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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Simply put; No reef tank is complete without invertebrates. Invertebrates provide numerous benefits to the marine aquarium, the same way they do in nature. Algae and fish waste removal are two of the main benefits, however there are countless others. In this article we will discuss some specific groups of...
Saltwater aquarium crabs can be very entertaining pets, as well as great scavengers that can help to clean out uneaten food from your aquarium. Crabs will feed off of dead and dying organic matter, such as leftover food and dying plants in the aquarium. Some people just like to keep crabs in the aquarium...
There are more than 40,000 species of snails and they are found in all aquatic environments. The families usually used in fish tanks are Mesogastopoda, Littorinidae and Haliotidae from the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. They are mostly reef snails and vary in size from half an inch to around 8 inches in the...
Shrimps are a good addition to a salt water fish tank being colourful and also cleaning up left over food. Most shrimp are between two and three inches long with some species growing to more than ten feet in the wild. They remove parasites from fish and rely on camouflage and stealth for protection. They...
Anemones can be kept in a salt water aquarium provided excellent water conditions are maintained. they also require intense lighting and a strong current. They can be fed on blood worms, pieces of shrimp and other meaty scraps. These animals make great additions, and, depending on the species, are very...
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