Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Hawaiian Kole Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Photo: Autor desconocido · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Central Pacific (Hawaii, Polynesia)
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- middle – bottom
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- herbivore (biofilm)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Juveniles have an orange-and-black wavy stripe pattern (“chevron tang”); adults are dark brown.
