Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Tomini Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Photo: Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Western Pacific (Indonesia), (Philippines)
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium – low
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- herbivore (biofilm and diatoms)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Brown body with orange-edged dorsal and anal fins and a white tail. One of the smallest and most peaceful surgeonfish, suitable for medium-sized reef tanks. Reef Safe: ✅ Yes
