Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Harlequin Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Photo: Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank1500 l
- Adult size70 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 70 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1500 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution
Notes: Juveniles are brown with white spots and swim in a manner resembling a flatworm. Adults grow to over 70 cm.
