Though the freshwater flounder is called a freshwater fish, it is actually a brackish fish, the Lined Sole, that is often found in estuarine and marine found in marine environments. In the aquarium, they are best kept in brackish water and will... Read more >
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The Trumpetfish is very unique and interesting. It has a long, thin, pipe-like body and a trumpet-shaped mouth that is used to suck in prey. They are usually brown or grey though there are golden color variations. These fish grow quite long and... Read more >
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The Freshwater Lionfish has a very misleading common name, as this fish is actually brackish, and is not related to lionfish. It is properly named the Three-spined Frogfish. These fish may have mildly venomous spines on their backs, so use caution.... Read more >
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The Atlantic Spadefish is a large, silver-bodied fish with vertical black stripes. In the wild, these fish swim in large schools and are often caught as a food fish. Spadefish primarily feed on crustaceans and sometimes cephalopods. Due to their... Read more >
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The Dwarf or Falco Hawkfish has two brown saddle shaped bars on the front of its white body and two red bars below the eye. Small red-brown blotches develop into stripes over the back, fading into a white underside. The dorsal spines are tipped... Read more >
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This interesting looking fish displays an array of brown, orange, or black spots and markings, as well as fantastic finnage. The first dorsal has four elongated spines. Feed the Fingered Dragonet live foods like copepods, and house them in a rocky... Read more >
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This pipefish has deep red to black and white bands all along its thin, pencil-like body. It has the typical trumpet-shaped mouth and the tail is a red oval trimmed with white. Pipefish are very sensitive to water quality and need to be kept in a... Read more >
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Finger fish
(Monodactylus argenteus)
Monos, sometimes called Fingerfish or Silver Moonies, are silver, disc shaped fish with a yellowish dorsal fin and a black border on the anal fin. The silver face is adorned by a dark vertical bar that passes through the eye. Young fish may have a... Read more >
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The Sebae or Striped Mono has a disc-shaped body and tall, pointed dorsal and anal fins that lend it an overall diamond shape. The tips of the dorsal and anal fins are black. A vertical stripe passes through the gill and connects with the black... Read more >
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Power's Roundhead Grouper is rarely seen in the aquarium trade. Most of these fish are exported from Australia. They are related to other shy, small groupers like the Marine Betta and Assessors. This is a dark-colored fish with bright blue tips on... Read more >
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The Slender Sea Moth has an interesting look, partucularly due to its elongated snout and wing-like pectoral fins. Sea moths are timid creatures, and they spend most of their time scooting along the substrate in search of benthic invertebrates,... Read more >
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The Orange Spot Rabbitfish is one of the most striking rabbitfish species. They have silver bodies that are covered with small orange spots. Rabbitfish have venomous dorsal and anal spines for protection. They are generally peaceful toward other... Read more >
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The Banded Sole has variable markings, but always the characteristic dark zebra-like striping. They are typically tan with brown or black stripes, and a wider balck margin on the tail, rear dorsal and anal fins. These soles have flat elongated... Read more >
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Ocellated Dragonets, popularly known as Scooter Blennies, have a brown or reddish brown body with mottled white and tan blotches, and small bright blue spots on the head. Males have an elongated dorsal fin to attract females. Scooter Blennies... Read more >
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