Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus orientalis Care: Intermediate Diet: Carnivorous Light: Medium Place of origin: Western Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus orientalis, is a species of grunt native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species can be found on both coral and rock reefs at depths from 2 to 25 m. Juveniles are striped black. As they age, the stripes in the tail are replaced by black dots on a yellow background

making it a medium-sized but very active and specialist marine fish that requires substantial swimming space and excellent long-term care

They can be kept in reef aquariums

regular feeding and plenty of natural grazing

They are best suited to FOWLR systems or carefully planned mature reefs where the aquarist accepts some risk

often claiming large areas of the tank once established

Newly imported specimens can be difficult to settle onto prepared foods

Offer a varied diet including marine algae sheets

Mustard Tangs inhabit lagoon reefs

This is an active swimmer and should not be treated as a dwarf angelfish

Scientific Name (Latin):Cirrhilabrus solorensis

moving through reef structure while grazing

The Gobiodon histrio is a small goby with a green color and orange stripes with the particularity of having a rather large head in relation to the rest of the body