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About Blackbar Hogfish
The Blackbar Hogfish features a brilliant red body with distinctive black vertical bars on the head and gill covers, plus a black stripe along the dorsal fin. Adults display a robust, laterally compressed body typical of wrasses (family Labridae).
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of quality meaty foods including mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, chopped marine fish, and small crustaceans. These wrasses are active hunters and should be fed 2–3 times daily in captivity.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Family
- Labridae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Max Size
- 9
- Appearance
- The Blackbar Hogfish features a brilliant red body with distinctive black vertical bars on the head and gill covers, plus a black stripe along the dorsal fin. Adults display a robust, laterally compressed body typical of wrasses (family Labridae).
- Min tank size
- 125 gallons
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 125-gallon tank with plenty of rockwork and hiding spaces • Stable water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.020-1.025 • Carnivorous diet: meaty foods, small crustaceans, mollusks • Moderately aggressive; may prey on small fish and invertebrates • Requires regular feeding and good water filtration
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
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