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Green Wrasse

Halichoeres solorensis

Also known as solor wrasse, green bird wrasse, solar wrasse, green halichoeres, sea green wrasse, ソロルベラ, ikan keling, 索洛尔海猪鱼, 绿海猪鱼

A slim, active wrasse. Males are bright green to blue-green with pink or orange lines on the head and a dark spot behind the eye, while females and juveniles are duller and more mottled. Keepers like it for its colour and because it hunts pests such as flatworms and small bristleworms.

Care at a glance

Care level

Moderate

Temperament

Semi

Adult size

15 cm

Temperature

23 to 28 °C

pH

8.1 to 8.4

Smallest tank

300 litres

Keep as

Singly, or one male with several females in a large tank

Diet

Carnivore: mysis, chopped shrimp, krill, small crustaceans and quality marine pellets

Swims

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

5 to 8 years

Water

Marine (saltwater)

Wild range

Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea to northern Australia

Breeding

It spawns in pairs or groups, and fish can change sex from female to male. The eggs drift in open water, and the larvae are hard to raise, so it is rarely bred in captivity.

Good to know

It needs a deep sand bed to bury itself in at night and a tight lid because it jumps. Larger fish may eat small shrimp, snails and other invertebrates, so it is not fully reef safe.