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Suggested Tank
30+ gallons
Max Size
4 inches
Difficulty
Temperament
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

DJ's Reef
@DJsReef
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.
Billy
@billy
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.
Jeremiah
@Jeremiah80484
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!!!!

Christian
@Christian27484
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.
Corbin Swinney
@CorbinSwinney17506
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.
Cooper O’Dell
@Cjodell8
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

Qwarex
@Qwarex
Can get very aggressive in small tanks with small tankmates. Cool looking fish. Eats pests like a champ.
For Sale
Price History
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$ 40.00 | Live Aquaria | Apr 3, 2025 | View |
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$ 30.00 | Live Aquaria | Apr 2, 2025 | View |
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$ 50.00 | Live Aquaria | Mar 27, 2025 | View |
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$ 30.00 | Live Aquaria | Mar 26, 2025 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Mar 24, 2025 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 37.00 | SaltwaterFish.com | Mar 21, 2025 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Mar 17, 2025 | View |
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Feb 5, 2025 | View |
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Nov 24, 2024 | View |
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Nov 11, 2024 | View |
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Nov 2, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Sep 27, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Sep 11, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Sep 1, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Aug 28, 2024 | View |
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Aug 20, 2024 | View |
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Aug 10, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Jul 10, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | Jun 26, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | May 27, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | May 22, 2024 | View |
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | May 19, 2024 | View |
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$ 55.00 | Candy Corals | May 9, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Apr 28, 2024 | View |
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Apr 8, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 60.00 | Fragbox Corals | Apr 1, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
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$ 44.00 | Candy Corals | Mar 30, 2024 | View |
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Six Line Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia