CandyStripe Hogfish
Snapshot: Also known as the Pacific RedStripe Hogfish. This hogfish struts a bold red coat with crisp white racing stripes, looking like it just rolled off a custom paint job.
Other tidbits: Can grow up to 9cm or so. Distributed throughout Australia, Indonesia, East Pacific, and Central/West Pacific Oceans.
Bare bones must know: Live-rock fish-only system, or reef aquarium with care.
Aquarium set-up: This species loves to lay low in rockwork hideouts but lives for open space to cruise in style. A natural-born sand-sifter, it digs through the substrate like a treasure hunter — kicking up clouds and stirring up the party down below. And don't forget the lid — these acrobats are known to make daring leaps from open aquariums! Maintain an aquatic utopia by nailing the basics: rock-solid water quality with top-notch filtration and routine partial water changes.
Feeding: Keep your Wrasse in top form with a gourmet diet of vitamin-enriched frozen mysis and brine shrimp, alongside high-quality marine flakes and pellets.
AQT note: All our fish feast on a diet of seaweed, marine pellets, flakes and frozen treats under our care. Keep the feast going in your tank!