Christmas Wrasse - (No Online Purchases)

Name: Christmas Wrasse

Scientific Name:Halichoeres claudia

Description: A colourful, active marine fish featuring a green body patterned with intricate pink-red lines and vibrant markings. Christmas Wrasses spend much of their day exploring rockwork and searching for small invertebrates, bringing movement and colour to established marine aquariums.

Origin: Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef and islands of the western and central Pacific.

pH: Approximately 8.1–8.4

Temperature: Around 24–27°C

Salinity: Specific gravity approximately 1.023–1.026

Adult Size: Approximately 12–15cm.

Lifespan: Approximately 5–8 years, potentially longer with proper care.

Reef Safe: With caution. Generally safe with corals, but may eat small ornamental shrimp, snails, feather duster worms and other small invertebrates.

Food: Carnivorous. Offer a varied diet of frozen mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, finely chopped seafood and quality marine pellets. Feed small portions several times daily. Naturally forages for small worms and crustaceans among the rockwork and substrate.

Compatibility: Generally peaceful with similarly sized marine fish, although it may become territorial towards other wrasses. Avoid aggressive tankmates and introduce additional wrasses carefully. Small ornamental invertebrates may be at risk.

Habitat: Requires a spacious, established marine aquarium with live rock, hiding places and open swimming space. Provide a fine sand bed approximately 5–7.5cm deep for sleeping and shelter. A secure, tight-fitting lid is essential, as wrasses are capable jumpers. Maintain stable water conditions, effective filtration and good oxygenation.