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Bluespine Unicornfish / Naso unicornis
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Scientific Name - Naso unicornis
Common Name - Bluespine Unicornfish
Size - 27.1" ( 69 cm)
Min. Aquarium Size - 200 US Gal. ( 757 L)
Foods and Feeding - Varied diet of Vegetable matter, dried marine algae, frozen herbivore fare, Spirulina, slices of zucchini, broccoli, Formula 2 frozen cubes. frozen meaty foods for planktivores, feeds mostly on brown macro algae, Feed 3 times a day.
Reef Compatibility - Grazes on macro algae, safe with most invertebrates, may nip large polyped corals.
Captive Care - Needs plenty of swimming room and adequate hiding places, may be aggressive towards close relatives. Keep only one per tank, con specifics will show aggression towards each other, good growth of micro algae is a plus, constant grazer, may jump out of an open top tank. brown macro algae a must in the diet.
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Scientific Name - Naso unicornis
Common Name - Bluespine Unicornfish
Size - 27.1" ( 69 cm)
Min. Aquarium Size - 200 US Gal. ( 757 L)
Foods and Feeding - Varied diet of Vegetable matter, dried marine algae, frozen herbivore fare, Spirulina, slices of zucchini, broccoli, Formula 2 frozen cubes. frozen meaty foods for planktivores, feeds mostly on brown macro algae, Feed 3 times a day.
Reef Compatibility - Grazes on macro algae, safe with most invertebrates, may nip large polyped corals.
Captive Care - Needs plenty of swimming room and adequate hiding places, may be aggressive towards close relatives. Keep only one per tank, con specifics will show aggression towards each other, good growth of micro algae is a plus, constant grazer, may jump out of an open top tank. brown macro algae a must in the diet.
