Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Cebu, Philippines.
Size: 4 inches (9 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons, fringing reefs, reef faces at depths between 6 to about 30 feet (2 – 10 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), and algae.
General Husbandry: Extremely rare and not seen in the trade. Adults having a light tannish orange body with a white head cap that drops down each side of the head to the front of the gills, with white on the aft dorsal fin and the upper caudal peduncle.
Little information exists on the husbandry of this species, however, would no doubt be similar to others in this genus, e.g., best maintained in aquaria having live rock, hiding places, macroalgae, peaceful tankmates, and with or without a hosting anemone, which is presently an unknown.
As to diet, should 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 be offered once or twice daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Amphiprioninae
Genus: Amphiprion
FYI: In the wild, its hosting anemone is: Unknown.
A member of the Skunk Complex.
Experience Level: Professional – due to its rarity
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Peaceful
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Temperature Range: 74 - 82°F (23 – 27°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
