Saltwater
Exquisite wrasse
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Labridae, Cheilininae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 53 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, France, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia, and 22 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs over rubble or low patch reefs in areas of current; also on reef edges and around bommies with rubble zones; often in moderately large groups and mixed sex during feeding on zooplankton well above the substrate. Males often display to each other. Reported to be associated with the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cirrhilabrus exquistius
- Cirrhilabrus sp.
In other languages
- Exquisite fairy-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.