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  2. Cleaner fish - Wikipedia

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    Cleaner fish. Cleaner fish are fish that show a specialist feeding strategy [ 1 ] by providing a service to other species, referred to as clients, [ 2 ] by removing dead skin, ectoparasites, and infected tissue from the surface or gill chambers. [ 2 ] This example of cleaning symbiosis represents mutualism and cooperation behaviour, [ 3 ] an ...

  3. Red garra - Wikipedia

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    The red garra (Garra rufa), also known as the doctor fish or nibble fish, is a species of cyprinid that is native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in subtropical parts of Western Asia. [4] This small fish typically is up to about 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) in total length, [4] but locally individuals can reach as much as 24 cm (9.5 in).

  4. List of freshwater aquarium fish species - Wikipedia

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    Pseudomugil tenellus. 4–5.5 cm (1.6–2.2 in) Forktail blue-eye. Pseudomugil furcatus. 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) These fish need a larger aquarium than their size suggests. Though they only grow to a length of about 2 inches, they are happiest in groups of 8 – 10 or more, and they appreciate lots of swimming space.

  5. Remora - Wikipedia

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    The remora (/ ˈrɛmərə /), sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker, is any of a family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. [4] Depending on species, they grow to 30–110 cm (12–43 in) long. Their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified oval, sucker-like organ with slat-like structures that open ...

  6. Bluestreak cleaner wrasse - Wikipedia

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    Bluestreak cleaner wrasses clean to consume ectoparasites on client fish for food. The bigger fish recognise them as cleaner fish because they have a lateral stripe along the length of their bodies, [13] and by their movement patterns. Cleaner wrasses greet visitors in an effort to secure the food source and cleaning opportunity with the client.

  7. Bottom feeder - Wikipedia

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    Bottom feeder. A cory catfish, a commonly kept bottom feeder species in freshwater aquaria. This species is Corydoras paleatus. A bottom feeder is an aquatic animal that feeds on or near the bottom of a body of water. [1] Biologists often use the terms benthos —particularly for invertebrates such as shellfish, crabs, crayfish, sea anemones ...

  8. Aquarium - Wikipedia

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    A freshwater aquarium with plants and various tropical fish. The underwater tunnel in the London aquarium. An aquarium (pl.: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic ...

  9. Common goldfish - Wikipedia

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    The common goldfish is a breed of goldfish and a family of Cyprinidae in the order cypriniformes. Goldfish are descendants of wild carp from East Asia. [1] Most varieties of fancy goldfish were derived from this simple breed. [2] [better source needed] Common goldfish come in a variety of colors including red, orange, red/white, white/black ...

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