Angler fish and Frogfish

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

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...

Cardinal Fish

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...

Mandarin 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

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...

Gobies

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...

Damsels

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 (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

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...

Clownfish

Clown fish are some of the most popular marine aquarium fish today. They are almost the poster child for the hobby. They are also some of the best choices for new aquarium keepers because they eat well and are very hardy and resistance to changes in the tank. There are also captive grown clown fish on the...

Blenny Fish

Blennies are some of the best salt water aquarium fish for beginners because they are inexpensive, full of personality and very hardy. Two of the best choices are the bi-color blenny and the lawn mower blenny. Both of these fish will graze algae in the aquarium and also provide a fun fish to watch. The...

Saltwater Tang

The subject of tangs, what kind and how many, comes up a lot. The problem is there are several answers depending on the type of set-up you have and what you are looking for. I am going to discuss having multiple tangs that are reef safe. There are lots of tangs and surgeon fish that are superb candidates for...

Saltwater Reef Fish for Aquariums

Angel Fish Anglers Anthias Fish Basslets Blennies Cardinals Chromis Clownfish Damsel Fish Dart Fish Dragonets Eel Foxface Gobies Hawkfish Tangs Wrasses Not reef...