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Oblada melanurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Porgies (Sparidae) are a family of perches (Perciformes), currently consisting of 35 genera and about 130 species.
They are 10 cm to about 2 m long fish that live in shoals in tropical and subtropical open oceans.
They are considered an important food fish in some regions.
They are of little importance to aquarists and are not imported.
Needs like all Doctors clean and oxygen-rich water and in addition much swimming space supplemented with much vegetable food, he is an "algae growth eater".
Adding more fish is sometimes possible, depending on the size of the tank and the type of fish... With us it worked, the two get along today splendidly, and that already 3 years long. Can be kept in a group in sufficiently large tanks, if you plan to do so, then you should introduce all fish at the same time, and that preferably with small animals.
Synonymised names
Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Oblado melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Oblata melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sparus melanurus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Porgies (Sparidae) are a family of perches (Perciformes), currently consisting of 35 genera and about 130 species.
They are 10 cm to about 2 m long fish that live in shoals in tropical and subtropical open oceans.
They are considered an important food fish in some regions.
They are of little importance to aquarists and are not imported.
Needs like all Doctors clean and oxygen-rich water and in addition much swimming space supplemented with much vegetable food, he is an "algae growth eater".
Adding more fish is sometimes possible, depending on the size of the tank and the type of fish... With us it worked, the two get along today splendidly, and that already 3 years long. Can be kept in a group in sufficiently large tanks, if you plan to do so, then you should introduce all fish at the same time, and that preferably with small animals.
Synonymised names
Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Oblado melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Oblata melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sparus melanurus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination