Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons
Care Level: Easy
Tank Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.020-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Max. Size In Aquarium: Up to 1' 2"
Color Form: Blue, Gray
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Reef Compatible: With Caution (coral safe but NOT invert safe)
Diet: Carnivore
Compatibility: View Chart
Origin: Indo-Pacific
Family: Bothidae
The Flounder, also known as Plate Fish or Peacock Flounder, is laterally compressed and lays on its side on the bottom of the ocean or aquarium. Early in development, both eyes migrate to the left or right side, usually the left. The Flounder has a dull color with occasional light blue spotting. This allows it to lay in the sand, where the dull colors blend in making it very hard to see.
It requires a 125 gallon or larger aquarium with a sandy bottom which will allow it to blend in and change positions. It will eat most any invertebrate or small fish that come within its vicinity.
The diet should consist of chopped marine meats.
is an ambush preditor it WILL kill any invert and it WILL kill any small fish smaller than himself, surprisingly big Mouth is full of razor sharp teeth, and they can grow extreamly big trippling their size in less than a year!! Species requires a LARGE open space to move around in with at least 5 inches of sand. Can jump out of tank and some even crawl up the glass and wait to ambush smaller fish.
