Description

The Black-Saddled Coral Grouper or Saddle Grouper (Plectropomus Laevis), is a grouper from the Indo-Pacific that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 49″ inches in length.

Black-Saddled Coral Groupers or Saddle Groupers will eat any fish that they can swallow whole and behave aggressively towards tank-mates that intrude into its preferred hiding places. It will also eat ornamental shrimps and crabs. The Black-Saddled Coral Grouper or Saddle Grouper is easy to care for. It is carnivorous requiring a varied diet of meaty foods. The Black-Saddled Coral Grouper or Saddle Grouper is safe with corals but will eat ornamental shrimps and crabs and any fish it can swallow.