Common Name: Clipperton Angelfish
Species Name: Holacanthus limbaughi Baldwin, 1963
Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Clipperton Island
Size: up to 10 inches (25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit coral reefs
General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature of 70 - 76°F (21 - 24°C) and their natural diet consists mainly of crustaceans, sponges, tunicates and some algae. Need numerous feedings per day consisting of live or frozen brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, foods containing sponge particles, flake foods containing Spirulina, and even pieces of fresh broccoli and/or fresh Caulerpa. However, juveniles need a diet with a greater content of green-type foods/algae. Extremely hardy and disease resistant. Rarely seen in the trade.
Aquarium Suitability: * * & * * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.