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Scythemarked Butterflyfish
The Scythemarked Butterflyfish resembles other butterflyfish but is named for a black sickle-shaped band, also called Scythe Butterflyfish. Minimum tank 265 liters.
Siamese Algae Eater
The Siamese Algae Eater is native to Southeast Asia. Its overall gray-brown color and slender body make it very suitable for display. It can reach a maximum length of 15 cm and live over 10 years.
One-Spot Butterflyfish
The One-Spot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus), also called the Teardrop Coralfish, is a distinctive common butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific tropics, named for the single black spot on its upper side. Reaching 20 cm, it is gentle and best kept in a mature reef tank with stable marine water.
Large Mudskipper
The Large Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirosris) is a warm-water intertidal fish from China's coastal regions that hops across mud using its pelvic fins. It is solitary, burrow-dwelling, breathes through skin and tail, and is not hard to keep. It is also used as food.
Pacific Double-Saddle Butterflyfish
The Pacific Double-Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis), also called the Saddle-spot Butterflyfish, is a gentle marine species that is not difficult for beginners to keep. A popular saltwater ornamental fish, it is primarily coral-feeding and should not be housed in a reef tank. Adults reach about 20 cm in length.
Eight-banded Butterflyfish
The eight-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus) is a small, warm-water coral-reef butterflyfish named for its 8 black vertical bands. Ornamental only (never eaten), it is one of the harder reef species to keep and needs a mature reef aquascape plus coral-poly and algae-based feeding.
Halys Pit Viper
A small but widespread venomous pit viper across China - cold-hardy and farmed for its high medicinal value, though its bite is dangerous.
Greater Green Snake
A gentle, 'introverted' green snake of southern China that flees rather than bites - often wrongly killed as a pit viper. Non-venomous; listed under wildlife protection.
Oriental Rat Snake (Common Rat Snake)
A large, non-venomous rat snake of southern China and wider Asia - swift and aggressive when threatened; not for the unprepared.
Indo-Chinese Rat Snake (Grey Rat Snake)
A wide-ranging, fast, non-venomous rat snake - the 'over-tree dragon' snake of southern China. Docile and a good pet, it may drop its tail when grabbed.