Green Wrasse
A 75 gallon or larger aquarium with a tight fitting lid a 2 3 inch sandy bottom to hide under if frightened and other peaceful wrasses including its own species provides a good environment.
Green wrasse. Labrus chloropterus platyglossus chloropterusother names. Green wrasse pastel green wrasse green coris description. With roughly 80 species to its name the genus is the largest in the wrasse family and includes a great many species which possess confusingly.
Labrus viridis the green wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the eastern atlantic ocean from portugal to morocco as well as through the mediterranean sea to the black sea. The green wrasse is also referred to as the pastel green wrasse or green coris. The green wrasse is also referred to as the pastel green wrasse or green coris.
Green coris wrasses also eat pyramidillid snails and flatworms. The many colorful wrasses of the genus halichoeres represent some of the most popular fishes for the reef aquarium including such familiar names as the christmas wrasse melanurus wrasse canary wrasse and rarer beauties like the earmuff wrasse. The green coris is a durable fish that is safe with corals but will eat fanworms small snails and small ornamental shrimps.
The bird wrasse bird fish is a hardy fish which adapts rather well to aquarium life. They are often a sea angler s first catch they certainly were mine. Ballan wrasse like this beautifully coloured green fish can be confused with other wrasse species but it s easy to learn the differences.
A male female pair should be added to the aquarium at the same time introducing the female also called a black bird first. Ballan wrasse let s start with the biggest and most common ballans are plentiful and greedy. The body color is a most attractive pastel green without extravagant markings.
Only one male also called green birds for their coloring should be kept in an aquarium. A thick sandy substrate is suggested because when frightened it generally hides itself in the sand and will spend most of its early introduction hiding in the sand. Black blotched wrasse black blotched rainbowfish dark blotch wrasse green spotted wrasse java wrasse.
This species is found around rocky reefs amongst the rocks or in eelgrass beds. A 75 gallon or larger aquarium with a tight fitting lid a 2 3 inch sandy bottom to hide under if frightened and other peaceful wrasses including its own species provides a good environment. Like many wrasses this species goes through a terminal phase.
Juveniles are a yellowish white color while adult males are blue with a green and pink head. The lime green wrasse is also known as the sunset wrasse banana wrasse and yellow brown wrasse. The body color is a most attractive pastel green without extravagant markings.
