Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Andaman Sea and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Fiji, north to Southern Japan, south to Rowely Shoals and New Caledonia.
Size: 5 inches (12 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons, reef channels, outer reef faces and reef slopes rich in black corals, sea whips, gorgonians, and soft corals at depths between 40 to about 150 feet (12 – 45 m) and feeds on zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Somewhat common in the trade, as its quite attractive, basically having a yellowish body and fins, yet exhibits other color forms, e.g., yellow with blue and silver spots on the head and aft portion of the body; somewhat white with yellow on back and fins; and somewhat bluish with yellow on pelvic, anal and caudal peduncle.
Hardy, and easily adapts to general aquarium life in reef or fish-only aquariums, however, is a feisty species and should not be housed with timid tankmates.
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 should be offered several times daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon
FYI: As for adults, one per aquarium.
Juveniles may be kept in small groups.
Captive bred.
Breeding pairs can strip the living tissue off corals to make a nesting spot to lay eggs.
Experience Level: Beginner
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Diet: Omnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: Yes
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Moderately aggressive
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gallons
Temperature Range: 74 - 84°F (23 – 28°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
