australian pineapple fish
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AquaticFins
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Cleidopus gloriamaris.
Eight to nine inches long and will eat anything that fits in its mouth.
A good fish for a peaceful, low-light FOWLR...preferably with a sizable cave for it and no small fish or inverts. They're not the most hardy of fish; seem to have some collection problems. Once established and eating, they seemed to do well, but I lost more than a few in the first few days after arrival. I've never kept them long-term, just in the retail environment.
Think of them like a squirrelfish. Nocturnal predators. They wouldn't bother coral, but not a lot of people want reefs without small fish or inverts!
Eight to nine inches long and will eat anything that fits in its mouth.
A good fish for a peaceful, low-light FOWLR...preferably with a sizable cave for it and no small fish or inverts. They're not the most hardy of fish; seem to have some collection problems. Once established and eating, they seemed to do well, but I lost more than a few in the first few days after arrival. I've never kept them long-term, just in the retail environment.
Think of them like a squirrelfish. Nocturnal predators. They wouldn't bother coral, but not a lot of people want reefs without small fish or inverts!
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A few locals have kept them. If you provide the right environment they are not that hard to keep...However they don't belong in a brightly lit reef tank without cover eg a bonsai reef.
Since they are timid initially and nocturnal, they will feel at home in dark caves or under a large overhang. They love live glass shrimp which you feed at night but can later wean to daytime feeds and on frozen foods (this will be a bit of work though).
As an aside I think many are collected from cooler water, so I wouldn't keep them at reef temperatures. To sum up, would make a really interesting biotope specimen.
HTH
Since they are timid initially and nocturnal, they will feel at home in dark caves or under a large overhang. They love live glass shrimp which you feed at night but can later wean to daytime feeds and on frozen foods (this will be a bit of work though).
As an aside I think many are collected from cooler water, so I wouldn't keep them at reef temperatures. To sum up, would make a really interesting biotope specimen.
HTH
