Saltwater
Bicolor cleaner wrasse
Labroides bicolor
Labridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 15 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 88 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, France, French Polynesia, and 30 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 40 m. Territorial around prominent coral formations called 'cleaning stations'. Juveniles generally solitary and quite secretive in caves while adults may wander over a large area in search of other fishes with ectoparasites. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Fowlerella bicolor
- Labroides bicolour
In other languages
- Tofarvet pudsefisk
- Bi&c99;olor cleaner wrasse, Bicolor cleanerfish, Bicolored cleaner wrasse, Bicolour cleaner wrasse, Bicoloured cleaner wrasse, Cleaner wrasse, Two-colour cleaner, Two-colour cleaner wrasse, Wrasse, Yellow diesel wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.