Clown Tang 6"

Clown Tang 6"Acanthurus lineatus Their colorful striped markings give them the name "clown" or "lined tang" or "blue lined tang". They are indeed beautiful. However, they are not an easy fish to keep. Difficult to acclimate, and more delicate than most other surgeonfish, they should only be attempted by a more advanced aquarist. Also, they get quite large (10 12") and aggressive as they age. Ideally, they should be kept in a 180 gallon or larger aquarium, if you

rind-tail cardinals grow quite large (4-5") and can be preditory towards small fish

Chaetodon semilarvatus The Golden Butterflyfish is also known as the Red-lined Butterflyfish

it is possible for them to nip at and consume some species of LPS and soft corals

and much less common

The Hawaiian Lionfish (Pterois sphex) should be housed in a 50 gallon or larger aquarium with numerous hiding places

Feed a variety of small meaty foods (frozen mysis is best)

If female masked swallowtails are hard to find

It is not a suitable choice for a reef tank

mysid) and finely chopped marine meats

Borbonius Anthias (odontanthias borbonius) are a seasonal item

groupers and larger wrasse

It should not be kept in a reef tank since it will eat invertebrates and is deemed unsafe with corals