Ostracion cyanurus

Bluetail Trunkfish — Photo: By Fernando Herranz Martín - This image is uploaded as image number 30264 at Animalandia at Educa Madrid, a source of photographs of animals.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. S

Bluetail trunkfish  

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/12743

This fish comes from the Red Sea Persian Gulf 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.

 Not Reef compatible .

Min. Tank Size 500 litres.

Size  15 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..

← Back to Tropical Marine fish on the allowed to import list.