. A balanced marine aquarium / Barbara Jayne Palko. The biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine [ Monroe] County, Florida / Deb Hess and John Stevely. Marine SELECTING YOUR FISH As an illustration, let's assume that you are setting up a 30-gallon tank and from that point of view we'll consider several possibilities, always keeping in mind the habitat requirements and behavior patterns of the fish. Marine fish occupy all levels of the habitat from open water, coral reef, grass flats, to the bottom substrate. When considering habitats of marine tropicals, generally,
. A balanced marine aquarium / Barbara Jayne Palko. The biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine [ Monroe] County, Florida / Deb Hess and John Stevely. Marine SELECTING YOUR FISH As an illustration, let's assume that you are setting up a 30-gallon tank and from that point of view we'll consider several possibilities, always keeping in mind the habitat requirements and behavior patterns of the fish. Marine fish occupy all levels of the habitat from open water, coral reef, grass flats, to the bottom substrate. When considering habitats of marine tropicals, generally, jawfish are substrate dwellers, blennies and grammas are rock dwellers, angelfish and butterflyfish are open water fish that "hole up" in the rocks and coral at night, and damselfish occupy whole territories of rock, water, and substrate! Behavior patterns and habitat requirements are generally the same for both Atlantic and Pacific species of the same families. Pacific fish, however, do better at a lower salinity and a lower temperature than Atlantic species. They are also considered by some people to be far more colorful than their Atlantic counterparts. Because some of the marine tropicals such as butterfly fish, rock beauties, and tangs have very specific dietary requirements, I do not recommend their purchase if you cannot provide the proper foods. When you begin choosing fish, make decisions slowly. There are lots of available choices even if this is your first tank and if you proceed slowly, it is hard to 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Palko, Barbara Jayne; Hess, Deb. Biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine County, Florida; Stevely, John. Biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine County, Florida; United States. National Marine Fisheries
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