Candy smalltail Wrasse, Pseudojuloides Cerasinus

The Small Tail Pencil Wrasse has a stunning coloration that can enhance the beauty of any home aquarium. The Small Tail Pencil Wrasse often buries itself for hiding and sleeping in, it is recommend to maintain a thick sand bed in its aquarium along with plenty of rocks and/or corals.

The Smalltail Pencil Wrasse males have a jade coloured back with a bright blue band running down its side and a white belly. Females are orange with a pale yellow throat and nose.

For best care, the Smalltail Pencil Wrasse should be housed in an established, well-filtered aquarium. It is a jumper, so a secure lid on the aquarium is required.

When first introduced into the aquarium, live feeder brineshrimp or mysis shrimp should be used to entice this fish to eat. It eats very small invertebrates (amphiopods) that grow on live rock. The diet should also include live, small feeder shrimps (brine, mysid) and finely chopped marine meats.

 

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