This fish is marked as “expert only” due to their ability to take out an entire tank if they die or are frightened by another fish, become ill, or if the aquarist unknowingly freaks it out. This fish will also emit a poison that makes them taste very bitter to their attackers. As the prey is texting it’s friends to come see the freak who just moved into the area, who is swimming all weird-like, the Sixline Saopfish instantly snatches up his dinner! Even when feeding in captivity, the Sixline Soapfish will slowly approach it’s chunk of food, and snatch it up in the wink of an eye, much to the amazement of it’s owner. When hunting, they pose with their nose pointed down and upon seeing prey, they turn their body’s sideways and swim in an exaggerated pattern, possibly to confuse it. That being said, yes, the fish is nocturnal and hunt at night. This coloring is more visible in the darker parts of the reef which the fish is commonly found in during the day. 07” look similar to a noxious slug from the Phyllidia genus. Although listed as a grouper quite often, this fish is different due to, not only it's smaller size, but that their skin can emit this toxin. The Sixline Soapfish is the only fish in the Grammistes genus, and the toxin found in their body slime which they can emit at will is called Grammistin. This ever changing fish are considered expert only and can grow to 11.7” (30 cm). As juveniles the fins are clearish and adults have clearish brown fins. The fins are all rounded except the first part of the double dorsal fin. Juveniles start out black with whitish yellow spots, which, as the fish grows, eventually turn to 3 whitish yellow stripes, then 6 white stripes and eventually on to the lined dash pattern of the adult. The head area has white spots and can have a few “dashes” as well. The Sixline Soapfish is brown, deep bodied fish with 8 or more closely spaced, horizontal white lines that are broken up into dashes.
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