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About Old Wife Fish
Silvery body with distinctive dark vertical bands running across the flanks. Dorsal fin is spiny with alternating dark and light coloration; body is deep and compressed laterally with a somewhat oval shape.
Key facts
- Diet
- omnivore
- Diet Details
- Feeds on small crustaceans, zooplankton, and some algae in the wild. In captivity, offer a varied diet of quality marine flake foods, small frozen foods (Mysis shrimp, copepods), and occasional vegetable matter.
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Max Size
- 15
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Origin
- Eastern Australia and Tasmania, from southern Queensland south to Victoria and South Australia.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon tank for adults; prefers larger reef systems • Temp 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.025 • Aggressive toward small fish and invertebrates; keep with larger, hardy tank mates • Provide rocky caves and crevices for shelter and territorial behavior • Feeds on small crustaceans, fish, and quality carnivorous pellets
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Appearance
- Silvery body with distinctive dark vertical bands running across the flanks. Dorsal fin is spiny with alternating dark and light coloration; body is deep and compressed laterally with a somewhat oval shape.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Family
- Enoplosidae
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
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