Fish and Invertebrates Star Ratings

Rating

Care Level

 Description

Easy

Adapts well to tank life and will eat just about any type of tank fed foods given it. Good for a BEGINNER.

Moderately
Easy

Adapts well to tank life, but may have some specialized food or care requirements. Good for an INTERMEDIATE aquarist.

Difficult

Can be sensitive to changes in water conditions, usually does not fair well in captivity, and/or is hard to feed because of specialized diet requirements. Should only be kept by a WELL EXPERIENCED aquarist.

Extremely
Difficult

Should NOT be kept in captivity! If it is, it should ONLY be kept by an ADVANCED aquarist.

Banded Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum

Blue-Lined Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira

Blue Spot Grouper
Cephalopholis argus

Flying Gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus eques
No Rating
(Protected Species)

Long-Finned Batfish
Platax pinnatus

Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus or canescens

Only if in EXCELLENT health!

Orangetail Filefish
Pervagor spilosoma

Parrotfishes
Family Scaridae

Hawaiian Red & White
Striped Squirrelfish
Sargocentron xantherythrum

Short-Bodied Blenny
Exallias brevis

Whitespot Damsel
Hawaiian:Dascyllus albisella
Indo-Pacific: D. trimaculatus