55-Gallon Peaceful Aquarium—Western Pacific
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
[edit] A Model Marine Aquarium
Here is a community of relatively mild-mannered reef fishes from the Western Pacific.
The pair of Yellow Assessors, which will need a cave or overhang to call home, must be added to the tank simultaneously. If available, a pair of Blue Assessors (Assessor mcneilli) could be substituted.
The pair or trio of Pajama Cardinalfish should spend most of their time in the open, but provide them with a crevice or branching coral for refuge.
The Golden Wrasse will provide color and movement and will need a fine sand bed to burrow in. The small Falco’s Hawkfish has the potential to be a bit bossy and should be added to the tank last after the others have established their own territories.
- 2 Yellow Assessor Assessor flavissimus
- 2-3 Pajama Cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera
- 1 Golden Wrasse Halichoeres chrysus
- 1 Falco's Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys falco
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