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Name of Fish:
Name of Fish:
Fish Glossary
| Red sea sohol tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The color of this body is white and also lines in black. The fins are also black. At the front part of their tail there is an orange colored spine. This is quite bold by nature and is often extremely hardy. You can maintain them pretty easily in the aquariums. They can grow up to 6 inches. |
| Powder blue tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The basic color of their body is sky blue. But the dorsal fin is yellow and the anal fin is white. Their head is black but there is also a band behind the head which is white. They are shy at the initial stage and often look extremely beautiful in the aquariums. The minimum tank size should be 55 gallons. |
| Flame fin tomini tang (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These are quite popular specimens to be kept in the saltwater aquariums. They will not need much care to survive in captivity. Their body contains blue, yellow, green and white highlights. They require a 70 gallon tank to survive because it gives them ample room to swim freely. They are not aggressive to other species but act differently with other tangs. |
| Magnificent foxface (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are also known by the name of “Metallic Foxface”. They have extremely attractive looks. They have [proven to be quite hardy species for an aquarium. They act shy initially. The foxfaces like the aquariums with plenty of algae. They need an aquarium which is 30 gallons in size or sometimes larger than that. |
| Foxface lo (Saltwater Fish) | |
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Their body colors are extremely attractive and often make very good addition to an aquarium. They have a snout which looks like that of a fox’s and is elongated. They have a mouth which is adapted to eat the algae. They need 30 gallon tanks to swim freely. They are herbivores and like to be fed on algae. |
| Clown trigger (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They are extremely gorgeous and this is the reason most sought after ones. Their personality is quite variable. Some of them remain perfectly passive towards the other tank mates wherein some act in an aggressive manner. They should be kept in large tanks which contain a large number of places to hide themselves. |
| Blue lined trigger fish (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are absolutely splendid to look at and they should have tank mates who are equally aggressive as they are. When they are put in an aquarium they behave shyly. They have interesting activities and often are quite durable as an aquarium fish. The minimum size of the aquarium should be 20 gallons. They like to eat meat substances. |
| Bursa trigger fish (Saltwater Fish) | |
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At the juvenile stage they behave in a polite manner. But gradually they become larger and slightly confrontational. But comparatively they are less aggressive than the other trigger fishes. Only one fish should be kept in a tank. The tank mates should be chosen carefully for these fishes. The minimum tank size should be 20 gallons. |
| Huma huma trigger fish (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are really attractive to look at. They are polite at the young stage but grow into aggressive specimens. Their tank mates should be either equal or larger in size than these fishes. There should only one fish of this kind in an aquarium. The minimum size of the tank should be 20 gallons. |
| Red sea assasi trigger fish (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They are rare to some extent. The juvenile stage is quite mild by nature but the adult ones are pretty aggressive. There should be only one fish per tank. They are just perfect when they are kept with right tank mates. The minimum size of an aquarium should be minimum 20 gallons for these fishes. |