Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
Size: 2 inches (6 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits holes/areas on vertical rock faces and those under overhangs and usually found between depths of 3 to 200 feet (1 – 60 m) where it feeds on small worms and crustaceans/zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Common in the trade and an attractive species being completely bright purple with a small black band on the snout.
Can be maintained in reef or fish-only aquariums and is without question also one of the few dottybacks that is well suited for community fish-only aquariums. It likes numerous places to hide and/or search for food and rarely bothers smaller fishes.
As to diet, products such as marine fish and crustacean flesh, clams, and other marine meaty foods should make up the majority of their diet. Therefore a meaty diet such as enriched chopped fresh fish or shrimp flesh, and/or frozen carnivore foods should be fed once daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
FYI: Absolutely the best of the family when it comes to temperament.
May jump out of uncovered aquariums.
Captive bred.
Experience Level: Beginner
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Fish Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Peaceful
Minimum Tank Size: 20+ gallons
Temperature Range: 72 - 81°F (22 – 27°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
