Labroides dimidiatus

Common Names:

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Cleaner Wrasse

Synonyms:

Cossyphus dimidiatus

Family:

Labridae

Category:

Labroids

Distribution:

Indo Pacific; Indo-Pacific

Main Ecosystem:

Reef; Reef

Temperament:

Peaceful; A very active fish, will spend most of the day flying around the tank at speed. It may pick off parasites from larger fish and setup cleaning stations, unfrightened by almost any fish, even those much larger than itself. Can clean some fish quite agressively, tends to cleaner larger fish vigorously. Often seen to "surf" quickly across the tank near the top of the water making small waves!

Diet:

Ominvore; Ominvore

Care:

Should be fed 3 times daily, some may accept flake food, live/frozen brine shrimp, however this must be checked before purchasing a cleaner wrasse. Most will pick off parasites from larger fish. Should be kept with a large number of community fish, larger fish are preferable to provide parasites for it to feed on.
Likes to have caves/tunnels to dart around, and sand to burry itself in. Makes a layer of mucas over it's body as it sleeps to protect itself. Can be difficult to keep if it does not

pH:

Temperature:

22°C - 26°C

72°F - 79°F

Specific Gravity:

8 - 12

Potential Size:

Male: 11cm (4.3")
Female: 11cm (4.3")

Water Region:

All; All

Activity:

Diurnal; Diurnal

Gender:

Cannot be determined from external features.
However, all cleaner wrasse start as females. As they become juveniles and form social aggregations, the strongest member of the group becomes a male. When that male dies or is chased away the next most dominant female changes sex to male.

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Comments:

If it eats flake foods and brine shrimp, it can be an easy fish to keep, however, it can clean some fish agressively, so make sure you have several large fish for it to clean (not just one, otherwise it can harass them too much).
Adults work in pairs to setup cleaning stations, Juveniles cleaner wrasse are territorial and work individually along reef walls.

Main Colours:

Yellow, Blue, Black

Markings:

Striped Horizontal

Mouth:

Normal

Tail:

Convex

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