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Belted Wrasse / Stethojulisbalteata
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Stethojulisbalteata
COMMON NAME – Belted Wrasse
SIZE – 6 in (15 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 100 gal (378 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING – Not known to eat frozen foods, they will eat smallinvertebrates they find in the sand and rocks.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - No
CAPTIVE CARE – This fish is extremely difficult to keep in captivity. They havehigh caloric needs and most aquariums cannot support a population ofinvertebrates for them to survive off of. They also do not adapt to aquariumlife well, remaining extremely skittish. Wrasses are known jumpers so theaquarium top should be covered.
