White Edged Lyretail Grouper

Variola Groupers should only be added to well established 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.

White Edged Lyretail Grouper are also sometimes known simply as the White Edged Lyretail. Not often seen in the aquarium trade. Juvenile and adult White Edged Lyretail Groupers may have different color patterns. Juveniles are quite beautiful with spotty red colored body and a white lower jaw. Adults will have an overall red mottled color. The White Edged Lyretail Grouper can grow to a little over 24".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 250 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