Bird Wrasse

Bird Wrasses are carnivorous and primarily feed on small invertebrates, crustaceans, and zooplankton. Offer high-quality frozen foods such as mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and copepods once daily, supplemented with quality marine flakes or pellets. They will also pick at small crustaceans and amphipods naturally present in established reef systems.

Bird Wrasses are active, curious fish that spend much of their time foraging along the substrate and rockwork using their distinctive elongated snout to probe crevices for food. Males display vibrant green coloration and are generally peaceful toward other fish, though they may be territorial with conspecifics. They are excellent community reef fish that ignore coral polyps and contribute to a dynamic, natural-looking aquarium.

Breeding Bird Wrasses in captivity is extremely rare and difficult, with no established protocols for home aquarists. They are pelagic spawners that require very large systems and specific environmental triggers unlikely to occur in typical reef tanks. Captive-bred specimens are virtually unavailable; wild-caught fish are the norm.