Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish juvenile — Photo: By Norbert Potensky - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2594309

Yellow boxfish  

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This fish comes from the circumtropical region, they will eat invertebrates.

If stressed, the  Boxfish can release a poisonous substance, called ostracitoxin, from its mucous glands which can kill other fish in the tank very quickly.

 Reef compatible .

Min. Tank Size 500 litres.

Size  45 cm

Sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.1 - 8.5

Temp. 23 -28 °C

Water Hardness 8-10 °d

Diet Carnivore .Will accept flake, pellets and frozen foods, Feed on  crustaceans, mollusks, and invertebrates..

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