Choerodon anchorago

[dustinP]

for the time being you have one of these beautiful fish in the divers den but i cant for the life of me find any information on this fish, i would like to buy it but it say its reef-compatibility is "with caution". could you tell me why that is, what does it enjoy snacking on that makes it a cautious add to a reef tank? and what is its main diet consist of?

[dfs/la2]

Dustin,

Thank you for contacting us with your great question on this gorgeous Anchor Tusk. We list them as caution with reefs as they mainly consume hard-shelled prey including crustaceans, mollusks and sea urchins. So it is possible it will eat many of your shrimp, crabs and snails in your aquarium.

If you would like some more information that we were able to find on fishbase.org, you may wish to click on the following link:
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5502

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us we are happy to help.

Stacie R
Technical Support
Live Aquaria (http://www.liveaquaria.com/)