Antennarius maculatus

Antennarius maculatus

Maintenance :

Medium

Compatibilité aquarium récifal :

Orange

Taille adulte moyenne :

10 cm / 4 in

Taille minimale de l’aquarium :

50 to 100 litres

Relations intraspécifiques :

Solitary

Relations interspécifiques, ne pas maintenir en présence de :

Predatory, do not put in the presence of fish of size less than twice its own size, nor shrimp.

Dimorphisme sexuel :

No

Mise en garde :

Small fish predator

Conseils de nos experts :

An intriguing and fascinating fish. Master of camouflage, he remains motionless on the lookout, he is confused with a sponge. A fish passes within reach? He agitates a lure fishing rod in front of his mouth, to attract the fish ... which, when it is ready enough, is suddenly sucked by the huge gulf gaping with his mouth, in a fraction of a second!
He is capable of engulfing a prey of greater size than his own body, his stomach is distended at will (however one should not voluntarily feed this fish with very large prey, because he is able to die Eyes larger than the belly, if it cannot digest properly). Maintenance in a specific tank is highly recommended; At least, if it is put in the presence of other fish, we must ensure that these are all considerably larger than the antennae.

The antennae must be acclimatized to inert prey; Give only marine animals (small hawk, piece of shrimp); Do not give vivid fresh water over a long period, it is not good for the health of the fish, possibly give it only at the very beginning, if the fish does not want to consume dead prey, but maintain Efforts to move it to marine inert prey as soon as possible.
To encourage the fish to consume a dead prey, the food is wriggled at the end of a pliers or a rod (small hawk or piece of thawed shrimp) in front of the fish, to intrigue it and encourage it to eat . Once well used, the fish will be excited at the simple view of the pliers! The maculatus species remains small (10cm adult) and is quite easy to acclimatize.
It is a very static fish, which has no big energy expenses: feeding twice a week, at the rate of one or two pieces of reasonable size, depending on the size of the fish.

The tank that receives it can be of modest size (at least 60/80 liters), because this fish is very static, but it is necessary to provide good filtration. Like the fish "walks" on the decor, the decor must be stabilized, the rocks well wedged together to avoid any risk of landslides. This fish does not consume sessile invertebrates, but can disturb them while walking on it. A decor made up of sponges and gorgonians is ideal for him, so that he feels well camouflaged. Its colors will be all the more vivid since elements of decor close to its shade are present.

Paramètre physico chimique de l’eau :

Temperature 24-27 ° C, salinity 1.022-1.024, pH 8.0-8.4, KH 6-10, mg 1200-1400, CA 400-480, No3> 10, PO4> 0.05

Régime alimentaire :

Carnivorous

Origine géographique :

Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Australia