Where to buy Yellow Boxfish
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About Yellow Boxfish
Yellow Boxfish are bright yellow cube-shaped fish with a distinctive boxy, rigid body encased in bony plating. They have small fins, a terminal mouth, and prominent spines at corners and edges.
Key facts
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disease, Hole in the Head, Velvet Disease
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Great Barrier Reef and Indonesia to the Philippines and the Coral Triangle.
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Aka
- Cube Trunkfish
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Appearance
- Yellow Boxfish are bright yellow cube-shaped fish with a distinctive boxy, rigid body encased in bony plating. They have small fins, a terminal mouth, and prominent spines at corners and edges.
- Feeding Schedule
- 1-2 times daily
- Max Size
- 5
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feed small meaty foods (mysis shrimp, finely chopped seafood) and quality pellets 1-2 times daily. They forage naturally on small crustaceans, mollusks, and algae in the reef.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
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