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Six Line Wrasse
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The Six Line Wrasse is both beautiful and active. With its six distinct, horizontal blue lines overlaid against an orange body, this member of the Labridae family brings a zip of color to any marine reef aquarium. This is especially true when a courting male Six Line Wrasse displays an increased color intensity. However, it is the active darting amongst rock outcroppin...
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Also known as the Sixline or Sixstripe Wrasse, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia is native to reefs of the Indo-Pacific and the coast of Fiji. Here, the Six Line Wrasse forages amongst corals and rocks for foods, mainly keeping to itself. In the home aquarium, the Six Line Wrasse requires a peaceful environment with a generous supply of hiding places and live rock on which they can forage for food. Here, the Six Line Wrasse will search for live foods in the form of small crustaceans such as pyramidellid snails (clam parasites), urchins, and commensal flatworms. The Six Line Wrasse is also known to feed on unwanted pests on live rock, such as bristleworms. -
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Worth the Cash if you get the right one
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Overall this is a great fish, they are cheap add color, movement and yes they do eat flat worms but be careful because they are not all peaceful even if some of them are. I have one in my tank now that is great doesn't bother anyone else in the tank and minds his own business. BUT and there is a BUT I had one about 3 years ago that was a pain! I broke down my tank just to get him out of there and that was a pain to but well worth it! He attacked everything in the tank including shrimp which they aren't "supposed" to do. If you get a good one like the one I have now enjoy one of the best fish you can have if not get him out unless he is with other aggressive fish. Its not just me my LSF has one in the 250 gal that is the biggest I have ever seen about 3 1/2 inches but he is also aggressive and killed all the snails in his tank. He also has another that is in the 120 coral tank without any problems.
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Color, movement, keeps flat worm population low.
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CAN BE aggressive, kill shrimps, and attack everything its size!
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4.5 |
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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Valuable fish
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I have had this guy in my tank for almost 3 years now. And so far he has been a model citizen. Not to mention beautiful. They add color and activity to any tank. They are 1 of my favorite fish, and they are fairly inexpensive which is awesome. The other good thing is that they eat flatworms. Some say they don't, but I know for sure mine does because I have seen him. Not only that I had a small outbreak of flatworms a while back and they only were ever visible in the sump in any large numbers. Because the Six Line Wrasse was keeping them in check. And they are totally reef safe, except for the occasional stealing of food from some corals. But they don't eat the coral itself.
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Really good price, for such a pretty fish. And they eat flatworms which is very helpful. I would rather have a natural solution rather than having to resort to Flatworm exit or something like that.
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Sometimes he will pick Mysis and other food from my LPS when they are trying to eat. But I just hang out and fend him off, no big deal really.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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