Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands.
Size: 10 inches (25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits protected coastal bays and offshore reefs at depths between 3 to about 170 feet (1 – 50 m) and usually seen in small groups, and feeds on floating algae, zooplankton and benthic crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Even though somewhat attractive, its rarely collected for the trade because of its size and as with all in this genus, not a good community fish in most home aquariums. Has a two-tone body with the belly area blue-green and white above, and having four vertical black bands.
Its best housed with dottybacks, large angelfishes and surgeonfishes, and triggerfishes.
As to diet, a meaty diet, e.g., live fortified brine shrimp and/or finely chopped various frozen or fresh meaty foods such as mysis, squid, fish flesh, shrimp, clam, etc, and plant material, e.g., flake foods, especially those containing Spirulina should be offered several times daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Abudefduf
FYI: Best maintained in small groups and not with peaceful tankmates.
Unsuitable for most home aquariums.
Shown here basically for identification purposes.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Feisty/belligerent
Diet: Omnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Aggressive
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Temperature Range: 68 - 82°F (20 – 27°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
