Metallic Blue Grouper
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
This grouper's mouth is bigger than it may appear, so use care when selecting fish tankmates. Scott W. Michael
[edit] Overview
This spectacular grouper has been coming into the aquarium trade with greater frequency. It is a durable fish that can be housed in the predatory reef aquarium.
Family: Serranidae
Other common name(s):
Native range:
Maximum length: 15 cm (6 in)
Minimum aquarium size: 285 L (75 gal)
Water: Marine 24 °C (297 K, 75 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)
[edit] Feeding
Meaty foods, including frozen seafood. May require live ghost shrimp to initiate a feeding response. With time, it should take nonliving foods placed in the current.
[edit] Aquarium Compatibility
Keep only one per tank. It will eat small fishes and crustaceans, including cleaner shrimps.
[edit] Special Care
Provide it with a ledge or cave in which to hide. It will spend much of its time peering from a preferred refuge, dashing out dramatically to snap up food items.
[edit] Notes
The Metallic Blue Grouper is a close relative of the Whitelined Grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus).
| Common name | Metallic Blue Grouper + |
| Family | Serranidae + |
| Genus | Anyperodon + |
| Image credit | SWM + |
| Maximum length | 6 in + |
| Minimum aquarium size | 75 gal + |
| Native range | Red Sea + |
| Reference | A PocketExpert Guide to Reef Aquarium Fishes + |
| Specific name | sp. + |
| Text credit | SWM + |
| Water max temp | 301 K (28 °C, 82 °F) + |
| Water min temp | 297 K (24 °C, 75 °F) + |
| Water type | Marine + |