Description

Cleaner Wrasse

The cleaner wrasse, also called the bluestreak wrasse create their own little cleaner stations.  Cleaning stations are occupied by different units of cleaner wrasses, such as a group of youths, a pair of adults, or a group of females accompanied by a dominant male. When visitors come near the cleaning stations, the cleaner wrasses greet the visitors by performing a dance-like motion in which they move their rear up and down. The visitors are referred to as “clients”.

• Scientific Name: Labroides dimidiatus
• Origin: Africa, Maldives
• Lifespan: 4 years
• Max Size: 5.5 inches
• Food: Live, Frozen and Flake
• Shipping Size: 2 to 3 inches