Pink Streak Wrasse MED

Pink Streak Wrasse

The Pink Streaked Wrasse is a small fish with an oval-shaped body and pointed snout. Horizontal pink bars run along its body, separated by narrower yellow bars in-between. Their eyes are large and orange. Their fins are a combination of yellow and blue. This species is sexually dichromatic, with the male having more defined yellow lines. It also differs from the female by having blue/grey marks on its gills.

Although Pink Streaked Wrasse will spawn in an aquarium, it hasn't been possible to raise fry. They are hermaphroditic, starting out as female, before transitioning to a sub male. A further transition can occur to super male. These are the dominant wrasse in a group and can be identified by their much brighter colors.

This species is native to the Indo-Pacific, including Indonesia, the Philippines, and Palau. They inhabit reef areas amongst lower and dead coral, containing coralline algae.

Tank Recommendations for your Pink Streaked Wrasse

Pink Streaked Wrasse needs a tank that is at least 15 gallons (57 liters) capacity.

They are reef safe and can also be housed in a nano tank. A suitable tank should allow space for them to swim, and also have plenty of caves and caverns. Pink Streaked Wrasse sleeps in a mucus cocoon and will need safe places to rest.

A secure lid is essential as it may jump out of the tank. Due to their size, it is also important to seal any other gaps or holes which they may slip through.

Suitable Tank Buddies

Pink Streaked Wrasse has a peaceful temperament. They aren't aggressive to other fish and don't threaten coral or invertebrates. It is best to house them with other non-aggressive fish which won't harass them.

Usually Compatible

Suitable tank buddies include Firefish, Dottybacks, Gobies, Clownfish, and Cardinals.

Sometime Compatible

Caution is advised with Anglerfish, Frogfish, Grunts, Sweetlips, and Pseudochromis.

Rarely Compatible

Most large aggressive predators should be avoided. There are also several small fish that shouldn't cohabit with Pink Streaked Wrasse. This includes Damsels, Dragonets, Hawkfish, and semi-aggressive Wrasse.

Feeding your Pink Streaked Wrasse

Pink Streaked Wrasse are carnivores. They will eat a variety of live, frozen, and prepared foods. It is more practical to wean them on to frozen or prepared foods. If they don't accept these products immediately then live food can be used to entice them to eat. A suitable diet should include brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, minced shrimp, copepods, and rotifiers. They will also consume food flakes, pellets, and seaweed such as Nori. This species doesn't hold its food for long and needs to eat regularly. You should feed them at least 4 times per day.