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Acanthurus olivaceus

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Identification

Primary colors

Pink

Scientific name

Acanthurus olivaceus

Community experiences

Difficulty

1 vote Easy 2

Potential for aggresion

1 vote Very low 1

Reef safeness

1 vote Will eat corals

Useful traits

1 vote Eats algaea

Warnings

1 vote Prone for diseases

Minimal tank size for adult animals

4 votes 515L

Recommended number of same species per tank

1 vote Only one
1 vote Any number

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

Initial determination

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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