Rockmover Wrasse (Dragon Wrasse)

Novaculichthys taeniourus

The Underwater Bulldozer (12 inches / 30 cm). It literally spends its entire day picking up heavy rocks in its mouth and throwing them to find crabs.

Family: Labridae
Origin: Indo-Pacifico
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Temperature

24 °C - 28 °C

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Freshwater

Tank level

Bottom

Adult size

30 cm

Care and observations

The Avalanche Maker: It will completely dismantle your carefully designed aquascape. It has the absurd jaw strength to lift rocks heavier than itself and toss them aside. This frequently causes catastrophic rock slides that crack the bottom glass of aquariums and crush other fish.

Fish profile

Tank level: Bottom
Adult size: 30 cm
GH: 15 dGH - 25 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a
Conductivity: n/a

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