Atrosalarais fuscus
| Common Names: | Black sailfin Blenny Brown coral Blenny |
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| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Category: | Blennoid_Gobioid |
| Distribution: | ; Java |
| Main Ecosystem: | Reef |
| Temperament: | Peaceful; If you are adding more than one you should add and acclimate them at the same time. They are reef safe and very peaceful to other other tankmates. |
| Diet: | Herbivore; They are excellent micro algea eaters and their diet can be supplemented with spirilina flakes and frozen foods with spirilina algea in it. |
| Care: | No special care is needed except to have plenty of Live Rock in the tank on which to perch on or hide in. Daily feedings of vegetable matter are needed. A mature and well established tank is necessary for this fish also. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 10.2cm (4") Female: 10.2cm (4") |
| Water Region: | Bottom |
| Activity: | NonSpecific |
| Gender: | Males are a little bit larger than females and also experience several color changes during mating periods. |
| Breeding: | Breeding in an aquarium setting is very rare. |
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| Comments: | An excellent addition for the reef tank. Pretty hardy fish as long as he has plenty of vegetable matter to eat and plenty of LR to hide in. |
| Main Colours: | Brown, Black |
| Markings: | No Markings |
| Mouth: | Normal |
| Tail: | Not Specified |
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| Image Credit: | Melosu58 |
| Submitted By: | Melosu58 |
| Contributors: | Melosu58 |
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