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Featherfin Bannerfish
The Featherfin Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus), mainly from the Indo-Pacific coral reefs, is also called the Feather Knife. Named for its feather-like tall dorsal fin, it eats invertebrates and coral polyps, so care is needed in the tank.
Glowing-scale Butterfly-tail Goldfish
The Glowing-scale Butterfly-tail Goldfish is a goldfish variety whose special coloration interweaves black, white, and red patches like a Chinese ink painting, earning it the nickname 'landscape-painting butterfly tail'.
Triangle Butterflyfish
The Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum) is native to the coral reef waters of the Indian Ocean and is very beautiful. As a marine fish it is somewhat challenging, so providing suitable saltwater conditions is essential.
Common Hatchetfish
The Common Hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicla) is best known for its bulging, belly-like abdomen and is a common ornamental fish. Gentle and a surface-dwelling species, it suits tanks with floating plants.
Silver Celestial Eye Goldfish
The Silver Celestial Eye Goldfish is a variety of Dragon-back goldfish whose eyeballs protrude from the sockets and turn upward and forward toward the sky, hence the name sky-gazing eye. It is a relatively rare goldfish variety.
Leaf Fish
The Leaf Fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), also known as the Dead-leaf Fish or Many-spined Leaffish, is native to the Amazon River and Guyana. Its body form is so unusual that when motionless on the substrate it is almost indistinguishable from a fallen leaf.
Red Cross Fish
The Red Cross Fish, also known as the Cross Fish or Red Cross Fish, gets its name from its red fins and the black cross pattern at the base of the caudal fin. This fish, native to Argentina, has a habit of attacking small fish, so it should not be kept with small species in a community tank.
Blackbacked butterflyfish
The Blackbacked Butterflyfish, commonly known as the Sunburst Butterflyfish or Dawn Butterflyfish, is a member of the Chaetodontidae family in the order Perciformes. It is mainly distributed in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its habits are like those of other butterflyfish, but its appearance is more distinctive.
Hatchetfish
Also known as the Swallow Fish, Chest-Knife Fish, or Sternoptyx, the hatchetfish is a group of unusually shaped small freshwater fishes. Its body is extremely laterally compressed with a greatly protruding belly, giving it the silhouette of an ancient stone axe—hence the name.
Dusky Butterflyfish
The Dusky Butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris), traded as the black butterflyfish or 'Australian emperor butterfly', is a dark-bodied, yellow-finned marine butterflyfish from Australia. Moderately difficult — its specialized, largely corallivorous diet makes acclimation the real challenge. Needs a 300 L+ reef-aware setup.