Yellow Tail Tamarin Wrasse

Anampses Meleagrides

• Care Level: Difficult
• Temperament: Peaceful
• Reef Compatible: Yes
• Diet: Carnivore
• Max. Size: 23cm
• Origin: Coral Sea

Add Anampses Wrasse to well established aquariums with plenty of rock work, cracks, caves and crevices. Anampses Wrasse are burrowers, provide a thick sandy bottom. They will bury themselves in the sandy bottom to sleep or if they are feeling threatened. Anampses Wrasse are peaceful but often timid house with other peaceful tank mates. Anampses Wrasse may not readily eat when first acclimating. If seeing unwilliness to eat add fortified live Mysis, Brine, Glass/Grass shrimp to their carnivorous diet. 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 Yellowtail Wrasse are also known as the Spotted Wrasse. Males show dark brown with short blue lines and an irregular pattern of blue marks on its head and a brown tail with blue spots. Females are similarly coloured but have white spots covering its body and a yellow tail. Yellowtail Wrasse can grow up to 23cm in length.

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 500L or larger for this species.

Due to variations within species and age of fish, your item may not look identical to the image provided.