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Also known as the Trevally Pilotfish or Golden Jack, is shimmering metallic-gold with black vertical bands across the body. The pilot fish is a schooling fish that can grow to four feet! So remember you will need a big aquarium are a public aquarium for fish adoption.
In the wild Pilot Fish are pelagic and school in open water as they will in the aquarium. Golden Trevally Juveniles are a gold/yellow color with thin black stripes that run down the side of the body; these black lines fade a little as the fish matures.
- Scientific Name: Gnathanodon speciosus
- Origin: Caribbean
- Max Size: 4 feet
- Diet: Carnivore
- Shipping Size: 1 to 4 inches
Description
Also known as the Trevally Pilotfish or Golden Jack, is shimmering metallic-gold with black vertical bands across the body. The pilot fish is a schooling fish that can grow to four feet! So remember you will need a big aquarium are a public aquarium for fish adoption.
In the wild Pilot Fish are pelagic and school in open water as they will in the aquarium. Golden Trevally Juveniles are a gold/yellow color with thin black stripes that run down the side of the body; these black lines fade a little as the fish matures.
- Scientific Name: Gnathanodon speciosus
- Origin: Caribbean
- Max Size: 4 feet
- Diet: Carnivore
- Shipping Size: 1 to 4 inches
