Tilefishes

These fishes belong in the "Order Perciformes" and "Suborder Percoidei" as members of the "Family Malacanthidae"(Tilefishes) which include 2 Subfamilies, 5 genera and 39 species.

Very pretty, fast moving fishes, that do well in reef aquariums. They are great jumpers, therefore full aquarium covers are recommended. Many of these fishes are simply lost because of injuries incurred when they jump out of the aquarium. They are not inexpensive. Therefore its buyer beware since chances are you may find your Tilefish on the floor some morning! They are peaceful/hardy, take a wide variety of meaty foods. All are quite timid and not fond of bright lighting.