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SALT WATER
- Vertebrate - Wrasses (Reef Safe)
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Hoeven Halichoeres melanurus
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Hoeven (Halichoeres melanurus)
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| Aliases: Tail-spot Wrasse, Melanurus Wrasse, Yellow-lined Wrasse, Orange-tipped Rainbowfish |
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Family: Labridae
Maximum Size: 4.5 inches
Temperament: Passive
Stamina: Moderately Hardy
Activity: Day / Diurnal
Tank Area Preference:
Entire Tank
Captive Breeding: Unreported
Sexual Differences: None Specified
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The Hoeven's Wrasse will eat fireworms and pyramidellid snails that otherwise could be come nuisances in your tank. |
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The Hoeven (Halichoeres melanurus) is sometimes called a Tail-spot Wrasse, a Melanurus Wrasse, a Yellow-lined Wrasse, or an Orange-tipped Rainbowfish. It belongs to the family named Labridae. Typically reaching a max size of about 4.5 inches in length, the Hoeven is passive in nature and moderately hardy in stamina. It's more active during the daytime and less at night, and will hang out across the entire tank. According to FishDB current data, captive breeding success is unreported and there are no external signs of sexual differences. Halichoeres melanurus should not be housed in a tank less than 55 gallons in size. Tank parameters should be maintained with ph level between 8.1 - 8.4, temperature between 73 - 79 degrees fahrenheit, and a salinity between 1.020 - 1.025. Some of the environmental concerns that you should strive to replicate in your home aquaria to promote succesful acclimation include a fine substrate, a deep substrate, and a stable cave/sheltering ledge.
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salt water
Vertebrates
