Species Name: Chaetomorpha aerea

Authority: (Dillwyn) Kützing 1849

Range: Tropical and Sub-tropical Western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean

Natural Environment: Inhabits intertidal rocky areas where currents are fairly strong.

General Husbandry: Actually fairly easy to maintain in aquaria under moderate light and current, and these 6 inch (15 cm) tufts can serve as a food for herbivorous fishes.

Potential Control Species: Fish: Acanthurus achilles, Acanthurus japonicus, Acanthurus leucosternon, Acanthurus lineatus, Acanthurus olivaceus, Acanthurus pyroferus, Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis, Ctenochaetus striatus, Naso brevirostris, Naso lituratus, Zebrasoma desjardinii, Zebrasoma flavescens, Zebrasoma scopas, Zebrasoma veliferum, Zebrasoma xanthurum, Siganus corallinus, Siganus guttatus, Siganus magnifica, Siganus vulpinus

Crabs: Calcinus tibicen, Clibanarius digueti, Clibanarius tricolor, Paguristes cadenati, Phimochirus operculatus

Slugs: Elysia diomedea, Elysia ornata

Urchins: See Derbesia marina