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Flame Boxfish
| Latin Name | Anaplocapros lenticularis | ||||||
| Common Name | Flame Boxfish | ||||||
| Also known as | Red Flame Boxfish, White Barred Boxfish | ||||||
| Fast Facts | AVAILABILITY NOTE This is a waiting list item. Availability is unpredictable and highly limited, and the window of opportunity to grab one is very small once we say we have one. Be prepared to jump on it immediately when available. With a highly limited range in nature, the Flame Boxfish is of the rarest boxfishes that enter the trade. The Marine Center is one of the only places you'll find this incredible fish! All of the normal precautions for the care and handling of boxfishes apply here. Like all boxfishes, it should only be housed with non-aggressive tankmates. Like all boxfishes, if housed with bold feeders, it will have trouble competing for food. Ideally, keep this fish only with fish totally dissimilar fish which don't compete for food. The Flame boxfish rarely bother other fishes, but like any boxfish, do not keep it with bold active fishes such as trigger or large wrasses (such as Thalassoma sp.) Fairy Wrasses on the other hand are suitable tankmates. In other words, know your stuff before contemplating this (or any) boxfish. Once adjusted to aquarium life and they begin feeding, they generally fare somewhat better than other common boxfishes. We actually have very good luck with this fish. |
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| Sizes | Most specimens are around 3"-4" |
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| Range in Nature | Southern Australia | ||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 100 | ||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Omnivore, provide a varied diet that includes frozen preparations for omnivores. | ||||||
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | Likely to eat many types of sessile invertebrates and nip at corals. However, keeping it in a reef tank or at least with live rock will greatly facilitate adaptability. | ||||||
| Related Fish | More Boxfishes | ||||||
| Availability | This is a waiting list item. Availability is unpredictable and highly limited, and the window of opportunity to grab one is very small once we say we have one. Be prepared to jump on it immediately when available. | ||||||
| Add to Cart | Flame Boxfish
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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