Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse

Description

Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lubbocki, Also go by the name Sapphire Wrasse or Purple Stripe Fairy Wrasse.

As the name suggests, these dazzling fish are awash with colour. Males have a pink and purple body, nicely offset by their pale bellies. They are adorned by a series of iridescent blue stripes and sport striking deep purple stripes. Females have a hot pink and red body, covered with a deep purple blush. Both males and females sport a bright yellowish stripe along their back. Their fins are transparent with mainly yellow and pink hues.

Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus lubbocki, Ecology:

These beautiful fish live around: Indonesia, The Philippines and Celebes, in the Pacific Ocean.

The complex habitat help the wrasse avoid predation. Unlike some species, these fish do not bury themselves to sleep or hide. Instead, they have quite a nifty trick. In order to sleep safely, Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse find a nook they like. They then cover themselves in a protective mucus coat. Supposedly, this hides the wrasses scent from predators. These sticky invisibility cloaks do not degrade your water quality like some coral wax jackets’ might.

In Nature, Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse live in groups with one male to a few or more females. Dominant males trigger spawning by preforming their courtship display. He will dash around, showing off his colours to the harem. These fish are protogynous hermaphrodites. Which means that, when they get old enough, breeding females turn into a male. As a result, all juveniles are immature females.

Sapphire Wrasse or Purple Stripe Fairy Wrasse in the Aquarium:

It is important to imitate the natural environment by providing plenty of nooks and crannies for the wrasse to hide in. Hobbyists should invest in a jump guard to prevent any unfortunate mishaps.

Multicolour Lubbock’s Fairy Wrasse do best when fed a varied diet. They will accept enriched frozen mysis shrimp and enriched frozen brine shrimp. They will also devour live foods, such as copepods and amphipods, that can be cultivated in attached refugium. Over time they will accept high-quality pellet or flake. We adapt all our wrasse to aquarium life before they leave us. We focus on their health, and most are eating a good quality flake food and/or pellet, such as JBL Maris, before being offered for sale.

The Fish pictured here are representative only and the livestock you receive may vary in pattern, coloration, and shape.