180-Gallon “Mixed” Aquarium—Indian Ocean
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
[edit] A Model Marine Aquarium
Two of the stars in this interesting gathering of personalities are the angelfishes. Provide them with suitable hiding places, as well as room to cruise.
The clownfish can be housed with some of the more durable sea anemones—a Bubble-Tip (Entacmaea quadricolor), Corkscrew Tentacle (Macrodactyla doreensis) or Haddon’s Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni).
There is one problem: the butterflyfishes that may attempt to eat the anemone. That said, it is likely that the pair of clownfish will defend their host.
- 1 Auriga Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
- 1 Klein's Butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii
- 2 Clark's Clownfish Amphiprion clarkii
- 1 Indian Yellowtail Angelfish Apolemichthys xanthurus
- 1 Yellowbar Angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus
- 1 Neon Dottyback Pseudochromis aldabraensis
- 1 Niger Triggerfish Odonus niger
- 1 Purple Tang Zebrasoma xanthurum
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Excerpted from: 101 Best Saltwater Fishes