Information resourced and
researched from
"Tropical Marine Aquaria"
by Graham.F.Cox.
Published by Treasure Press
© The Hamlyn Publishing Group

The soldierfishes or squirrelfishes are primarily nocturnal fishes. This is indicated by their large eyes and, perhaps less obviously, by their bright red coloration. Most nocturnal reef fishes are predominately red in colour. A soldierfish is a voracious predator and must never be trusted in community with fishes small enough to be accommodated in the capacoius mouth. However, once a specimen is well adjusted to aquarium life, it will learn to accept chunks of flesh provided that it can see the food falling through the water. Few members of this genus will take static food particles from the floor of the aquarium, no matter how hungry they are.