Choosing the right marine fish to our new tank can be hard sometimes, maybe it will harm other fish or maybe it wiil suffer from the "old" guys. So how can I choose my first marine fish or should I need to change my tank population? There are many marine fish families out there, Blenniidae, Gobiidae, labroids, Chaetodontidae, Pomacanthidae, Acanthuridae and much more. For example, Yellow tang is a hardy species that can tolerate some newly fish keeper's mistakes.

The yellow tang known also as Zebrasoma flavescens. It is one of the most sought after, popular marine fish all over the globe. The Yellow Tang is a very hardy fish that is not territorial except with any other flavescens tangs especially from the genus Zebrasoma. it is highly aggressive conspecific species. The yellow tang has very sharp white colored barbs around the tail area, these barbs used as a weapon, it can inject poison. It's beautiful yellow color along with its temperament and the fact that it is less prone to diseases than other Tangs Makes the yellow tang a very common and sought after marine fish in reefs and marine tanks. Like its entire genus the Zebrasoma Flavescens is herbivore . In nature, the yellow tang feeds on micro and macro algae. In captivity they should get "green" food, lettuce, nori algae with flakes and pellet food all can complete their diet. frozen foods can be added from time to time. Requires 70 gallon tank and up with a lot of hiding places,live rocks and plenty of room to swim. Strong aeration and well filtered water are essential.

Another common marine fish is the tomato clown fish. Tomato Clownfish is one of 27 known Clownfish species in nature. Tomato clownfish is known to inhabit lagoon reefs, the female of this species is larger then the male, once in an established pair, the female gets darker then the male whom keeps its beautiful red orange color. The Tomato Clown fish prefer the Entacmaea quadricolor, Carpet Anemone or Heteractis crispa as a host anemone but also does fine without a host anemone. As with all clownfish, most are born as males, and the dominant male will change to a female. The tomato clown fish is an omnivore.

In the wild its diet based on various planktonic items, algae's and small crustaceans. In home tank, a varied diet is recommended. Will accept commercial food (flakes and pellets). Frozen or live food is recommended also. The minimum tank size suggested is about 20 gallons; the aquarium must be filled with lots of hiding places. Avoid keeping them in an aquarium with predatory fish large enough to eat them. Keeping the tomato clown fish with other clown fish species can be a hard task.

Picasso Triggerfish has a remarkable colors and patterns on its body. Picasso triggerfish is one of the most beautiful marine fish hobbyists like to have it in their tank. In Hawaii the Picasso Triggerfish is the state fish and known as "Humuhumunukunuku apua'a", Picasso Triggerfish, has a wacky, painted appearance. It has a tan body with gradient dark bands, vibrant blue and black stripes on the top of the head with a yellow stripe from cheek to cheek and deeply set-back eyes. The Picasso triggerfish feeds on all kinds of live, frozen, and flake foods, be sure to feed it 3 times, they also will like squid, shrimp (the same kind people eat), mussels, and all kinds of chopped up fish- if you feed it with this food you will enjoy a healthy fish and the fish will thank you by showing its beautiful colors.

The Picasso triggerfish should at least be in 75 gallon tank, do not put more than one Picasso triggerfish in the same tank .Before you go and buy Picasso triggerfish you must know that its kept in temperatures between 72 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit. PH value of 8.1 or 8.4, and a specific gravity of 1.020 to 1.025 should be maintained. If you keep these conditions you can enjoy of beautiful Picasso triggerfish

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