Blue Lined Snapper (Asia Pacific)

Snappers are some of the best and most colorful fish for the large aquarium. They are usually non-aggressive with other large-bodied fishes but will greedily swallow whole any small or slender fish as well as all crustaceans including mantis shrimp. They do not harm corals, but may knock over lose decor with their strong tails. They will fight with their own kind but different species may be kept together. In time they may become real pets and recognize their owner.

Snappers feed by sucking in their food whole into their enormous mouths. They are carnivores and should be fed once a day a high quality diet of krill, silversides and chopped seafood. They are heavy feeders and thus strong filtration is necessary.

The Blue Lined snapper sports dynamic lemon yellow color everywhere except its silvery belly. Four electric blue stripes run from its eye to its rear body giving it an exciting color scheme. It schools in the wild but is best kept singly in all but the largest of aquariums. Males and females are identical. The Blue Lined snapper grows up to 14 inches and requires an aquarium of at least 180 gallons.