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Fish Glossary
| Supermale Australlian Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These are one of the most colorful species. They are generally found near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. They are quite hardy and often get acclimated easily in aquariums. They are quite peaceful by nature. They are not at all harmful for the clams and corals that are kept with them. The aquarium size should be 55 gallons. |
| Filament flasher wrasse (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are commonly found in the Pacific Ocean. They can get acclimated in an aquarium easily and are carnivorous. They like to have the shrimps, as well as zooplanktons. They need live rocks and sands to be happy in the tank. They can grow up to 4 inches and the minimum aquarium size should be 10 gallons. |
| Red margin fairy wrasse (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They have stunning looks. Their median fins are bordered with red and the tails also have similar colorful margins. They will not harm the clam or corals that you keep in the same aquarium with them as they take more interest in the planktons. The minimum size of the tank should be 55 gallons or more. |
| Yellow fin fairy wrasse (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These were not really popular in as the aquarium specimens. They are small in size and can do well in the reef tanks. They can also be kept in the aquariums forming small groups. The female members of this species are light pink in color. They generally have a dorsal fin which is yellow in color. |
| Red possum wrasse (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are quite rare and you will not see many of them in various saltwater aquariums. They should be kept with tank mates who are extremely passive. The tank size should be minimum 20 gallons. They will eat the flakes, frozen foods as well as finely chopped shrimps. They need to be fed at least twice a day. |
| Anthias (Saltwater Fish) | |
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Anthias are saltwater fish species which prefer to live in colonies and find a shelter at night. They become very active in the day time and swim over the coral reefs to find food particles like planktons. They live in schools and each school contain one male member and around six to maximum twenty females. The species under this category are hermaphrodites. |
| Fathead or sunburst Anthias (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The sunburst Anthias are the most aggressive species and they often like to be alone in a tank rather than staying with the other species or with members from their own species. They like to eat the mysid shrimps and amphipods apart from the planktons. They are very delicate and the maintenance cost is quite high. |
| Dispar Anthias (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The common name of Dispar Anthias is Madder Sea perch. The male members of this family do not have red stripes on their body. They only have an attractive red dorsal fin. The upper part of the female body is yellowish orange in color and the lower part of the body is a mixture of white and lavender. |
| Evansi Anthias (Saltwater Fish) | |
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This is another aggressive member of the Anthias family. It prefers to stay alone in an aquarium. They will not it if you keep any one from its own species with in the same tank. They like to eat the planktons, mysis shrimps and other microscopic organisms. This is also a high maintenance fish which is delicate enough to maintain. |
| Square pink Anthias (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The male members of this family are bright pink in color and they show off a square purple colored spot on both sides of their body. The female are colored yellowish orange and there is a thin bluish line that runs from its head to wards the end of the body. They need hiding place in the aquarium. |