what do wrasses eat??

[joraus]

I am just wondering what a wrasses that is colored purple, orange and then purple not sure of the name of the species, but we are wondering what they eat?? if you can help that would be great..thanks new the the hobbie....

[bignick]

Most wrasse eat meaty foods like brine shrimp blood worms and things of that nature. You could als try feeding them carnivore food pellets.

[LisaD]

meaty foods, for sure. I feed my wrasses frozen mysis, shrimp, squid. Also prepared frozen gel cubes (Ocean Nutrition). IMO brine shrimp (unenriched) and blood worms are less desirable foods.

[techigirl78]

I feed mine primarily selcon/garlic soaked mysis, krill, and squid. Occassionally, I throw in some live gut loaded ghost shrimp as a treat for my coris wrasse.

As a side question, do you have a picture of this fish or know a common name? When it comes to wrasses, knowing the genus is typically important as it will tell you much about the fish and its compatibility with others. If you can't get a picture, does it bury in the sand at night or when it is scared?

[Jesse-KT]

I feed mine brine, mysis, bloodworms, and krill soaked in Selcon.