Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse

Overview

The Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse is a vividly red-to-ruby coloured fairy wrasse with elongated, flowing fins that trail elegantly as it swims, giving it a more dramatic silhouette than many other Cirrhilabrus species. Males display particularly intense colouration and finnage during courtship or territorial displays.

It shares the general hardiness and peaceful temperament typical of fairy wrasses, generally settling well into a reef tank and adding constant colour and movement to the middle and upper water column.

Its striking finnage and vivid colouration make it a popular premium choice for keepers wanting a genuinely eye-catching fairy wrasse centrepiece.

Compatibility

Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasses are peaceful and fully reef safe, ignoring corals and invertebrates. They can be kept singly or, in a large enough tank, as one male with several females, though two males in a smaller system may show aggressive displays toward each other.

They mix well with other peaceful to semi-aggressive community fish and are rarely bullied given their alert, quick-swimming nature.

Health & quarantine

This species is generally hardy once acclimated, though like most wrasses it's a capable jumper, so a secure, gap-free lid is essential. A minimum four-week quarantine is recommended, and this species typically settles in and feeds well without major complications.