Fish species to AVOID

[Hippocampus kuda]

Fish species to avoid (well, according to the book I read): :)

1. Razorfish
Possesses an unnaturally short life expectancy in captivity.

2. Bandit angelfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

3. Multibarred andelfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

4. Four-eyed butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

5. Red-headed butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

6. Meyer's butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

7. Eight-banded butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

8. Ornate butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

9. Chevron butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

10. Rainbow or Redfin butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

11. Yellowheaded or Goldrim butterflyfish
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

12. Banded pipefish
Does not generally survive for long in captivity.

13. Evan's butterfly perch
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

14. Purple queen; Butterfly perch
A fish that it extremely difficult to keep for a long period of time.

15. Long-nosed filefish; Orange-green filefish; Beaked leatherjacket
Rarely survives in captivity for long.

16. Blue ribbon eel
Usually does not survive in captivity for long.

17. Stonefish
Potentially lethal if mishandled due to its very venomous spines.

18. Moorish idol
Generally does not survive for long in captivity.

 

[Smitty]

Yeah, some fish are best left in the oceans.

 

[sen5241b]

Never had any of the above. Good info.

 

[Waddi]

Haaate stonefish, so sneaky and ugly! :grumble:

 

[315hottuna61]

Butterfly fish getting a bad rap lol

 

[sen5241b]

19. Great White - Trust me, you want to avoid this one.

 

[315hottuna61]

Sen, he looks harmless to me, i've got a bigger one than that in my pool. lol

 

[valasaraptor]

The banded pipefish can do extremely well! I had one for almost 2yrs,from 2" to almost 6" in a reef setup as long as you make sure it's eating frozen or have a large tank with a good pod population.