
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Quick Stats
Care Level
Easy
Temperament
Peaceful
Color Form
Black, Orange, Tan, White, Yellow
Diet
Omnivore
Water Conditions
sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size
7"
Origin
Hawaii
Family
Monacanthidae
Minimum Tank Size
50 gallons
Compatibility
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Overview
The Fantail Orange Filefish, also known as the Hawaiian Filefish, Fantail Filefish, or Hawaiian Orange Fantail Filefish, is brown and silver with an orange, black, and yellow tail fin.
It is rarely aggressive toward other fish except those of its own genus, and is best suited for a 50 gallon or larger aquarium that does not have invertebrates.
The diet should include a variety of shaved shrimp, squid, scallop, mysis shrimp, freeze-dried krill soaked in a vitamin supplement, and frozen marine algae. It should be fed no fewer than three times per day.
Apporoximate Purchase Size: Small; 1-1/4" to 2" Medium; 2" to 3" Large; 3" to 4'
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