Six Line Wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

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Suggested Tank

30+ gallons

Max Size

4 inches

Difficulty

Easy

Temperament

Semi-Aggressive

Description

The Six Line Wrasse is a vibrant and colorful saltwater fish that is popular in the aquarium trade. It is known for its striking appearance with six horizontal blue lines running along its bright orange body. It also has a green tail and a dark blotch on its dorsal fin.

Reef Safe

Yes

Environment

The Six Line Wrasse prefers a tank with plenty of hiding spots and live rock for grazing. They are a reef-safe species and can be kept in a reef aquarium without causing harm to corals.

Behavior

This species is known for its active and inquisitive nature. They are often seen darting around the tank, exploring their surroundings. While generally peaceful, they can be territorial with other wrasses and similar fish.

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Owner Reviews

Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👎 No
What You Feed: Frozen and pellets

Beautiful fish but extremely aggressive unless given lots of rock work they don't have to share. I had to give mine away because of it's aggression towards my royal grammar and chalk goby.

Reef Safe: Yes, with Caution
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Aggressive
Difficulty: Medium
Min Tank Size: 26 Gallons
billy

Billy

@billy

7 months ago
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Frozen mysis

Great fish for eating flatworms, bristle worms, copedpods, etc. Gets along well with all my other fish though it’s in a 120g. I’ve heard it can be quite aggressive in small tanks.

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 40 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Pellets, mysis

The six line wrasse is one of my favorites. He really likes to pick at the rocks for copepods and other small things. There really good to keep corals healthy form parasites. He is always swimming around the rock work. Rarly aggressive only seen him try to attack one of my clowns like once. Amazing fish!!! The bigger the tank the better I love how they look when they swim all across the tank!!!!

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 30 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Frozen Brine

The six line I have is not at all aggressive. He is not always visible because of his size he can often get lost in the rock work. I’ve seen him eat parasites off of fish and is a cute little guy to look for.

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Peaceful
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 30 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Frozen and pellets

Love this fish but would recommend adding last as he can be aggressive to new additions and other tank mates. They can jump but mine hasn’t he’s very active.

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Medium
Min Tank Size: 25 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Mysis

Is a beautiful fish but did end up killing some other fish I had in my tank at the time and then hopping through the small gap in my lid of my tank

Reef Safe: Yes, with Caution
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Medium
Min Tank Size: 30 Gallons
Qwarex

Qwarex

@Qwarex

9 months ago
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Mysis, pellets

Can get very aggressive in small tanks with small tankmates. Cool looking fish. Eats pests like a champ.

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 26 Gallons

Price History

Average Price:
$ 37.18
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$ 40.00 Live Aquaria Jun 17, 2025 View
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$ 30.00 Live Aquaria Jun 12, 2025 View
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$ 28.00 Aqua SD Jun 1, 2025 View
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$ 25.00 Live Aquaria May 31, 2025 View
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$ 40.00 Marine Collectors May 30, 2025 View
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$ 30.00 Live Aquaria May 28, 2025 View
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$ 40.00 Live Aquaria May 28, 2025 View
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$ 30.00 Live Aquaria May 27, 2025 View
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$ 38.00 SaltwaterFish.com May 22, 2025 View
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$ 35.00 Aqua SD May 22, 2025 View
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$ 38.00 SaltwaterFish.com May 21, 2025 View
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$ 25.00 Live Aquaria May 15, 2025 View
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$ 55.00 Candy Corals May 9, 2025 View
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$ 55.00 Candy Corals May 9, 2025 View
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$ 21.00 Live Aquaria May 6, 2025 View
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$ 40.00 Live Aquaria May 5, 2025 View
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$ 21.00 Live Aquaria May 3, 2025 View
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$ 40.00 Live Aquaria May 2, 2025 View
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

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