Chinese trumpetfish - Aulostomus chinensis

Species Name: Aulostomus chinensis

Synonyms: Aulostoma chinense, Fistularia chinensis, Aulostomus chinensis, Aulostoma chinensis, Polypterichthys valentini, Aulostomus valentin

Common Names: Chinese trumpetfish

Family: Aulostomidae (Trumpet fishes)

Order: Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses)

Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Max.Size: 80.0 cm / 31.5 inches

Environment: Marine reef

Origin: Western and Eastern Indian Ocean, Southeast Atlantic and Western Central, Eastern Central, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest Pacific
Harmless

Company: Aulostomus chinensis (Chinese trumpetfish) should not be kept with anemones and corals. Stronger predators can compete with the Chinese trumpetfish over food, if they eat the same things.

Aquarium Setup: Aulostomus chinensis (Chinese trumpetfish) needs a large aquarium. Try to provide it with a décor that is similar to that of its natural environment; with cover, rocks, coral skeletons and plant-like algal material or artifical look-a-likes for hiding. The Chinese trumpetfish is comperatively tolerant of chemical and physical changes to its environment, but strive to keep temperatures in the 70’s or the low 80’s Farenheit.

Food: Aulostomus chinensis (Chinese trumpetfish) can be fed shrimps and small fishes.

Breeding: We have no information about how to breed Aulostomus chinensis (Chinese trumpetfish) in aquariums.

Chinese trumpetfish – Aulostomus chinensis. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk


Aulostomus chinensis - Chinese trumpetfish. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk



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