Blue Spotted Grouper

Cephalopholis Groupers should be added to well established large aquariums with plenty of rockwork with caves and crevices to hide in. Groupers are very secretive and will hide until food is presented. They have low metabolism's and only require feeding every other day. Groupers are usually very friendly fish except to fish or crustaceans they can fit in their mouth. Should be housed with larger peaceful tank mates and only one grouper per aquarium. Provide a diet of meaty enriched foods. If not eating offer live foods such as enriched Brine, Glass/Grass shrimp, black worms and fiddler crabs to entice a feeding response. Groupers emit large amounts of waste ensure the filtration system can handle the waste.

Blue Spotted Grouper are also sometimes known as the Peacock Hind. Not often seen in the aquarium trade. Juvenile and adult Blue Spotted Groupers will have slightly different coloration. Juveniles are brown with vertical shades of light brown stripes and blue spots. As the fish begins to mature they may start to loose the spots and may begin to darken. The Blue Spotted Groupers can grow to a little over 24".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 180 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH