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Shaw's Boxfish
| Latin Name | Aracana ornata | ||||||
| Common Name | Shaw's Boxfish | ||||||
| Also known as | Shaw's Boxfish, Ornate Boxfish, Aracana ornata, Aracana ornatus | ||||||
| Fast Facts | AVAILABILITY NOTE This fish is rarely available, never plentiful and sells out in an instant. Act fast when available! With a highly limited range in nature, Shaw's 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. If housed with bold feeders, it will have trouble competing for food. Make sure you keep an eye on this fish during feeding time if kept with any remotely bold feeders, and beware that it may never adapt in such a situation. Better still; keep this fish only with fish totally dissimilar fish, which don't compete for food (like mandarins!) Shaw's 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 begins feeding, they usually fare somewhat better than other common boxfishes, despite their being a cool water species. Good thing, since they are very expensive! |
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| Sizes | Most specimers are in the 3"-5" range |
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| Range in Nature | Southern Australia | ||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 75 | ||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Omnivore | ||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | Likely to eat something, but should be kept with live rock for best results | ||||||
| Related Fish | Ornate Boxfish, More Boxfishes | ||||||
| Availability | Rarely available, never plentiful and sells out in an instant. Act fast when available! | ||||||
| Add to Cart | Shaw's Boxfish SALE!
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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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