GENERAL CARE
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Difficult to care for. May require specialized feeding (corals, etc.), environment, or species tank. Recommended only for advanced aquarists.
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Sometimes difficult to get feeding, and/or have specific environmental requirements. However once established, usually adapts well to aquarium life. Recommended for intermediate to advanced aquarists.
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Adapts well to aquariums. Will accept a variety of readily available foods. Recommended for all aquarists.
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REEF AQUARIUM COMPATIBILITY
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Will eat corals, crustaceans, or other invertebrates, and/or small fish.
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May eat some corals. Some species, or individual fish may be suitable, others not.
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A good choice for your reef aquarium. Will not usually harm corals or other invertebrates, and usually a good community fish.
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COMMON NAME
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LATIN NAME
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CARE
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REEF
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Angler - Sargassum
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Histrio sp.
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Angler - Wart Skin
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Antennarius sp.
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Bass - Harlequin
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Serranus tigrinus
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Bass - Lantern
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Serranus baldwini
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Batfish - Long Fin
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Platax tierra
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Batfish - Orbiculate
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Platax orbicularis
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Filefish - Fantail
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Pervagor spilosoma
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Filefish - Flame
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Pervagor melanocephalus
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Filefish - Red Tail
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Pervagor janthinosoma
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Foxface
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Siganus vulpinus
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Goatfish - Dash & Dot
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Parupeneus barberinus
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Goatfish - Yellow
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Parupeneus cyclostomus
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Hamlet - Blue
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Hypoplectrus gemma
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Heniochus - Black
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Heniochus acuminatus
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Heniochus - Brown
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Heniochus acuminatus
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Leafish - Brown
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Taenianotus triacanthus
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Leafish - Gold
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Taenianotus triacanthus
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Marine Betta
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Calloplesiops altvelis
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Marine Catfish
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Plotosus lineatus
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Parrotfish - BiColor
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Cetoscarus bicolor
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Porkfish
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Anisotremus virginicus
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Snapper - Blue Lined
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Lutjanus kasmira
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Snapper - Emperor
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Lutjanus sebae
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Snapper - High Fin
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Symphorichthys spilurus
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Squirrelfish - Hawaiian
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Sargocentron xantherythrum
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Tilefish - Blue Head
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Hoplolatilus starcki
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