Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse - Medium is backordered and will ship once an order is placed. Contact us for delivery timeframes.
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
We highly advise same day airfreight for all fish shipping, although overnight courier is also available nationwide.
- Airfreight is a flat $75 rate anywhere in NZ and can include up to 10 fish/coral for the single charge. We can also include dry goods/frozen food in the order, up to a total weight of 75kg.
- Overnight courier is $25-50 depending on the destination and polybox used.
For more information on shipping, head to our shipping page!
What we're feeding
What we're feeding
Nutrition, like humans, is important for fish. You get out what you put in. Therefore, EMA places great emphasis on providing all our fish a varied diet. Below is an example of what our fish are currently feeding on:
- Fauna Marin Soft Multi Mix
- Fauna Marin Veggie Flakes
- Frozen Nutrition Mysis
- Frozen Nutrition Formula One
- Frozen Nutrition Formula Two
- Live Brine Shrimp
- Fauna Marin 100% Natural Green Seaweed
- Cockles (Mainly for butterflies/angels, available from your local supermarket).
All our staff are trained in fish nutrition, so if you require any guidence, please ask! Frozen/Dry food can also be sent with your airfreight consignment with no extra charge, so add these to the order if you wish and we will combine them into a seperate box.
Acclimation tips
Acclimation tips
Adjusting to a new aquarium is the most stressful event a fish can go through, so it's important to understand the following for long term success:
- Consider your existing fish. When adding a new fish, often existing fish can become aggressive to assert their dominance. This can be hard on the new fish, due to the stress of moving aquariums and then dealing with aggressive fish. Consider removing the existing fish using a fish trap (ours is available for loan, just ask) and place any aggressive fish in the sump for a couple of weeks while the new fish adjusts to their new home.
- Always acclimate without any lights on. Bright light can be stressful, especially when a fish has been in transit.
- Slowly open the box to avoid light stress
- Use the float acclimation method and ensure acclimation isn't too long - we recommend up to 30 minutes.
- If a fish is showing signs of stress during acclimation, consider speeding up the acclimation. Remember, stress is the number one killer of fish.
- Once you've adjusted to salinity and temperature through acclimation, release the fish into the aquarium (but not the bag water).
- Give the fish space. Although adding a new fish is an exciting time, remember that the fish is stressed, so give the fish space while he/she settles in. Avoid sudden movements, running around the tank or tapping on the glass.
- Have realistic expectations. It is normal for new fish to take a while to eat, or show natural behaviours. This is a transition period, so the less stress you can place the fish under, the better the long term result.
- Ask. Seems obvious, but our staff can't help if we don't know. Always feel welcome tor each out for advice. You can either use our Chat function 24/7, or email/Facebook us.
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Description
Description
The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is one of the most recognisable and fascinating fish found on tropical coral reefs. Its slender body features a brilliant blue and white colouration divided by a bold black stripe that widens towards the tail. Reaching approximately 12–14 centimetres when fully grown, this highly active wrasse is best known for establishing cleaning stations where larger fish allow it to remove external parasites, damaged tissue and excess mucus.
Despite its relatively small adult size, we recommend a mature aquarium of at least approximately 350 litres with plenty of swimming space, established rockwork and caves where the fish can shelter and establish a cleaning station. The aquarium should contain a suitable community of peaceful or moderately assertive fish, as cleaner wrasses naturally rely heavily on interactions with other fish. A secure lid or tightly fitted mesh cover is essential because this species is an accomplished jumper, particularly when newly introduced or startled.
The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is generally peaceful and reef safe, leaving corals and most ornamental invertebrates alone. It may occasionally become persistent when attempting to clean an unwilling or stressed fish, so tank mates should be monitored during the settling-in period. Keeping more than one cleaner wrasse is not recommended unless the aquarium is exceptionally large and the fish have been introduced as a compatible pair. Its natural cleaning behaviour can be beneficial, but it should never be considered a replacement for proper quarantine, parasite prevention or veterinary treatment.
Feeding is the most important consideration when caring for this species. In the wild, the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse primarily consumes small crustacean parasites and mucus collected from other fish, making it more specialised than most commonly kept wrasses. Only specimens that are actively accepting prepared foods should be selected. Suitable foods currently listed by EasternMarine include Frozen Nutrition Mysis Shrimp and Frozen Nutrition Brine Shrimp Plus, offered in very small portions several times throughout the day. Foods should be finely chopped where necessary, and a combination of enriched frozen foods and small, high-quality marine pellets can be introduced once the fish is feeding confidently.
Maintain a temperature of approximately 24–26°C, salinity around 1.024–1.026 and a pH between 8.1 and 8.4, with strong oxygenation and consistently high water quality. The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is best suited to an experienced marine aquarist who can provide frequent feeding, carefully selected tank mates and a mature, stable aquarium. When properly conditioned and maintained, it is an intelligent, engaging and extremely useful addition to a spacious reef aquarium.
Our Quarantine Procedures
Our Quarantine Procedures
We take livestock seriously. That's why we don't sell anything we wouldn't be comfortable putting in our own tank.
As we are direct from source, we import and sell direct to the public. This means you can buy with confidence knowing EMA prides itself on excellent handling and conditioning protocols.
All our fish held in a quarantine system for a minimum of 3 weeks. During this time, regular water changes are performed, and twice daily (or sometimes more) feedings are performed.
Copper is dosed and checked twice a day for ich and velvet.
During this treatment fish are given formalin baths for brooklynella and a minimum of 3 praziquantel doses is performed for flukes.
Payment & Security
We offer a number of different payment methods, including Credit Card, Afterpay, Q Card, Pay at Collection, Bank Transfer and POLi.
Credit card payments are processed securely using the highest possible security protocols.
