Emerald Green Coris Wrasse

Latin Name	Halichoeres chloropterus
Common Name	Emerald Green Coris Wrasse
Also known as	Pastel Green Wrasse, Green "Coris" Wrasse
Fast Facts	This popular wrasse is fairly hardy once established. They are generally delicate shippers. Juveniles are lime green, while adults are lighter with green and pink markings on the "face" and a dark blotch on the side. Although smaller individuals are quite passive, large specimens can be pugnacious toward conspecifics and other wrasses (especially those introduced to a tank after they are). If you want to keep more than one in the same tank, select smaller individuals. This species must be provided with a 2 inch layer of fine sand on the aquarium bottom in which it will sleep and escape to when chased.
Sizes	Small/Around 1.5"-2.5" Medium/Around 2"-4"
Range in Nature	Western Pacific
Minimum Aquarium Size	55
Diet and Feeding	Feed this fish frozen preparations for carnivores, chopped seafood and a nutritionally complete flake food
Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult)
Reef Aquarium Compatibility	Popular in reefs, safe with corals, but a potential threat to fan worms, small snails and ornamental shrimp. This species will feed on fire worms, pyramidellid snails, which are parasites of tridacnid clams, and also eat flat worms.
Related Fish	Christmas Wrasse, Melanurus Wrasse, More Wrasse: Reef Safe
Availability	Small/Frequently Available Medium/Frequently Available

Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.