Choerodon fasciatus (Guntherr, 1867)

Maximum Length: 9.8 in (25 cm)

Range: Indo - West - Pacific

Minimum Aquarium Size: 55 gal. (208 L)

Foods and Feeding: Meaty foods, including chopped, fresh or frozen seafoods, frozen preparations for carnivores, frozen or live brine shrimp, mysid shrimp, live black worms, even small feeder fish. Feed at least 3 times a day.

Aquarium Suitability: Generally durable and hardy, with most individuals acclimating to the home aquarium.

Captive Care: this magnificent fish makes a wonderful addition to the aggressive community tank. Juveniles are less bold than more-mature specimens and will spend time hiding until they gain size and competitive confidence. Adults, especially, may behave aggressively toward newly introduced fishes and docile tankmates. Keep with larger angelfishes, boisterous wrasses, surgeonfishes, sociable triggers, puffers, and the like. Keep only one per tanks. Specimens fro the Great Barrier Reef tend to be more colorful.