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"Tropical" simply means the aquarium is kept above 60F. "Marine" simply means the water in the aquarium has had sea salt added to make the water into sea water. Therefore it is possible to have aquaria that are "Tropical", or "Marine", and also "Tropical marine".

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tropical fish can be Freshwater Fish..the term tropical refers to them being from tropical (typically warm) regions

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