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About Yellow Assessor
A small, elongated fish with vibrant yellow coloration throughout the body and fins. The Yellow Assessor has a slightly flattened lateral profile and a small, slightly upturned mouth adapted for feeding near the water column and substrate.
Key facts
- Max Size
- 3.5
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Bacterial infections, Parasitic infestations
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Aka
- Yellow Assessor, Flavissimus Assessor
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, from Indonesia to the Philippines and surrounding regions.
- Diet Details
- Feed small frozen and prepared carnivorous foods such as mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and quality micro-pellets. The Yellow Assessor is a benthic forager and will pick small crustaceans and zooplankton from rockwork and the substrate in captivity.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Difficulty Level
- Easy - Very popular cryptic reef fish. Best suited for beginners.
- Diet
- carnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
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