🐠 Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus)
Olive-Green Males With a Yellow Stripe, Golden Blue-Spotted Females • A Fascinating Leaf-Mimicking Juvenile • A Specialist Feeder for an Established Tank
 
📋 The Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse shows striking sexual dimorphism. Males display a dark olive-green body with a vertical yellow stripe behind the pectoral fins and a blue mouth and tail, while females and juveniles show a burnt-golden body covered in vibrant blue spots.
It comes from a wide range across the Indo-Pacific, from South Africa through the Indian Ocean to Japan and east to Easter Island, uncommon in the trade. Juveniles have a fascinating natural camouflage behaviour, orienting and moving their bodies to resemble drifting leaves. Every Blue Spotted Tamarin Wrasse we ship is feeding well, maintained on live foods and confirmed eating before it leaves us; this genus takes a dedicated feeding commitment, so we recommend it only for keepers with real experience and an already well-established large tank.
This species buries itself in sandy substrate at night or when threatened, so a fine sand bed of at least 10cm is essential, not an optional nicety. It's reef safe with caution, and may eat small ornamental crustaceans. It reaches up to 42cm, with males typically larger than females, so plan on at least 750L.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Striking Sexual Dimorphism: Olive-green males with a yellow stripe; blue-spotted golden females
🍽️ Ships Feeding Well: Maintained on live foods, confirmed eating before it leaves us
🏖️ Requires a Deep Sand Bed: Needs fine sand for nightly burrowing
🍃 Fascinating Juvenile Camouflage: Mimics a drifting leaf to avoid predators
🧠 Experts Only: A dedicated feeding commitment and an established large tank