Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse

Wetmorella Nigropinnata

• Care Level: Easy
• Temperament: Peaceful
• Reef Compatible: Yes
• Diet: Carnivore
• Max. Size: 8cm
• Origin: Indo Pacific

Wetmorella Wrasse should be added to a well-established aquariums with plenty of rockwork, caves, and crevices for hiding and hunting. Wetmorella Wrasse may not eat readily when first introduced to the aquarium. If seeing an unwillingness to eat add fortified live mysis or Brine shrimp to their carnivorous diet. Feed a diet rich in meaty based foods several times daily. Wetmorella Wrasse are not reef safe and will prey on hard benthic invertebrates. Wetmorella Wrasse are highly secretive and spend most of their time hiding and must be housed with peaceful tank mates. Wrasse are hermaphrodites meaning they start as juveniles/females but at some point in their life may turn into a male. Wrasse are hermaphrodites meaning they start as juveniles/females but at some point in their life may turn into a male. Provide an aquarium with a tight-fitting lid as they may jump.

The Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse are also sometimes known as the Sharpnose Wrasse. Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse show an orange to red body with a vertical yellow stripe behind its eye and another on its caudal peduncle and a white trimmed black eyespot on its dorsal and anal fins. Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse can grow up to 8cm in length.

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 40L or larger for this species.

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