Wrasse

*. Temp---Tropcal-22 to 30-Southern-16 to 26.

*. Conditions---Southern species are normally capable of withstanding lower quality water. Smaller full size species are normally a bit more susceptible to low water quality. Obviously the better your conditions the better any of them will keep. Plenty of swim throughs are always good for these fish. Maybe for some, substrate could help as well. I never bother myself!

*. Negatives---Most of the Thalassoma varieties can be a problem. They will kill shrimp, crabs, starfish etc. There are quite a few wrasses that will jump out of a non-protected tank.

*. Positives---Colourful, constantly moving. Smaller varieties can be a good addition to your tank.

*. Food---These types of fish have a diet of shrimp, crabs, brittle stars, small fish etc. Make up a mix of marinara and cunji blended and frozen with salt for future use. Add an opened soldier crab or cunji or prawn as a treat for them on a regular basis.

*. Comments---The best and gentlest would have to be the Choati, juvenile coris gaimard, Cirrhilabrus variations, juvenile femininus, the hemichoreas chrysus,most labroids and over all small species are normally a safe bet.