. Can change colour rapidly.
Before you buy
A capable hunter that will clear a tank of ornamental shrimp. Fine in a fish-only or coral-only system, poor in an invertebrate reef.
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