Rhinomuraena quaesita

Rhinomuraena quaesita

Maintenance :

Difficult

Compatibilité aquarium récifal :

Orange

Taille adulte moyenne :

100cm / 40 inch

Taille minimale de l’aquarium :

500 to 1000 liters

Relations intraspécifiques :

Lives on a pair
Solitary

Relations interspécifiques, ne pas maintenir en présence de :

Beware of cohabitation with small fish and shrimp.

Dimorphisme sexuel :

Yes

Dimorphisme sexuel du mâle :

The male is blue with the yellow backbone

Dimorphisme sexuel de la femelle :

The female is all yellow and larger than the male

Zone de vie dans l’aquarium :

Rocks
Cave dweller

Mise en garde :

Small fish predator

Conseils de nos experts :

A delicate species to acclimatize to inert food (small deflected fish -rumin, athelorine-, shrimp sections). Extremely likely to fall out of the aquarium: keep it in a closed aquarium.
This species is hermaphrodite protesting, and exhibits very different colors from one stage of development to another. The juveniles are black, with the yellow dorsal fin. Then, the young adults, who are all males, become blue (with the yellow dorsal fin). Finally, by advancing in age, when the size reaches the surroundings of 90cm, the moW becomes female and takes a color evenly yellow.

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