Haemulon sciurus - T.B.

Haemulon sciurus, commonly known as the Bluestriped grunt, is a medium-large colorful grunt. As juveniles these fish are mostly silver-grey with a few dark brown horizontal stripes. As they grow older they become metallic yellow with many blue horizontal lines.

As juveniles they live mostly in Thalassia fields. As they become older they mostly hover above the reef in groups. In an aquarium they need plenty of swimming space and if the tank is large enough a group would really make up for a nice display. Do keep in mind their maximum size though. These fish are no picky eaters, just make sure they get a balanced diet with algae as well as meaty foods like shrimps and mussel. Do keep in mind that they will eat snails, shrimp and even crabs and small fish if they fit their mouth.

This fish is Tank Bred and will adapt to your aquarium easier compared to the wild caught specimens!