Lime Green Wrasse, Bannana Wrasse - Thalassoma lutescens

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Lime Green Wrasse

Scientific Name

Thalassoma lutescens

Reef Compatible

With Caution

Care Level

Beginner

Disposition

Aggressive

Min. Tank Size

75 gallons

Mature Size

12 inches

Diet

Carnivore

Range

Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, Australia

Size Class

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Curator's Note

Wrasses are known to jump from aquariums. Be sure to have some sort of covering with no large open holes that they can escape from. Large specimens are more likely to jump than juveniles.

Other Common Names

Bannana Wrasse, Yellow-brown Wrasse, Sunset Wrasse, Yellow Wrasse, Yellow Moon Wrasse

Description

Lime Green Wrasses may be able to be kept with corals but may eat small fishes. They will also likely eat crustaceans, and other motile invertebrates (Sea Stars, and snails). Included in this list of crustaceans and invertebrates, however, are harmful species such as bristleworms and mantis shrimps. This species is the hardiest of the wrasse family. Coloration in juveniles is somewhat more dull in comparison to it’s brilliant adult coloration.

Diet

Feed a varied diet consisting of large chunks of meaty foods. These foods include krill, raw table shrimp, squid, clam and mussel.