Spotted Goatfish / Pseudupeneus macuiatus

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Spotted Goatfish / Pseudupeneus macuiatus

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pseudupeneus macuiatus

COMMON NAME - Spotted Goatfish

SIZE - 11" (28 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Frequent feeding, meaty foods, fresh and frozen seafood's, live Grass Shrimp, frozen prepared foods for carnivores. Feed min. 4 times a day for juveniles.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat worms and crustaceans, will stir substrate and decimate infaunal invertebrates. Will eat small bottom fish, will not harm corals.

CAPTIVE CARE - Provide plenty of swimming room, soft substrate for grubbing for food, mature sand bed, house with non aggressive tank mates, most are infected with intestinal worms and need to be treated for such when 1st purchased. Juveniles have a high metabolism and must be given frequent feedings, if weight loss is observed they are being underfed.
 

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