FAMILY - Acanthuridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Acanthurus Achilles
COMMON NAME - Achilles Surgeonfish
SIZE - 9.4" (24 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 100 US Gal. (379 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet of mostely vegetable matter, feed dried and frozen herbivore foods. Marine algae, blue green alga spirulina, zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce sushi nori (dried seaweed). Feed 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Generally reef safe, browses on filamentous microalgae, small fleshy macroalgae, may nip at large polyped stony corals if under fed.
CAPTIVE CARE - A large aquarium with plenty of swim room is a plus, turbulent water flow, can be aggressive towards own kind and other acanthurids. Keep only one per system, will spend a large part of its day grazing and must be provided daily feeding of vegetable matter and marine algae.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Acanthurus Achilles
COMMON NAME - Achilles Surgeonfish
SIZE - 9.4" (24 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 100 US Gal. (379 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet of mostely vegetable matter, feed dried and frozen herbivore foods. Marine algae, blue green alga spirulina, zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce sushi nori (dried seaweed). Feed 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Generally reef safe, browses on filamentous microalgae, small fleshy macroalgae, may nip at large polyped stony corals if under fed.
CAPTIVE CARE - A large aquarium with plenty of swim room is a plus, turbulent water flow, can be aggressive towards own kind and other acanthurids. Keep only one per system, will spend a large part of its day grazing and must be provided daily feeding of vegetable matter and marine algae.
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