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Fishes in the exhibition:

• Name: Lion Fish
  Distribution: Tropical Indo Pacific region
  Size: 30-35 cms.
  Food: Fishes
  The Lion Fish has venomous spines that are deadly to their prey.



• Devil Lobster



• Name: Parrot Fish
  Scientific Name: Julis Lunaris
  Distribution: Indo Pacific
  Feeding: Carnivorous
  Scientific character: Territorial and very tolerant of other species



• Name: Angel Fish
  Scientific Name: Petrophyllum Scakra
  Size: Upto 6 inches
  PH: 6.5-6.9
  Ideal Water: Slightly Acid
  Diet: Flake food, block worms mosquito larvae, finely chopped earthworm, frozen bloodworms
  Total varieties: Around 10
  Origin: Amazon region of South America



• Name: Cow Fish
  Scientific Name: Lactoruia Comuta
  Family: Ostraciidac
  Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, and East Africa.
  Feed: Invertebrates



• Name: Star Fish
  Food: The starfish usually hunt for shelled animals such as oysters and clams. They have two stomachs. One stomach is used for digestion and the other stomach can be extended outwards to engulf and digest prey.
  Star Fish are able to regenerate lost arms. A new starfish may be regenerated from a single arm attached to portion of the central disk.
  Distribution: There are about 1800 known living species of starfish and they occur in all of the Earth’s oceans.





• Name: Heros Severus
  Size: Upto 30 cms.
  Common Name: Severum, Gold Severum, Hero or Banded Cichlid
  Distribution: Guyana and the Northern Amazon Area



• Name: Oscar Fish
  Species: Astrototus Ocellatus
  Family: Chichilidae
  Habitat: Amazon
  Feeding: Piscivorous but also relish insects and earthworms
  Unique character: They are best kept singly or as pairs in a single species tank


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