Chelmon rostratus
| Identification | Yellow-orange vertical bands on the body have blue-black edging, has a false “eye-spot” at he rear of the upper body. |
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| Maximum Length | 7.9″ |
| Origin | Indo-Pacific, Red Sea |
| Minimum Tank Size | 75 Gallon |
| Reef Compatibility | Not recommended. Generally safe with soft corals but may nip at large polyped stony corals and certain soft corals. Will nip at any tube worms or feather dusters. |
Behavior
Peaceful.
Diet & Feeding
Frozen or live brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, green algae. Most will eat the problematic glass (aiptasia) anemones and polychaete worms.
Cautions
Aggressive towards its own species unless a male-female pair.