FAMILY - Mullidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Parupeneus Multifasciatus
COMMON NAME - Manybar Goatfish (Multibarred Goatfish)
SIZE - 12" (30 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Frequent feeding, meaty foods, fresh and frozen seafoods, live grass shrimp, frozen prepared foods. Feed min. 4 times a day for juveniles.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat worms and Crustaceans, small fish.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide plenty of swimming room, soft substrate for grubbing for food, mature sandbed a plus, house with nonaggressive tankmates, most are infected with intestinal worms and need to be treated for such when 1st purchased. Juveniles have a high metabolism and must be given frequent feedings, if weight loss is observed they are being underfeed will eat other fish.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Parupeneus Multifasciatus
COMMON NAME - Manybar Goatfish (Multibarred Goatfish)
SIZE - 12" (30 cm)
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Frequent feeding, meaty foods, fresh and frozen seafoods, live grass shrimp, frozen prepared foods. Feed min. 4 times a day for juveniles.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will eat worms and Crustaceans, small fish.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide plenty of swimming room, soft substrate for grubbing for food, mature sandbed a plus, house with nonaggressive tankmates, most are infected with intestinal worms and need to be treated for such when 1st purchased. Juveniles have a high metabolism and must be given frequent feedings, if weight loss is observed they are being underfeed will eat other fish.
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