Peppermint shrimp are most known for their abilities to control and eliminate nuisance Aiptasia, or glass anemones. They are easy to spot by their reddish color and white stripes going horizontally across the entire body of the shrimp. They have a pointy front with a lot of small poky arms, perfect for...
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Fan worms, or the more common name of feather dusters, are tiny worms that create a sleeve like tube made from bodily secretions as they dig into rock and substrate. These worms are equipped with a feather like head which the animal uses to filter the water for food and nutrients. These animals can actually...
Angler fish are marine fish that are commonly mistaken for being only found in the depths of the ocean. These strange looking fish are actually found in almost all areas of the ocean. Angler fish are named so because they are equipped with a small appendage that looks like a piece of bait, which it uses to...
Anthias fish are are known within the reef keeping community to be some of the most beautifly colored animals for your reef aquarium. These fish are hardy and considered reef safe, but require a little more attention than other fish in the hobby. Despite their small size, these fish require ample swim space...
Sea fans Make a great addition to any reef aquarium. Sea fans in the wild are most commonly known for thriving in shallow areas of the ocean, but have also been seen thriving at depths of several thousand feet.
A sea fans color and shape is highly dependent on the area of the ocean that it lives. They come...
Cardinal fish are very hardy marine animals that will thrive in a new aquarium as well as an established tank assuming it will get along with your current bio load. Cardinals eat well and are disease resistant. The more common types of this fish are the Spotted cardinal and the Banggai cardinal.
These fish...
The Spotted, or Psychedelic Mandarin
The Green Mandarin
Mandarin fish are some of the most beautifully colored fish in the aquarium hobby. These fish are definitely reef safe, will get along with most other inhabitants in a tank, and have a relatively small price tag. However, Mandarins are one...
Wrasses can be found throughout the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific in both temperate and tropical seas. Many are reef-associated, and many fulfill important ecological functions within the ecosystems in which they live. This species of fish is one of the largest, second to gobies.
Many Wrasses are considered...
There are thousands of different types of sea stars that come in all shape’s sizes and colors. All of them share certain features such as they have no heart or circulatory system, and they have an internal hydraulic system of many thousand valves and pipes. All have a “tube foot†used for...
There are at least six different families in the suborder Gobioidei with close to three hundred genera and over 2,000 species described to date. Most gobies appreciate a tank that is well aquascaped for their specific needs. In the wild, they inhabit a variety of habitats from shallow beach environments and...
Damsel fish are one of the hardiest and easiest to keep of all marine fish. They are so durable that people used to use them to cycle new tanks because they could handle the toxic ammonia better then any other fish (I do not recommend or promote using any live animals as a way to start a cycle in your tank....
Chromis (Chromis viridis) are great to add to an aquarium. They are relatively hardy and if you have a larger aquarium then you can add a small group. These fish are also very docile toward other fish in the tank. They normally come in two colours (blue and green). These fish normally stay toward the top of...
Angel fish are some of the most beautifully colored in the saltwater aquarium hobby. They are also some of the most active and personable, but they also come with an expensive price tag. It is important to remember that like most other species of fish, some are not reef safe. These type of fish are also very...
While many people have had success keeping a lobster in a reef tank, they can be detrimental. It is recommended that if you do add a lobster to your system, you do so using great caution.
These animals are very secretive and usually do not show themselves throughout the daylight hours. However, they will...
Saltwater aquarium sea urchins are some of the most interesting looking creatures in the aquarium hobby. These animals are great additions to any tank and can be a viable member of your clean-up crew. Urchins are nocturnal creatures that hide in your rock work for most of the day, but at night, urchins are...
Zoanthids are some of the most popular and beautifully colored corals in the marine aquarium hobby. Zoa’s, as they are generally called, are often very brightly and multi-colored. These corals grow very quickly and are very hardy making them one of the perfect choices for beginners in the hobby....
This is by far the easiest to keep and care for and the most long lived of any of the beginner corals. They come in a wide variety of colors and will thrive in lower light conditions so a large expensive lighting system is not needed. They will often grow very fast and can cover a patch of your tank...
Small Polyp Stony corals, or SPS as they are often referred to are the brightest most colorful corals that the hobbiest can acquire. Colors range from bright pink to deep blue. However, along with the beauty comes increased care levels. These live corals require pristine water conditions, high calcium levels...
Large polyps corals or LPS as they are commonly referred to in the hobby are considered the middle of the road in terms of care and difficulty to maintain. They are also very colorful and many people love the movement they add to the their tanks. Although they are relatively hardy this type the live coral in...
Aquariums - David Saxby's Reef Aquarium (extended version)
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110 Gallon Saltwater Reef Tank Aquarium