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Lyretail Grouper / Variota louti
Scientific name - Variota louti
Common name - Lyretail Grouper (Coronation Grouper)
Size - 35.4" (90 cm)
Min. Aquarium size - 300 US Gal. (1,136 L)
Foods and feeding - Marine fare for carnivores, marine fish, crustacean flesh, feed 2-4 times a week.
Reef compatibility - Dines on ornamental crustaceans and fish tank mates.
Captive care - Acclimates well to captivity as a juvenile, will greedily accept chopped fresh or frozen seafood's, other frozen preparations, freeze dried krill, keep only one per aquarium (prone to fight with each other), will eat any fish it can swallow whole including cleaner Wrasse, will defend its preferred hiding places, will place an elevated stress on filtration systems.
Scientific name - Variota louti
Common name - Lyretail Grouper (Coronation Grouper)
Size - 35.4" (90 cm)
Min. Aquarium size - 300 US Gal. (1,136 L)
Foods and feeding - Marine fare for carnivores, marine fish, crustacean flesh, feed 2-4 times a week.
Reef compatibility - Dines on ornamental crustaceans and fish tank mates.
Captive care - Acclimates well to captivity as a juvenile, will greedily accept chopped fresh or frozen seafood's, other frozen preparations, freeze dried krill, keep only one per aquarium (prone to fight with each other), will eat any fish it can swallow whole including cleaner Wrasse, will defend its preferred hiding places, will place an elevated stress on filtration systems.
