Chaetodipterus faber
Scientific Name: Chaetodipterus faber
Common Names: Atlantic Spadefish
Care Level: Relatively easy
Adult Size: 35.8in
pH Range: 8.1 – 8.3
Temperature Range: (F/C) 77-79F/25-26C
Specific Gravity/Hardness Range: 1.023-1.026
Origin/Habitat: Tropical Western Atlantic
Temperament/Behaviour: Moderately peaceful
Compatible Tank mates: Blennies, Angels, Cardinalfish, and Surgeonfish.
Diet: Varied diet, including meaty foods, such as pieces of fresh shrimp, scallop and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, as well as frozen preparations for herbivores.
Tank Size For Adult: 500+ gal
Narrative: Will eat many types of sessile invertebrates, including some corals and anemones. Forming impressive schools in the wild, this elegantly shaped fish has an appearance suggestive of the large angelfishes. For the aquarist with an immense tank, it will readily adapt to captivity, and it can be kept in pairs or groups. Small specimens are shy and often picked on by more-aggressive tankmates, and they should only be housed with more p[peaceful species. Adults become more self-assured and succumb less often to tankmates aggression. As this fish matures, it becomes more active and needs plenty of swimming space. Unfortunately it gets too large for most home aquariums.
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Scientific Name: Chaetodipterus faber
Common Names: Atlantic Spadefish
Care Level: Relatively easy
Adult Size: 35.8in
pH Range: 8.1 – 8.3
Temperature Range: (F/C) 77-79F/25-26C
Specific Gravity/Hardness Range: 1.023-1.026
Origin/Habitat: Tropical Western Atlantic
Temperament/Behaviour: Moderately peaceful
Compatible Tank mates: Blennies, Angels, Cardinalfish, and Surgeonfish.
Diet: Varied diet, including meaty foods, such as pieces of fresh shrimp, scallop and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, as well as frozen preparations for herbivores.
Tank Size For Adult: 500+ gal
Narrative: Will eat many types of sessile invertebrates, including some corals and anemones. Forming impressive schools in the wild, this elegantly shaped fish has an appearance suggestive of the large angelfishes. For the aquarist with an immense tank, it will readily adapt to captivity, and it can be kept in pairs or groups. Small specimens are shy and often picked on by more-aggressive tankmates, and they should only be housed with more p[peaceful species. Adults become more self-assured and succumb less often to tankmates aggression. As this fish matures, it becomes more active and needs plenty of swimming space. Unfortunately it gets too large for most home aquariums.
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