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About Butter Hamlet
The Butter Hamlet is a small, stocky serranid with a golden-yellow to pale yellow body. It has a slightly compressed body shape typical of hamlets, with a rounded head and small mouth.
Key facts
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, from Florida and the Bahamas south through the Caribbean to northern South America.
- Diet Details
- Feed a variety of meaty foods including small crustaceans (mysis shrimp, amphipods), high-quality frozen preparations, and occasionally small fish. Feed 1-2 times daily in appropriate portion sizes.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Family
- Serranidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Aka
- Butter Hamlet, Yellow Hamlet
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Bacterial infections, Parasitic infestations
- Appearance
- The Butter Hamlet is a small, stocky serranid with a golden-yellow to pale yellow body. It has a slightly compressed body shape typical of hamlets, with a rounded head and small mouth.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Diet
- carnivore
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