Although the mullet is not the most suitable species to breed in an aquarium. But, his showy coloration makes it a must-have for aquarists. You simply have to take into account having it in an aquarium of large proportions due to the considered size that it reaches in its mature age. They reach a size of 30 centimeters.
The mullet has a mouth that features a pair of whiskers. Which indicates their eating habits. Is it so linked to the substrate and sandy bottoms where it searches and digs very hard for its prey to eat.
It has a burgundy body on the front and yellow on the back, divided by a white band. There is a black dot on the back and a couple of white stripes on the front. The head and tail also have blue markings.
In aquariums of a certain volume where many fish are kept, this species of showy coloration is very useful for its scavenging action on the remains of food that remain buried. The minimal presence of detritus and biological remains in the substrate will allow a significant reduction of nitrogen compounds in it. Therefore it can be said that it performs a cleaning action in the aquarium.
Although this cleaning work is very useful in any aquarium it is not a very common species in home aquariums. Although little by little it is being introduced as a novelty. It has a very high biological rhythm so that in a matter of a few days it will destroy all the microfauna that populate the substrate.
Its natural habitat
This species lives in the Western Pacific. From Malucas and the Philippines to Western Samoa, Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Palau. The Carolinas and the Marshall Islands. It is associated with the sandy bottoms adjacent to the reef areas. ANDIt is capable of living up to 40 meters deep.