Dragon Wrasse
In the wild they feed by turning over rocks and eating things like the mussels urchins and starfish that it finds under the rocks.
Dragon wrasse. A fish that is constantly on the move the dragon wrasse needs to be provided with plenty of room to move around and a two to four inch bed of soft sand where it can bury itself. The dragon wrasse is also referred to as the rockmover wrasse. The juvenile body coloration can range from maroon to green with white markings.
The philippines indonesia and australia. These are piled on mounds of sand. Dragon wrasse habitat and care.
The young dragon wrasse rockmover wrasse or red belly wrasse are much different looking than adults. In the wild these mounds consist of between four and 70 pieces of coral fragments. Tropical pacific ocean islands including hawaii.
These include habitats in the gulf of california to panama. Just before sunset the wrasse dives into the sand under its. The tank should have a tight fitting lid as the dragon wrasse has a tendency to jump out of tanks especially when it is startled.
The dragon wrasse does not only move rubble and coral fragments to find food but it will also construct sleeping mounds by piling up heaps of benthic debris. The dragon wrasse has a beautiful black and white checkered body an intricate striped mask a subtle red belly and long horn like frills extending from its fins nbsp dragon wrasses require a thick sandy substrate where they will. Novaculichthys taeniourus also known as the rockmover wrasse carpet wrasse dragon wrasse bar cheeked wrasse olive scribbled wrasse or reindeer wrasse is a species of wrasse mainly found in coral reefs and lagoons in the indo pacific region.
