Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse

Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse — a shimmering jewel for your reef aquarium, prized for its electric blue throat, graceful swimming, and peaceful reef-safe behavior. Sourced and curated by Tropical Exotics, this fairy wrasse brings vivid color and lively personality to marine tanks while maintaining compatibility with corals and peaceful community fish.

Why aquarists love it: The Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse adds dynamic motion and striking contrast to rockwork and open swimming space. Its bold throat coloring and iridescent body make it a standout specimen, ideal for hobbyists looking to elevate the visual appeal of their aquarium.

• Size: Typically reaches 3–4 inches (7–10 cm), perfect for medium to large tanks.
• Temperament: Generally peaceful and active; best kept with other non-aggressive fish.
• Tank Requirements: Recommend 30+ gallons with plenty of live rock and open swimming areas.
• Reef Compatibility: Reef-safe—compatible with corals and most invertebrates when well-fed.
• Diet: Omnivorous — accepts high-quality frozen and prepared foods, as well as live microfauna.
• Care Level: Moderate — suitable for hobbyists with some marine experience; stable water parameters help maintain vibrant coloration.

Benefits: Enhances reef aesthetics, encourages natural foraging behaviors, and offers peaceful community dynamics. The Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse also helps control small pest invertebrates and brings energetic movement to display tanks.

Tips for success: Acclimate slowly, provide hiding spots and a deep sand bed for burrowing behavior, feed varied diets to retain color, and introduce to tankmates of similar temperament. Regular water changes and consistent parameters will keep this species thriving.

Choose Tropical Exotics for healthy, hand-selected Blue Throat Fairy Wrasses—expertly handled, ethically sourced, and guaranteed to arrive ready to brighten your reef display.