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Ostracion Meleagris-
Boxfish
Ostracion Meleagris-
Published by marrone
03-07-2007


Fish Info
Boxfish
Fish Type
Miscellaneous
Reef Safe?
No
Minimum Tank Size
55gal

Feeding
Diet
Formular I & II, Meaty Foods

Behavior
Aggressiveness
Non-Aggressive
Relative Care
Medium
Ostracion Meleagris-


Male Female

Ostracion Meleagris-Boxfish
Similar to the Whitley Box fish but a lot cheaper. Males are much more colorful than females and are usually larger. They're ich magnets so they need to be QT before you place one into your tank. They're not reef safe as they will eat inverts and may take bits out of corals, while looking for food. They do well in FO or Fowlr tank but need peaceful tanks mates as they're slow swimmers. They can give off toxins so you need to be careful.

Because of their beaks they shouldn't be kept in acrylic tanks, as they can take bits out of the acrylic and leave scratches.
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