Saltwater
Batu coris
Coris batuensis
Labridae, Corinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 17 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 118 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs to over 15 m and nearby sand-rubble bottoms at 2-30 m, solitarily or in small groups. Food consist of small crabs and gastropods.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Coris coronata
- Coris pallida
- Coris papuensis
- Coris schroederi
- Coris schroedi
- Coris variegata
In other languages
- Batu rainbow-wrasse, Dapple coris, Dappled wrasse, Pallid wrasse, Schroeder's coris, Schroeder's rainbow wrasse, Schroeder's rainbow-wrasse, Variegated rainbowfish, Variegated wrasse, Yellow wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.