The Swissguard Basslet, Liopropoma rubre, is red in color with alternate black and mustard yellow stripes. Like other Basslets they should not be housed with another Basslets to avoid aggression, but can be kept safely and peacefully in a reef tank with other tank mates. They are very hardy making them easy to acclimate and care for.

Corals are safe from this Basslet, though they will consume smaller invertebrates present in the tank. Diet should include a variety of live or frozen mysis shrimp and vitamin enriched brine shrimp as well as chopped meaty foods like clam, krill, shrimp and squid 1-2 times daily.