Adorned Wrasse - Halichoeres cosmetus sps

Adorned Wrasse - Halichoeres cosmetus spsAdorned Wrasse (Halichoeres cosmetus) The Adorned Wrasse, Halichoeres cosmetus, is a colourful and active marine wrasse, admired for its attractive lined patterning, lively swimming behaviour and useful natural foraging around the rockwork. Also known as the Orange Lined Wrasse or Cosmetus Wrasse, this species is a popular Halichoeres wrasse for mature reef aquariums, where it will spend the day searching for tiny foods, pests and small invertebrates.

northwards to the Philippines and Micronesia

algae sheets

polychaete worms and molluscs

but this remains one of the larger and more robust clownfish species

Zebrasoma flavescens

Secure loose coral frags and protect the urchin from predatory fish or crabs

Parupeneus barberinoides

Blue Cheek Goby

Diet: Carnivorous

and in larger aquariums experienced keepers may keep small groups if introduced together with plenty of rockwork and territory breaks

This is a lively swimmer and should not be treated as a nano fish despite the “dwarf parrot” trade name

Fire & Ice Acanthastrea Echinata