Range: Widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific

Size: Up to 36 inches (90 cm)

Natural Environment: Usually found in small groups as juveniles swimming near larger floating objects close to coastal reefs, with adults more a loner, yet may school in offshore areas

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of smaller fishes. May be cute when small, however, grows fast and will outgrow most hobbyist aquariums quite rapidly. As they grow larger they turn a silvery color and can easily weigh in at thirty pounds. The will take a wide variety of meaty foodstuffs, including ornamental crustaceans and small fishes and should be fed at least once per day. They escort larger fish, hence their name Pilotfish. They do school and require lots of swimming space. Better left in the wild.

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