Crested Weedfish
Photo: Anthony Pearson flickr Creative Commons
Description: Resembles a piece of seaweed with a large crest on its forehead. Its body is long, slender and very flat. The colour can be mottled, reddish-brown to green or yellow. There is usually a distinct dark oblique bar from eye to rear of mouth.
- Scientific Name
- Cristiceps Aurantiacus
- Habitat
- Found around New Zealand in rock pools and to depths of 10Â metres, usually amongst rock areas of seaweed
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Tank Age/Maturity
- 100 litres At least six months old Preferably longer to establish a Pd population
- Diet
- Their food in the wild is small crustaceans and larval fish, so live food is a must. Daphnia and mosquito larvae will be eaten
- Threatened Species
- N/A
- Special Requirements
-  Require live foods as hard to wean on to frozen food. Easily outcompeted for food by faster fish, does well with seahorses and pipefish
- Endemic
- N/A
- Size
- 18cm