pilotfish

Every once in a while, I come across juvenile golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) (often erroneously referred to as pilot fish, which refers to Naucrates ductor) being offered by LFS's and online aquarium stores and I am forced to wonder, "what is a fish that grows to 47 inches long doing in...

I have a couple fish that I would like to rehome, as getting my bigger tank got delayed for financial reasons, and they have outgrown my tanks. The Golden Trevally, aka Golden Jack, aka Pilotfish, is captive-bred and 100% captive raised by me since it was less than an inch long. Now it's about...