Trachinotus carolinus - T.B.

Trachinotus carolinus, commonly known as the Florida pompano, is a large schooling fish. Their base colour is silver with sometimes a little yellow hue on it which is more pronounced on their belly, especially in the anal and pectoral fins.

As juveniles they live on sandy beaches with a lot of wave action. As adults they live in coastal waters and regularly enter estuaries and bays looking for small fishes, mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates. So make sure to offer them a varied diet of meaty food and watch out combining them with shrimps and fishes that fit their mouths!

This fish is Tank Bred and will adapts to your aquarium easier compared to a wild caught specimen!