Common Name: Powder Blue Surgeonfish Scientific Name: Acanthurus Leucosternon Maximum Size: 9.1 in. Minimum Tank Size: 100 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Mostly vegetable matter but will eat a variety of meaty foods also Temperament: Non aggressive to most species except other members of the family acanthurus
Common Name: Lined Seahorse Scientific Name: Hippocampus Erectus Maximum Size: 5.9 in. Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Meaty foods. Live foods may need to be used to induce feeding Temperament: Non aggressive. May be kept in groups Other Notes: Seahorses are slow delicate eaters that should be kept with other seahorses or pipefish to minimize food competition
Common Name: Threadfin Hawkfish, Spotted Hawkfish, BlotchedHawkfish Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys Aprinus Maximum Size: 4.9 in. Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes with caution Diet: Meaty foods Temperament: As with most hawkfish the threadfin may become aggressive towards other fish and will eat small shrimp Other Notes:
Common Name: Rainford’s Goby Scientific Name: Amblygobius Rainfordi Maximum Size: 2.6 in. Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Varied diet including small crustaceans such as brine or mysisand herbivorous foods. Will graze on aquarium algaes Temperament: Non aggressive, but should not be housed together Other Notes: Rainford’s gobys fare best if placed in a mature reef system. Newer tanks lack the algae grazing opportunities Read More …
Common Name: Snowflake Moray, Clouded Moray, Starry Moray Scientific Name: Echidna Nebulosa Maximum Size: 29.5 in. Minimum Tank Size: 55 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Meaty Foods including crustaceans Temperament: Usually non aggressive but may eat smaller fish Other Notes: This is the best eel to keep in captivity because it adapts quickly and will accept a variety of foods
Common Name: Yellow Pseudochromis, Dusky Dottyback Scientific Name: Pseudochromis Fuscus Maximum Size: 3.9 in. Minimum Tank Size: 30 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Meaty Foods Temperament: Generally non aggressive, but may become territorial with age and may pick on smaller less bold fish. Cannot be kept with it’s own kind Other Notes: Dottybacks tend to jump out of uncovered aquariums
Common Name: Clarkii Clownfish, Clark’s Anemonefish, Clark’s Clownfish, Sebae Clownfish Scientific Name: Amphiprion Clarkii Maximum Size: 5.5 in. Minimum Tank Size: 30 Gallons Reef Compatible: Yes Diet: Meaty foods Temperament: May become aggressive when fully mature. Other Notes: Clarkiis are one of the best hosting clowns available but can become very territorial over their host anemone.
Common Name: Moorish Idol Scientific Name: Zanclus Cornutus Maximum Size: 6.3 in. Minimum Tank Size: 100 Gallons Reef Compatible: With caution Diet: Meaty foods with sponge Temperament: Non aggressive except towards other members of the same species. Other Notes: Moorish idols are one of the most difficult to keep fish and should not be taken on lightly. Live foods may be required to Read More …
Common Name: Dot-and Dash Butterfly Scientific Name: Chaetodon Pelewensis Maximum Size: 5.0 in. Minimum Tank Size: 55 Gallons Reef Compatible: No Diet: Coral polyps in the wild but will accept most meaty foods in the aquarium Temperament: Non aggressive. May even be kept with members of its own species if introduced at the same time Other Notes: