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Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)
Keep only together with other big fishes.
Needs very much place for swimming; if it is not enough, it may become aggressive.
Be careful, if you also keep small shrimps!
Can be kept in groups as long as they are juvenile, but should be separated, up to 2 fishes, once grown. Don't sleep in the sand like Haliocheres, but in a hiding-place in the rocks.
Synonyms:
Julis amblycephalus Bleeker, 1856
Julis melanochir Bleeker, 1857
Pseudojulis trifasciatus Weber, 1913
Pseudojuloides trifasciatus (Weber, 1913)
Thalassoma amblycephala (Bleeker, 1856)
Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1856)
Thalassoma melanochir Fowler, 1904
Thalassoma melanochir (Bleeker, 1857)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Keep only together with other big fishes.
Needs very much place for swimming; if it is not enough, it may become aggressive.
Be careful, if you also keep small shrimps!
Can be kept in groups as long as they are juvenile, but should be separated, up to 2 fishes, once grown. Don't sleep in the sand like Haliocheres, but in a hiding-place in the rocks.
Synonyms:
Julis amblycephalus Bleeker, 1856
Julis melanochir Bleeker, 1857
Pseudojulis trifasciatus Weber, 1913
Pseudojuloides trifasciatus (Weber, 1913)
Thalassoma amblycephala (Bleeker, 1856)
Thalassoma amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1856)
Thalassoma melanochir Fowler, 1904
Thalassoma melanochir (Bleeker, 1857)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
