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Marine

In this page, you will be able to find important information on water environment for some marine fishes.

Angelfish & Butterflyfish

Emperor Angelfish

Common name:	Emperor Angelfish or Imperial Angelfish
Scientific name:	Pomacanthus Imperator
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	16"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 78 F
Feed requirements:	Live foods, vegetable matter, flakes, pellets.

French Angelfish

Common name:	French Angelfish
Scientific name:	Pomacanthus Paru
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	16"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Pieces of lettuce, algae and other vegetable matter, as well as fish meat. All food should be chopped into small pieces.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Golden Butterflyfish

Common name:	Golden Butterflyfish
Scientific name:	Chaetodon Semilarvatus
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	8"
Temperature requirements:	78 - 82 F
Feed requirements:	Live foods, meat, flakes, pellets, vegetable matter.

Clownfish

Anemone fish

Common name:	Anemone Fish; Common Clown; Percula Clown
Scientific name:	Amphiprion Ocellaris
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	3"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on small live sea creatures as well as scraps of beef heart, flake foods and frozen worms of all types.
Spawning requirements:	Eggs are laid close to an anemone. These eggs and the resulting fry are cared for by both parents until they are young fish able to fend for themselves.

Groupers

Pantherfish

Common name:	Panther or Polka-dot Grouper; Pantherfish; Barramundi Cod
Scientific name:	Chromileptis Altivelis
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	20"
Temperature requirements:	72 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Prefer live fish as food. They will accept meaty foods such as beef heart, and fish meat.

Lionfish

Common name:	Lionfish; Dragon Fish; Turkey Fish; Scorpionfish; Red Firefish
Scientific name:	Pterois Volitans
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	14"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Chopped beefheart is readily accepted while favorite foods include live fish, fish meat, prawns and most all types of worms.
Spawning requirements:	Eggs are laid close to an anemone. These eggs and the resulting fry are cared for by both parents until they are young fish able to fend for themselves.

Tangs

Achilles Tang

Common name:	Achilles Tang; Red-tailed Tang
Scientific name:	Acanthurus Achilles
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	10"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on mostly of vegetable matter such as algae or lettuce. Feed small amounts several times per day.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Blue Tang

Common name:	Blue Tang
Scientific name:	Acanthurus Coeruleus
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	12"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on mostly of vegetable matter such as algae or lettuce. Feed small amounts several times per day.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Lipstick Tang

Common name:	Lipstick Tang, Smoothhead Unicorn fish; Lipstick Surgeonfish
Scientific name:	Naso Lituratus
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	20"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 80 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on live foods, meat, pellets.

Regal Tang

Common name:	Regal Tang; Flat-tailed Surgeonfish; Hippo Tang
Scientific name:	Paracanthurus Hepatus
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	10"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 82 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on live foods, meat, pellets.

Yellow Tang

Common name:	Yellow Tang; Lau'i-pala
Scientific name:	Zebrasoma Flavescens
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	8"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on algae, algae tablets, lettuce, seaweed and spinach.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Triggerfish

Black Triggerfish

Common name:	Black Triggerfish; Niger Trigger
Scientific name:	Odonus Niger
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	20"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	A variety of foods can be used to satisfy their nutritional requirements. Crustaceans, mollusks, fresh seafood, frozen seafood, vegetable matter and fortified flake food are enough to keep them healthy and growing.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Clown Triggerfish

Common name:	Clown Triggerfish; Clown Trigger; Yellow-blotched Triggerfish
Scientific name:	Balistoides Conspicillum
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	20"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Clown Trigger has a very powerful jaw that it uses to crush its prey. This carnivore should be fed a variety of foods such as mollusks and crustaceans. Once accumulated to the aquarium they can be persuaded to eat most anything.

Queen Triggerfish

Common name:	Queen Triggerfish
Scientific name:	Balistes Vetula
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	20"
Temperature requirements:	71 - 78 F
Feed requirements:	All kinds of meat including live fish, fish meat, beef heart and large worms of all types.
Spawning requirements:	Breeding in captivity is not possible.

Wrasses

Cleaner Wrasse

Common name:	Cleaner Wrasse; Blue-Streak Cleaner Wrasse
Scientific name:	Labroides Dimidiatus
pH:	8.1 - 8.3
Size:	4"
Temperature requirements:	75 - 79 F
Feed requirements:	Feed on parasites as well as other meaty foods such as finely chopped shrimp, flake foods and freeze dried foods.
Spawning requirements:	Little information is known except that spawning takes place at night with the female of the species laying several free-floating eggs which are then fertilized by the male.