The Chain Moray Eel is listed as the 3rd most suitable eel to keep with fish, and each eel has it’s own unique pattern! Chain Moray Eels have an overall color that is white to yellow with mottling that is black, brown or gray. Juveniles have less markings than adults and each individual eel has […]
The Kidako Moray Eel is a rare beauty, whose juvenile patterns are similar to the snowflake eel! The Kidako Moray Eel is dark brown with variety of shades of yellow, gold and tan that form big snowflake patterns! Juveniles look similar to the smaller snowflake eel because of this. Some look almost black when swimming […]
The Fimbriated Moray Eel is a beautiful creature, sought after by aquarists for their interesting and varied patterns. However, they tend to be very cryptic and need large systems. The Fimbriated Moray Eel is pale tan to grayish brown overall. Adults have irregularly spaced and differently sized spots and bars that are brown to black […]
The pretty Three Stripe Damsel is one of the few damselfish that keeps its stripes for life! The Three Stripe Damsel Dascyllus aruanus is an attractive black and white striped fish with a white nose and white tail. Unlike many fancy damselfish youths that become unspectacular, even drab, as adults, this handsome fellow retains it’s […]
The Yellowtail Damselfish is a good fish for the beginner as it is hardy and inexpensive! The Yellowtail Blue Damselfish Chrysiptera parasema is a beautiful small fish. Its coloring is very dramatic with a bright blue body and a yellow tailfin, but it will only reach about 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) in length. Depending […]
Snake eels from the Myrichthys genus, are like the janitors of the reef, eating only dead fish or shrimp, like Nassarius Snails. They happily eat thawed silversides and krill, need sand, and their smaller girth and eating habits make them great tank mates! The Banded Snake Eel, sometimes called the Harlequin Snake Eel, is long […]
The Talbot’s Damsel is a pretty and graceful damselfish with an awesome personality! The Talbot’s Damsel Chrysiptera talboti is a very beautiful and rewarding fish to keep. It’s small in size, reaching only 2 1/3 inches (6 cm) long, an active swimmer, and a great eater. It is also very hardy, often available, and moderate […]
Sergeant Major youngsters are sweethearts as they clean giant sea turtles in the wild, but adults get big and mean! The Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis is abundant throughout the Atlantic ocean in many regions. One of their natural habitats is the beds of Turtle Grass Thalassia spp. found in the inshore zones of the Florida […]
The beautiful Starck’s Demoiselle is highly prized, and much sought after by aquarists! The Starck’s Demoiselle Chrysiptera starcki is a fish that just about every fish lover, at some time or other, has hopes of keeping in their aquarium. It makes an excellent aquarium pet as it is easy to keep, hardy, and quite disease […]
The Cloudy Damsel is lively and quick, making a pretty addition to the aquarium! The attractive Cloudy Damsel Dascyllus carneus has a slightly variable coloring and rather net-like patterning. Its white to dusky body is often adorned with a cross-hatch design and outlined with strong black or brown bands. It usually has a dusky yellow […]