Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, East Coast of Africa to the Philippines.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits intertidal zones.
General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade.
Nocturnal, and active/feeds only at night.
As to diet, occasionally feed it finely chopped meaty foods, e.g., shredded fish/shrimp flesh.
Not well suited for reef aquariums! Bulldozer and may cause some damage to corals, as it may try to snip-off pieces to adorn its shell.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Eumalacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Superfamily: Majoidea
Family: Majidae
Genus: Camposcia
FYI: Not fussy about water quality.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Aquarium Environment: Fish-only aquarium
Coral Safe: With caution
Fish Safe: With caution
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Temperature Range: 72 - 83°F (22 - 28°C)
