Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: New Jersey to Bermuda and south to Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Size: 12 inches (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons, seaward reef faces and fore-reef slopes at depths between 3 - 300 feet (1 – 90 m) and mainly feeds on crabs, shrimps, worms, and small fishes.
General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade, and has a silvery white body with three black patches along the mid body.
Best maintained in large fish-only aquariums with wide-open swimming and unencumbered substrate areas and with several areas to hide, as this is a shy species. As to diet, feed a wide variety of frozen and fresh meaty foodstuffs (chopped squid, scallops, fish flesh, shrimp, clam, etc.) at least several times daily. Will also consume any ornamental crustaceans and small fishes in the aquarium.
May need live glass/ghost shrimp and live black worms (Lumbriculus variegatus) to get feeding.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Mullidae
Genus: Pseudupeneus
FYI: Mostly unsuitable for the average size hobbyist aquariums due to its physical size, and that it is not a sand sifter, but more a small fish eater/live crustaceans consumer.
Experience Level: Intermediate
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: No
Fish Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Peaceful or non-aggressive
Minimum Tank Size: 150+ gallons
Temperature Range: 72 - 79°F (22 – 26°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 -1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
