Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Sulawesi and Kalimantan to Bali and the Timor Sea.
Size: 18 inches (45 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rocky and coral outcrops, silty estuaries and caves at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) and generally feeds at night on shrimp, crabs, worms and various other benthic invertebrates and small fishes.
General Husbandry: Basically a silvery body topped with pale yellow and having numerous black spots mainly on the upper body and tail. Rarely ever seen in the trade, and more a public aquarium species.
Requires a very large fish-only aquarium with wide-open swimming areas. As to diet, newcomers are often difficult to get feeding, therefore require fortified live brine shrimp and/or live glass/grass shrimp to get feeding. Once accepting aquarium foods, a wide variety of frozen and fresh meaty foodstuffs (chopped squid, fish flesh, scallops, shrimp, clam, etc.) can be offered and fed several times daily. Any ornamental crustaceans and small fish in the aquarium will also be consumed.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Diagramma
FYI: Do not house with aggressive feeders.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: No
Fish Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Peaceful or non-aggressive
Minimum Tank Size: 240 gallons
Temperature Range: 70 - 82°F (21 – 28°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 -1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
