Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoan, Marshall Islands

Size: up to 5.5 inches (14 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit sheltered lagoon areas at shallow depths

General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature of 77 - 82°F (25 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of algae, yet accepts a wide variety of foods in the aquarium including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, and flake food (especially Spirulina). Needs numerous feeding per day. Not safe in the reef aquarium as they nip corals and other sessile invertebrates, including Tridacna clams. Will consume filamentous algae. Possibly, a bare bottom tank containing much coral rubble and rocks forming caves and crevices might be the best environment for this fish. Reason being they also feed on detritus, and bare bottom tanks make it easier for them to access areas containing this medium. It's also quite easy to occasionally clean areas under loosely stacked rock and rubble in bare bottom tanks with the flow from a powerhead. Sometimes confused with C. heraldi. The true Lemonpeel has a blue outline around the eyes and C. heraldi does not.

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