Bass & Basslets

The Royal Gramma is an exquisite beauty. Its front half is intense magenta, and its tail end is bright lemon yellow. Fine spotting separates the two colors in the middle. A distinct black dot is present on the front of its dorsal fin. It is collected from the Caribbean, typically from Haiti, and usually arrives along with our Florida fish. It is peaceful and invertebrate safe, except for very small shrimp and crabs, and should not be kept with aggressive tank mates.The Royal Gramma grows to 3 inches.

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Bass and Basslets make wonderful peaceful community fish and are also coral safe. We recommend an aquarium of at least 30 gallons for Basslets which grow to 3 Inches, and at least 50 for larger species and groups of multiple individuals. There are no differences between males and females. Basslets feel most secure when there is plenty of live rock to hide in, as well as open space for swimming.They are typically easy to feed on a variety of frozen meaty foods, and may learn to take dry foods in time. Diet should include plenty of high quality meaty items, marine algae, Spirulina, and Mysis shrimp. It is preferable to feed more than once a day.Stunning robin's egg to sky blue covers the Caribbean Chalk bass from nose to tail. A dusting of violet covers its side, and dark rusty stripes are draped over its back. Its unique coloration and active personality make this fish a real winner. It is hardy and may even be kept in a group if all individuals are added together. It is peaceful and invertebrate safe, except for very small shrimp and crabs. The Chalk bass grows up to 3 inches.

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Bass and Basslets make wonderful peaceful community fish and are also coral safe. We recommend an aquarium of at least 30 gallons for Basslets which grow to 3 Inches, and at least 50 for larger species and groups of multiple individuals. There are no differences between males and females. Basslets feel most secure when there is plenty of live rock to hide in, as well as open space for swimming.They are typically easy to feed on a variety of frozen meaty foods, and may learn to take dry foods in time. Diet should include plenty of high quality meaty items, marine algae, Spirulina, and Mysis shrimp. It is preferable to feed more than once a day.The handsome Lantern bass makes a fantastic addition to new or established aquariums alike. Warm earthy tones of red and orange, as well as jet black spots, cover every part of this fish overtop a background of pure white. It is normally peaceful with other fish, however because of its large size it may bully small fish or other fish with similar body styles and habits, as well as shrimp. The Harlequin bass grows to 4.5 inches and comes from the Caribbean.

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Bass and Basslets make wonderful peaceful community fish and are also coral safe. We recommend an aquarium of at least 30 gallons for Basslets which grow to 3 Inches, and at least 50 for larger species and groups of multiple individuals. There are no differences between males and females. Basslets feel most secure when there is plenty of live rock to hide in, as well as open space for swimming.They are typically easy to feed on a variety of frozen meaty foods, and may learn to take dry foods in time. Diet should include plenty of high quality meaty items, marine algae, Spirulina, and Mysis shrimp. It is preferable to feed more than once a day.No other fish on the reef can compare to the radiant colors of the Red Candy basslet. Its colors are so saturated they nearly jump off the fish! Fiery tangerine striped with marvelous magenta paints this fish from its nose to the end of its tail. Two jet black spots on its tail, one on its dorsal fin, and its black pupil are surrounded by sapphire blue to bright violet. It can be differentiated from similar basslets by having no black spot on its anal fin. Because of the great depths in which it lives it is rarely collected. It is peaceful and invertebrate safe, except for very small shrimp and crabs, and should not be kept with aggressive tank mates. It is relatively hardy once established, however may suffer from swim bladder damage and sensitivity to medications. The Red Candy basslet grows to 2.5 inches.

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