Solorensis Wrasse

🌈 Solorensis Wrasse Quick Stats

• Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus solorensis

• Common Names: Solorensis Wrasse, Redheaded Fairy Wrasse, Clown Fairy Wrasse

• Adult Size: 4–5 inches (10–13 cm)

• Temperament: Peaceful, active

• Lifespan: 5–8 years

• Tank Size: 55+ gallons (lid required)

• Water Parameters:

  • Temperature: 74–80°F (23–27°C)

  • pH: 8.0–8.4

  • Salinity: 1.023–1.025 SG

  • Nitrates: <20 ppm

• Diet: Carnivore – meaty foods (mysis, brine, pellets)

• Difficulty: Moderate

🐠 Description

The Solorensis Wrasse is a stunning, peaceful fairy wrasse species native to the waters around Indonesia’s Solor Islands. Males are especially vibrant, with a blue-green body, reddish-orange head, and colorful flowing fins. Like other fairy wrasses, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite—females can transition into males in the absence of a dominant one.

🧼 Care Guide

• Tank Setup: Needs open swimming space and rockwork to dart in and out of. Keep a tight-fitting lid—they are known jumpers.

• Social Behavior: Best kept singly or in a female group with one male (in larger tanks). Gets along well with other peaceful reef fish.

• Feeding: Eager eater. Feed a mix of frozen mysis, brine shrimp, and high-quality marine pellets 2–3 times daily.

• Reef Safe: Yes – completely reef-safe; will not nip corals or inverts.

• Behavior Notes: Displays more vivid colors in the presence of other wrasses or during courtship. Low aggression but may flare at similar-looking fish.

• Breeding: No captive breeding reported; wild-caught only.