Diademichthys lineatus

[Anonymous]

hi,

can't find much information about this lovely and gracefull little fish.
anyone in here knows about its specific requirements?
i plan on keeping it in my new 12G reef tank i just DIYed.

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=59992


thanks in advance,

antoine

dp

 

[Anonymous]

Unless you have a good size refugium attached to your 12G tank this critter will probably starve to death fairly quick. Diadema urchins also grow too large for a 12G tank.
Even with the proper environment, long term success in keeping these is rare.
According to Fishbase: Lives in close association with long-spined sea urchins or branching corals of sheltered reefs. Juvenile fish eat pedicellariae and sphaeridia of the host Diadema and commensal copepods; adult fish eat burrowing bivalves in corals as well as tube feet of their host and eggs of a commercial shrimp.

Regards,
David Mohr