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How to Select a Healthy Saltwater Fish


Here are some characteristics of healthy marine fish:

  • Their colors are bright.
  • They search actively for food.
  • Their fins are held erect.

Follow these tips to avoid taking home unhealthy saltwater fish:
  • Watch out for rapid movement of the gill covers (“panting” or “gasping”). This could indicate that the
    fish is infested with parasites.
  • Beware of ragged fins and the presence of lesions, open wounds, or similar abnormalities. Fish can lose a bit
    of fin tissue or a scale or two without serious consequences, but any damage should appear to be healing.
  • No bloodiness or cottony fungal growth should be
    apparent.

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