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Hussar
Lutjanus adetii
Also known as hussar snapper, yellow-banded snapper, yellowbanded snapper, hussar emperor snapper, yellow-band snapper, adeti snapper, 阿氏笛鲷
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A pinkish red snapper with a broad yellow band along each flank and a pale belly. It is a hardy, active reef fish that public aquaria and keepers of very large predator tanks keep for its colour and robust nature.
Care at a glance
- Care level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Semi
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Temperature
- 22 to 27 °C
- pH
- 8.1 to 8.4
- Smallest tank
- 1500 litres
- Keep as
- Singly or a small group in a very large system
- Diet
- Carnivore: chopped fish, prawn, squid, mussel and large carnivore pellets
- Swims
- Middle of the tank
- Lifespan
- 10 to 20 years
- Water
- Marine (saltwater)
- Wild range
- Western Pacific: eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Caledonia, Coral Sea
Breeding
It scatters pelagic eggs in open water and has not been bred in home aquariums. All specimens in the trade are wild caught.
Good to know
It grows to around 40 to 50 cm and will eat any fish or crustacean small enough to swallow, so it is not reef safe for shrimps or small fish. Juveniles are often sold small without warning about the adult size.