Bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse are adorable, ribbon like fish, as the name suggests, these fish are mostly blue in colour. Their silver underbelly nicely offsets a bold stripe that extends down the length of them.

Cleaner Wrasse live on rich coral reefs and lagoons, from the coast to the outer slopes. They swim around in loose aggregations, darting amongst the coral branches, or other structures they hold as cleaning stations. These fish have a mutualistic relationship with its neighbours on the reef. As the name suggests, Cleaner Wrasse feed on small parasitic crustaceans that they pick off the bodies of larger fish. They signal their availability as a cleaner by doing a dance. As a result of this behaviour, these fish can be useful to have in a marine tank. We recommend consulting a member of staff if pest control is what you are after

Cleaner Wrasse are also protogynous hermaphrodites. Which means that, when they get old enough, breeding females transition into a male. As a result, all juveniles are immature females.

It is important to imitate the natural environment by provide plenty of nooks and crannies for the wrasse to hide in. Hobbyists should invest in a jump guard to prevent any unfortunate mishaps.

Cleaner Wrasse do best when fed a varied diet. They will accept enriched frozen mysis shrimp and enriched frozen brine shrimp. They will also devour live foods, such as copepods and amphipods, that can be cultivated in attached refugium. Over time they will accept high-quality pellet or flake. We adapt all our wrasse