Generally considered easy/intermediate to keep.
Reef Safe: will they nip at corals, or are they "reef safe"; Red=No,
Yellow=Caution,
Green=Yes
Care level: 1=Easy, 2=Easy to Moderate, 3=Moderate, 4=Difficult,
5=Expert
Price: S-small, M-medium, L-large; recent retail sample
Max Size: size of fish in inches, then cm in
parens
Min Tank: minimum recommended tank size in gallons to house this fish
Compatibility: known compatibility problems; are they likely to get along with other tank
mates
Common
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Pictures |
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Compatibility |
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Taxonomy
Genus/Species |
Angelfish
pygmy/dwarf |
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Family: Pomacanthidae |
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African
Flameback,
Orangeback |
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Centropyge acanthops |
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Coral
Beauty |
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25 |
Omnivore |
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Centropyge bispinosus |
Angelfish
large |
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1,2 |
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Family: Pomacanthidae |
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Cream |
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Apolemichthys xanthurus |
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Swallowtail |
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2 |
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Genicanthus melanospilos |
| Anthias |
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Ignitus,
Flame |
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Pseudanthias ignitus |
| Basslet |
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1,2 |
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Royal
Gramma,
Fairy Basslet |
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1 |
15,S
17,M
19,L |
Planktivore |
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3" |
25 |
Gramma
loreto |
| Blenny |
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Lawnmower,
Sailfin, Algae |
Lawnmower Blenny |
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1 |
12 |
Herbivore |
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Salarias fasciatus |
| Butterfly |
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Raccoon |
Raccoon Butterflyfish |
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80,L |
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Chaetodon lunula |
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Cardinalfish |
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| Clownfish |
False
Percula |
Ocellaris |
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Amphiprion ocellaris |
| Chromis |
Blue/Green |
Blue/Green Reef Chromis |
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Chromis viridis |
Dartfish,
Firefish |
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will jump |
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Dottyback,
Pseudochromis |
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will jump,
one species per tank |
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| Goby |
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Hawkfish |
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Flame |
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33,S |
Carnivore |
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4" |
30 |
Neocirrhitus armatus |
| Tang |
Yellow |
Yellow Tang |
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Zebrasoma flavescens |
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Sailfin |
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Scopas |
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| Wrasse |
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Clown Fairy Wrasse |
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Damsel -
Yellowtail Damselfish (Chrysiptera parasema)
Dartfish
Firefish -
Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
Foxface
Goby -
Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Hawkfish -
Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhitus armatus)
Triggerfish
Wrasse -
Four Lined Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia)
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