Coral Grouper / Cephalopholis miniata

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Cephalopholis miniata

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Scientific name - Cephalopholis miniata

Common name - Coral Hind (Miniata Grouper, Coral Grouper)

Size - 16.1" (41 cm)

Min. Aquarium size - 100 US Gal. (379 L)

Foods and feeding - Marine fare for carnivores, marine fish, crustacean flesh, feed 2-4 times a week.

Reef compatibility - Dines on ornamental crustaceans and fish tank mates.

Captive care - Acclimates well to captivity, will greedily accept chopped fresh or frozen seafood's, other frozen preparations, freeze dried krill, keep only one per aquarium (prone to fight with each other), will eat any fish it can swallow whole including cleaner Wrasse, will defend its preferred hiding places, will place an elevated stress on filtration systems.
 

Form or function: Do you consider your rock work to be art or the platform for your coral?

  • Primarily art focused.

    Votes: 20 8.2%
  • Primarily a platform for coral.

    Votes: 44 18.0%
  • A bit of each - both art and a platform.

    Votes: 162 66.4%
  • Neither.

    Votes: 12 4.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 6 2.5%
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