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Andrea9320
Dear marine aquarium enthusiasts! Each of us, when thinking about our marine aquarium, imagines what kind of fish we want to see. Usually, the first fish that comes to mind is the clownfish, which is typically the first one purchased. Then, depending on the size of the aquarium, we add a yellow tang, a hippo tang, a mandarin fish, a lawnmower blenny, an orange clownfish, a royal gramma, something from the damselfish family, a wrasse, and of course a helmon, followed by angelfish, and so on. Those who planned a purely fish-only reef begin to realize that while just having fish is beautiful, it lacks corals, and they start adding corals, which limits the addition of many species of butterflyfish and angelfish. Predator enthusiasts buy butterflyfish and moray eels. This brings me to the question: what motivates the choice of these specific fish? Is it the beauty of the fish? Seeing them with others? Compatibility of the fish? Recommendations from sellers, or something else? And most importantly, I ask those who have gone beyond the so-called "standard set" to share their experiences with keeping something new and different from what everyone else has, particularly those who have kept fish from the families: Centriscidae, Congridae, Tetraodontidae, Holocentridae, Monacanthidae, Antennariidae. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT!