Cigar Wrasse

Cheilio Wrasse are large slender fish and should be added to a large aquarium with ample swim room. Provide an aquarium with plenty of rock work with cracks, crevices and caves for hiding and resting. Cheilio Wrasse may disturb sand beds in search of food. Generally known to be hardy eaters Wrasse may be shy when first introduced into the aquarium but will become bolder as they acclimate and mature. If not eating try providing small marine or freshwater feeder fish, live enriched shrimp, or fiddler crabs. A diet rich in meaty based foods should be provided multiple times daily for continued health. Only one male Cheilio Wrasse should be housed with other larger fish that will not be easily harassed. Wrasse are hermaphrodites meaning they start as juveniles/females but at some point, in their life may turn into a male. Juveniles and adults will display slightly color differences. Wrasse may jump provide an aquarium with a tight-fitting lid. The Cigar Wrasse is also known simply as the Sharp-Nosed Rainbowfish or the Sharp-nosed Wrasse. Not often seen in the aquarium trade. Juvenile and adult Cigar fish may have color differences. Juveniles are usually a brown to green mottled color with a thick horizontal stripe, rarely some juveniles have been seen as all yellow. Adults can develop a bright yellow, orange, black, white or even multicolored spot on their side behind their pectoral fins. Cigar Wrasse can grow up to 14".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 150 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH