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Zebra Moray Eel

It is an ideal moray for the community fish tank. It poses no threat to its fish tank mates or the aquarist, and is often out and about during the day rather than at night.
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Yellow Boxfish

It is a larger boxfish that will need lots of open swimming space. This species has been known to "nuke" an entire tank of fishes. This occurs most often when the fish is stressed. ...
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Whitespotted Boxfish

This species displays differences between male and female. The Male is known as the Blue Boxfish and is attractively marked with rust colored spots on a bright blue body. The female, is more subdued but still striking with it’s white spots and black body coloration....
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Warty Frogfish

The Wartskin feeds by ambush, lying in wait for an unsuspecting fish or crustacean to go by and then lunging forward, grabbing and swallowing the victim whole. The Wartskin has been known to devour fish nearly equal to its own size....
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Valentini Puffer

It will fight with conspecifics such as the filefish, large finned fish, and other tobies. It may be aggressive at times, nipping the fins of tank mates, leaving a circular hole as its mark....
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Stars & Stripes Pufferfish

The Stars & Stripes Pufferfish is named for it’s unusual markings of stripes over the top of the body and the spots on its underside making a very striking and attractive pattern. ...
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Spotted Sharp Nose Pufferfish

It is golden brown on the back and sides (it is lighter on the ventrum) with numerous bright blue spots and lines. All sharpnose puffers may nip fins. Keep only one per tank. ...
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Snowflake Eel

This is a very hardy eel, but an escape artist. An aquarium with plenty of live rock and a tightly fit canopy is ideal. Most of the eels that are lost in an aquarium are due to poorly sealed tanks. The Snowflake Eel is safe to house with any fish it cannot easily swallow. ...
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Scat

There are many species of Scatophagus but two popular ones are Scatophagus tetracanthus commonly known as the African Sailfin Flyingfish...
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Saddle Grouper

It is an aggressive fish and in the aquarium although it won’t bother corals it will eat any shrimps and fish it can fit in its mouth. They are fast growing and thus need plenty of food....
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