DAY 189 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://coburgaquarium.com.au/products/mangrove-jack
Mangrove Red Snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Size: 2.5’ [Possibly larger]
pH: 8.0-8.5
Tank size: 500G/Individual
Country of origin: Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles, Yemen, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis/Futuna
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.010-1.025
Description
Closing Oceania natives week is
Lutjanus argentimaculatus, a very robust brackish to marine predator that is very widespread throughout the eastern world. Despite their relatively short length, this species is very thick and robust, and therefore needs a larger tank than many others its size. Due to the extremely aggressive nature of this species, few or no tankmates are recommended. This species makes an incredibly interesting centerpiece predator. NOTICE: The link provided above is to a website based in Australia. Most entries previous to this one contain US links. If you live outside of Oceania, this fish may be particularly expensive to ship.