Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Southern Japan south to Indonesia, and eastward to Fiji.
Size: 8 inches (21 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef faces and slopes and hides most of the day in caves and crevices and usually found at depths between 30 – 100 feet (10 – 30 m) where it feeds on small fishes, crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.
General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade with this hardy species having a greyish silvery body with three wide black vertical bands, one on the head, two on the mid-body, and black on the caudal peduncle, with all fins quite darkish.
Best maintained fish-only aquariums with subdued lighting having a large cave, as it will spend the majority of its time in hiding, and only venture out to feed. Will rarely be visible, except at feeding time. It will also eat all smaller fish, shrimp and tubeworms in the aquarium.
As to diet, products such as marine fish and crustacean flesh, clams, and other marine meaty foods should be enriched and finely chopped and fed several times daily. Depending upon the environment in which its maintained, the best time of the day to feed are early morning and evening hours.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Pseudaminae
Genus: Pseudamia
FYI: A major threat to any living creature that will fit into its mouth!
Live foods may be needed to get this species feeding.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Fish Safe: With caution
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Larger and peaceful
Minimum Tank Size: 50+ gallons
Temperature Range: 72 - 82°F (22 – 28°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
