Rhinecanthus cinereus

Species Name: Rhinecanthus cinereus

Synonyms: Rhinecanthus cinereus, Balistes cinereus

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Family: Balistidae (Triggerfishes)

Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)

Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Max.Size: 16.5 cm / 6.5 inches

Environment: Marine-reef

Origin: Western Indian Ocean

Temperament: Relatively aggressive

Company: Rhinecanthus cinereus will not like an aquarium filled with many other fishes from the same family. It can show aggressive and destructive behaviour if it is placed in a small community or reef tank. A larger tank will reduce the risk for such behaviour dramatically. Always avoid keeping Lionfishes and eels with your Rhinecanthus cinereus.

Aquarium Setup: Rhinecanthus cinereus is intelligent and curious and likes a setup filled with things to play with and investigate. It also likes to move stuff around. The water should be clean, properly circulated and well filtered. Rhinecanthus cinereus may bite heaters, powercords, and filters.

Food: Rhinecanthus cinereus eats almost anything. In the wild, it will eat things like molluscs, crabs, algae, fishes, sponges, tunicates and hydrozoans. You can feed your Rhinecanthus cinereus cut fish fillet, clams, shrimp etcetera.

Breeding: We have no information regarding the breeding of Rhinecanthus cinereus in aquariums.