chocolate surgeonfish
acanthurus pyroferus
chocolate surgeonfish
acanthurus pyroferus
Moderate This fish is considered a moderately difficult one. Read well into how to care for this fish and which tank mates it needs, so you can take good care of it. This fish doesn't take pleasure in swimming in smaller aquariums, it needs at least 1000 liter to feel good. Keep your salinity within 1.021-1.025 (at 25°C) and temperature between 23-28°C. The Chocolate Surgeonfish likes to eat artemia, big frozen food, flakes and seaweed.
No corals for the Chocolate Surgeonfish. Your carefully maintained corals should be safe with this fish in your tank, because it is considered reefsafe.
We consider the Chocolate Surgeonfish to be a semi-aggressive fish. Be careful when introducing it to your less (or more) aggressive fish. It is, however, not a fish that will be the terror of your tank.