palette surgeonfish
paracanthurus hepatus
palette surgeonfish
paracanthurus hepatus
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 750 liter to feel good. Keep your salinity within 1.021-1.025 (at 25°C) and temperature between 24-27°C. The Palette Surgeonfish likes to eat artemia, banana, big frozen food, flakes, krill, lettuce, mysis, nori and seaweed.
No corals for the Palette Surgeonfish. Your carefully maintained corals should be safe with this fish in your tank, because it is considered reefsafe.
We consider the Palette 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.