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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Anampses chrysocephalus
COMMON NAME – Psych-Head, Psychedelic Wrasse
SIZE – 7 in (18 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE – 90 gal (341 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - It often refuses to eat in captivity, but if you can get it to eat it should be fed a variety of high quality meaty marine foods. It normally eats small invertebrates, especially small crustaceans, it finds on the rockwork.
REEF COMPATIBILITY – With Caution
CAPTIVE CARE – The Psychedelic wrasse is the male of the species Anampses chrysocephalus, the female goes by the name of Redtail Tarmarin Wrasse. This fish will fight with members of its own species, but is peaceful towards other fish. The Psychedelic wrasse doesn’t have a record of success in the home aquarium. If you are going to attempt to keep this difficult fish, you should have a large aquarium with plenty of rock and small crustaceans for it to eat. They also require a sand bed of at least 3 inches to burrow in at night. Wrasses are known jumpers so the aquarium top should be covered.
