Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa east to Tuamotu Island, northwest to Taiwan, and south to southern and northern Australia.
Size: 4 inches (9 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy lagoons and patch reefs at depths between 3 to about 70 feet (1 – 20 m) and feeds mainly on zooplankton (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), fish eggs, and filamentous algae.
General Husbandry: Occassionaly seen in the trade, with adults having a bluish green body and fins, with the juvenile having a yellow anal fin and tail.
Best maintained in aquaria having live rock with growths of various forms of algae, numerous hiding places and somewhat aggressive tankmates, e.g., dottybacks, hawkfishes, large angelfishes and surgeonfishes.
As to diet, will eat most regular aquarium foods, 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 and offered once or twice daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Pomacentrus
FYI: This is an aggressive species that will pick on peaceful tankmates.
One per aquarium, unless being maintained in very large aquariums, >75 gallons.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Aggressive
Diet: Omnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Semi-aggressive
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Temperature Range: 74 - 84°F (23 – 28°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
