Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Marshall Islands, Samoa, Japan

Size: Up to 10 in (25 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit dense soft coral growths and on or near Black Coral and gorgonians at depths to 75 feet (20 m)

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 75 - 83°F (24 - 28°C) and has a natural diet of benthic invertebrate. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, black worms and other meaty type frozen foods with two or three feedings per day. Need lots of swimming room. Sometimes bury themselves if frightened. Usually, they sleep under rock shelves, on or under a coral branch, in a crevice, or directly on the sand surface, however, providing a deep sandbed of about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of fine-grained sand would be a good idea. Will eat your snails and shrimp!

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