Fijian Ornate Wrasse
Fijian Ornate 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 Ornate Wrasse is a spectacular and constantly active reef fish, displaying an intricate mixture of red, green, blue and turquoise markings that become increasingly impressive as the fish matures. Juveniles and females can be identified by the two distinctive eyespots along the dorsal fin, while mature males develop stronger colouration and a slightly different pattern. Reaching up to approximately 18 centimetres, this is a fantastic feature fish for a well-established marine aquarium.
We recommend an established aquarium of at least 300 litres with plenty of open swimming room, mature rockwork and a soft sand bed approximately 5 centimetres deep. Like other members of the Halichoeres genus, the Ornate Wrasse buries itself beneath the sand to sleep and may also disappear into the substrate when frightened or first introduced. Coarse or sharp substrates should be avoided, and the aquarium must have a secure lid or mesh cover because wrasses are exceptionally capable jumpers.
The Ornate Wrasse is generally peaceful with unrelated fish but may become territorial towards similar wrasses, particularly once mature. It is usually safe with corals, making it suitable for many reef aquariums, but it should not be considered completely safe with ornamental invertebrates. Small shrimp, snails, feather dusters, tiny hermit crabs and other mobile invertebrates may be investigated or eaten as the fish naturally searches through the rockwork and sand for small crustaceans and molluscs.
A varied, protein-rich diet should be offered several times throughout the day. Suitable foods currently available from EasternMarine include Fauna Marin Soft Multi Mix, Fauna Marin Soft Protein Super Food and Frozen Nutrition Brine/Artemia Shrimp. EMA Marine Mega Mix Fish & Coral Food can also provide valuable dietary variety, while Fauna Marin Soft Protect is an excellent option for supporting newly introduced fish during periods of transport or environmental stress. Feeding smaller portions two or three times daily will help maintain strong colour, body condition and consistent activity.
Maintain a temperature of approximately 24–26°C, a salinity of 1.024–1.026 and a pH between 8.1 and 8.4. The Ornate Wrasse is best suited to an intermediate marine aquarist who can provide stable water conditions, a suitable sand bed and carefully selected tank mates. Newly introduced specimens may remain buried for several days while adjusting to their surroundings, which is usually normal provided the aquarium is secure and water conditions remain stable.
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.
