Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Samoa, Ryukyu islands, New Caledonia

Size: Up to 28 in (70 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit coastal reefs where they form small groups taking shelter in caves and shipwrecks and venturing out during evening hours to feed

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 79 - 83°F (26 - 28°C) and has a natural diet of benthic invertebrate. Need a meaty diet, i.e., chopped fresh fish or shrimp flesh, scallops, and squid, and requires two or three feedings per day. Juveniles prefer mysis and enriched brine shrimp. Will eat snails and shrimp. Provide lots of swimming room, however, also needs an ample amount of hiding places. Cute when small, but will soon outgrow most hobbyist aquariums.

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