What is yellow Wrasse?
Yellow Wrasse is a type of sea fish from tropical waters. These fish are commonly found around the coast of Australia, on Solomon Islands and the Indian Ocean, and are also popular in aquariums of salt water. The scientific name for the yellow Wrasse is Halichoeres Chrysus .
also called the Canary Wrass, yellow Wrasse is firm bright yellow. They have one long dorsal fin on their backs, which stretches almost to their heads almost to their tail. The youths are three evenly distributed black spots raised white on this fin. Males retain one place throughout adulthood. Although they are considered medium -sized, these fish are usually only about 5 inches (12.7 cm) long. They can be found at depths of 6.5–197 feet (2–60 m), but most often occur on 49 feet (15 m) or the like. The lower feed generally eats snails, shrimp and other small invertebrates common to the cliff habitat. Sometimes they are, but not always, they are found in schools.
No aggressive fish, yellow circuits are often considered to be a good choice for the aquarium of salt water, because they will eat many kinds of pests such as flat worms and pyramidellide snails. This makes them good protection not only for corals, but also clams. In addition, they often clean parasites from other fish. Although they are around the cliffs in the wild, these fish are not always completely safe in the reef tanks, because in addition to the consumption of pests species they also eat some beneficial species.
Aquarium setting for yellow Wrasse requires 2-3 inches (5-7.6 cm) sand at the bottom of the tank. When Wrasse feels threatened, he will plunge into the sand and hides. This will be his initial behavior of the pro -serial few days when he was introduced into a new tank. In addition to sand, rocks and other shelters should be added to the tank. Any aquarium in which yellow Wrasse is located
In order to maintain healthy circuits, the water temperature should be maintained between 72-78° F (22.2–25.5 ° C) and pH of water should be between 8.1-8.4. The recommended minimum size for these fish is the recommended minimum tank size of 30–50 gallons (113.5–189 l). Many experts do not recommend Yellow Wrasse for starting fish owners.