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Melanurus Wrasse
Halichoeres melanurus
Family: Labridae
📍 Indo-Pacific — Philippines to Samoa
Dazzling rainbow colouration — females green-blue, males sporting a vivid magenta-and-green pattern. A sand-diver that buries to sleep. Natural predator of flatworms and pyramid snails.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- carnivore — mysis, pods, crustaceans
- maxSize
- 5 inches
- minTankSize
- 50 gallons
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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Temperature
75–82°F
24–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
81°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, May high)