Stripped Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus Sweetlips should only be added to very large aquariums preferrably zoo's and public aquariums as they grow very large very quickly. Provide the Plectorhinchus Sweetlips an aquarium with ample open swim area, plenty of rockwork with caves, crevices, and cracks to hide and rest in. Juveniles are very colorful, as they mature their color begins to fade. Sweetlips grind their teeth and the sound resonates in their swim bladder making a Gruntsing noice. Sweetlips are peaceful, shy, nocturnal bottom feeders. Provide a diet rich in meaty foods fed several times daily. They will consume small fish and crustaceans. If they are not eating try fortified live Brine, Glass/Grass shrimp or Black Worms.

Striped Sweetlips are also sometimes known as the Twostriped or Giant Sweetlips. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade. Juvenile and adult Stripped Sweetlips may have drastic color differences. Juveniles will generally have a yellow body with horizontal black stripes as the fish matures they begin to turn gray with small black spots and black trimmed fins. The Striped Sweetlips can grow to a little over 40".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 300 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