Blue Boxfish
Ostracion melegris

Identification: The male is dark with blue mottling; the female is brown with white spots.

Maximum Length: 6.3"

Origin: Indo-Pacific

Minimum tank size:   55 Gallon

Behavior:

Feeding and diet: Difficult to feed at first. Live vitamin enriched brine shrimp may be needed to initiate
                             feeding. Once eating, offer a varied diet of meaty foods. Do not offer floating foods

Reef Compatibility:   Not Recommended. Will eat many types of sessile invertebrates, including some corals.

Cautions: Can exude ostracitoxin when stressed, which can fatally poison an entire tank. If the fish is being
                   harassed by tank mates  or is dying, remove the source of the stress or the boxfish. Keep singly or  in  pairs.

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