Yellowtail Checkerboard Wrasse - Halichoeres Hortulanus Damsels

Yellowtail Checkerboard Wrasse - Halichoeres Hortulanus DamselsYellowtail Checkerboard Wrasse Halichoeres Hortulanus Care: Beginner Diet: Carnivorous Light: Medium Place of origin: Western Indian Ocean Checkerboard Wrasse Widespread Indo West Pacific. Slight geographical variations between Indian and Pacific Oceans, and Red Sea. Various reef habitats, from coastal shallow reef crests and slopes to moderate depths along drop offs. Adults with one or two yellow saddles over the back and sometimes with a small black

Avoid aggressive damsels

though it requires specific care and water conditions to thrive

large angels

though a single specimen is often easiest

The Skunk Clownfish from Fiji

Suntail Goby

Special Requirements or Care Notes:Requires a spacious

but they can be shy when first introduced and should not be housed with aggressive feeders or bullying tank mates

especially near the burrow

and it does not normally nip coral tissue

Bicolour Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)

Juveniles more shallow and solitary when small