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Bicolor Dottyback (Pseudochromis paccagnellae)

Descrption: Bicolor Pseudochromis, are found living within the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region. Also known by the common name Bicolor Dottyback, they are agile swimmers that bring a wealth of color to the aquarium. They are very popular because they are are an inexpensive fish that have the ability to consume and control bristleworms in the aquarium. The Bicolor Pseudochromis will be aggressive toward other pseudochromis, therefore only one pseudochromis in the aquarium

Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon or larger with live rock, etc. for feeling secure

Feeding and Diet: Pseudochromis will also accept frozen or live shrimp (brine or mysid) as a meal

Reef Compatibility: Very good reef or community fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: Beautiful Red/Lavender colored fish has such a great personality that it never takes long to become one of the favorites in the aquarium! Guaranteed to not be shy with their elegant swimming style the Orchid Dottyback, sometimes called King Solomon's fish, will tend to always swim in the open once it has become happy with their new environment. In the wild it is found in colonies near vertical walls or ledges, where they dart out to grab a meal from the passing zooplankton, then rush back.The tank bred Orchid dottyback vaiety is quite easy to keep and feed and will make a great fish for both the beginner or the advanced saltwater aquarist. An excellent additional benefit to the Orchid Dottyback is that they prey on reef aquarium pests such as small mantis shrimp and bristleworms

Minimum Tank Size: A 30 gallon or larger aquarium is the correct size. Using live rock provide ample hiding places, caves, crevices for these fish to go within, seek as home, or use as a hiding place when nescessary. Just like other dottybacks, keep the quantity to one unless the aquarium is large enough to handle more

Feeding and Diet: They are meat eaters so they are small plankton feeders so foods such as brine shrimp, krill and mysid shrimp are perfect. Feed Daily

Reef Compatibility: Excellent for reef or community tanks

Level of Care: Easy

Size: The maximum fully grown size of the Orchid Dottyback is approximately 3 inches

Description: Also known by the common name Magenta Dottyback, what makes this particular species so appealing. Maybe it is its dazzling purple coloration, or perhaps it has something to do with its interestingly curious nature its known to have. Reaching an average of only 3 inches in length. They are very popular because they are are an inexpensive fish that have the ability to consume and control bristleworms in the aquarium. The Magenta Pseudochromis will be aggressive toward other pseudochromis, therefore only one pseudochromis in the aquarium

Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon or larger

Feeding and Diet: Pseudochromis will also accept frozen or live shrimp (brine or mysid) as a meal

Reef Compatibility: Very good reef or community fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish (family Apogonidae). This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade. It is among the relatively few marine fish to have been bred regularly in captivity, but significant numbers are still captured in the wild. Grows up to about 3 inches in total length. It has a distinctive contrasting pattern of black and light bars with white spots. This species is easily differentiated from all other cardinalfish by its tasseled first dorsal fin, elongate anal and second dorsal fin rays, deeply forked caudal fin, and color pattern consisting of three black bars across the head and body and prominent black anterior edges on the anal and second dorsal fin. Males can be differentiated from females by a conspicuous enlarged oral cavity, which is apparent only when they are brooding

Minimum Tank Size: A 30 gallon or larger aquarium with a cave and peaceful tank mates is suitable for this slow and methodical swimmer. As a group, they will establish a strict hierarchy without aggressiveness. The Kaudern's Cardinal is relatively easy to breed in the aquarium setting. Once spawning has occurred, the male carries the eggs in his mouth to protect them

Feeding and Diet: Requires a well balanced diet of meaty foods such as feeder shrimp, flake foods, pellet foods, marine flesh, bloodworms, and depending on its size, live feeder fish

Reef Compatibility: Very good reef tank or community fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Pajama cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) is a species of fish belonging to the Apogonidae family. It is a popular aquarium fish. It grows to a total length of about 2.5 inches and features distinctive red eyes and a broad dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered red spots toward the tail. It is considered to be of low vulnerability, and is distributed throughout much of the West Pacific, from Java to Fiji, and from the Ryukyu Islands south to the Great Barrier Reef. A hardy and peaceful fish that can live many years in a marine aquarium. It will typically not bother other fish, or invertebrates and is therefore considered reef safe

Minimum Tank Size: For the best care, the Spotted Cardinalfish should be kept in small schools in suitably sized aquariums of at least 30 gallons

Interesting fact: If they are kept with a long spined sea urchin they will hide among the spines when they feel threatened.

Feeding and Diet: The Spotted Cardinalfish requires a well balanced diet of meaty foods such as feeder shrimp, flake foods, pellet foods, marine flesh, bloodworms, and depending on its size, live feeder fish

Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef Fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Orange lined Cardinalfish comes from the reefs of Fiji or Indonesia. They have a long slender shape and are an orange/red with gold color. The large black and yellow eye are offset by a black spot near the tail which confuses possible predators which way the fish is facing. A 10-gallon or larger aquarium with a cave and peaceful tank mates is suitable for this slow and methodical swimmer. It tends to hide in sea grass or other plants, or may use long spined urchins for camouflage. If a larger aquarium is available, it will handle a small group of this species. As a group, they will establish a strict hierarchy without aggressiveness. The Orange lined Cardinalfish requires a well balanced diet of meaty foods such as feeder shrimp, flake foods, pellet foods, marine flesh, bloodworms, and depending on its size, live feeder fish

Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallons

Feeding and Diet: Carnivore

Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef Fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Flame Cardinal, also known as the Flamefish, is a Cardinalfish from the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It can be aggressive towards other cardinal fish. Only one should be kept in a tank unless in mated pairs. Otherwise it does well with peaceful tank mates as long as it has caves and places to hide.

Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallon or larger

Feeding and Diet: The Flame Cardinal requires a well-balanced and vitamin-enriched diet of meaty foods such as brine shrimp, frozen meaty fish foods, bloodworms, and depending on its size, live feeder fish

Reef Compatibility: Very good reef tank or community fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Blue eyed Cardinalfish comes from the reefs of the Indian Ocean, and has a long slender shape and is mostly transparent in color. The transparent color is offset by many markings and spots of both iridescent blue and yellow. The Large black eyes of this fish are outlined in iridescent blue like the markings on both the fins and body. A 10-gallon or larger aquarium with a cave and peaceful tank mates is suitable for this slow and methodical swimmer. It tends to hide in sea grass or other plants, or may use long spined urchins for camouflage. If a larger aquarium is available, it will handle a small group of this species. As a group, they will establish a strict hierarchy without aggressiveness. The Blue eyed Cardinalfish requires a well balanced diet of meaty foods such as feeder shrimp, flake foods, pellet foods, marine flesh, bloodworms, and depending on its size, live feeder fish

Minimum Tank Size: 10 Gallon

Feeding and diet: Carnivore

Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef Fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: Bartlettâ€™s Anthias is able to adapt to both bright and dim aquaria with ease and is considered one of the easier of the Anthias family to keep in brightly lit reef aquariums. Bartlettâ€™s Anthias, like most Anthias, are peaceful and can be kept with other peaceful community fish.The males coloration is brighter. The females tend to be not as brightly colored. Both males and females have a yellow back and yellow caudal fin. The Bartletts Anthias dwells in the middle of a tank but appreciates the availability of several hiding places. Anthias species all share the trait of being hermaphroditic. If a dominant male perishes, the largest female will morph to take its place. If two females or more females are placed into the aquarium, one of the females will change into a male

Minimum Tank Size: The Bartlett's Anthias does best in a tank of at least 50 gallons with live rock

Feeding and Diet: The diet is consistent with other members of the Anthias group - zooplankton and floating filamentous algae. In the aquarium, it should be fed a varied diet of mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, frozen preparations and other meaty items for zooplankton feeders, small quantities of food several times per day

Reef Compatibility: Great for a reef aquarium!

Level of Care: One of the Easiest of Anthias to keep

Description: This is an open water swimmer that does great in groups. You can expect to see them throughout the day swimming in the main water column of the aquarium. Males do best when kept in groups with several females. The Evansi Anthias appreciate a high flow environment. The Evansi Anthias is also known as Evan's Anthias, or the Yellowtail Goldie

Minimum Tank Size: In a community with multiple fish, we suggest at least a 75 gallon tank

Feeding and Diet: Anthias are planktivores and feed primarily on zooplankton, tiny animals found in the water column. They benefit from several small feedings throughout the day rather than one large feeding. A healthy microinvertebrate population in the aquarium with a constant supply of food items like copepods and amphipods is beneficial but most anthias can be weaned onto frozen and prepared zooplanktons, Cyclop-eeze, mysis shrimp, baby brine shrimp and similar items

Reef Compatibility: Excellent

Level of Care: Moderate

Description: The Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) are one of the more popular home tank anthias. Also known as the Warpaint Anthias for its vivid markings, especially in the males. The exact coloration can vary, depending on the region the fish was collected in, but follows the same general pattern. The male has an orange-red body with yellow scales on the sides, elongated rays in the dorsal fin, a forked tail, and long pelvic fins. Males are generally darker than females and have large red spots on the pectoral fins. The female has a light orange body with elongated rays in the dorsal fin, a forked tail, and long pelvic fins. A purple stripe extends across the cheek to the pectoral fins of both males and females. These fish are best kept in small harems of one male to several females. If the aquarium cannot handle a group of 3 or more anthias in a male-female harem, then it is best to keep only 1 in the tank

Minimum Tank Size: 25 gallon tank will suffice for one fish, however, if keeping a group, a 90 gallon tank or larger should be used since Anthias appreciate plenty of room to swim

Reef Compatibility: Anthias are Reef Safe and are not normally known to bother corals or invertebrates

Level of Care: Moderate

Description: The Hutchii Anthias is also referred to as the Green or Sea Goldie Anthias. They normally inhabit shallow reef faces and drop offs.and originates within the reefs of the Solomon Islands. The males collor is a yellowish green and they have an orange stripe that is horizontal behind the eye .The fins add to the beauty with a yellow/orange highlights and bright blue accents. The females are not as brightly colored as the males and share the same orange stripe behind the eye

Minimum Tank Size: The Huchtii Anthias does best when kept in an aquarium of at least 50 gallons. Males are best kept alone with several females in an aquarium of at least 120 gallons, or singly

Reef Compatibility: Great for a reef aquarium!

Level of Care: Moderate

Description: One of the most beautiful and delicate of the Anthias, the Purple Queen Anthias will do well in established reef tanks. These guys have super metabolisms and will need to eat four times per day

Feeding and Diet: Planktivore

Reef Compatibility: Yes

Level of Care: Expert-only

Description: The Pink square anthias is the largest of the anthias family. They can attain a size of 4-5 inches and should be housed in at least a 75 gallon tank. They are a great schooling fish and are reef safe. They are of a peaceful temperment and get along with most community fish. The male is reddish pink with a bright pink square or blotch on the side. The female is a bright orange-yellow color

Minimum Tank Size: 25 gallon tank will suffice for one fish, however, if keeping a group, a 125 gallon tank should be used since the Squareback Anthias appreciates plenty of room to swim

Reef Compatibility: Great for a reef aquarium!

Level of Care: Moderate

Description: The Cubicus Boxfish is also referred to as the Yellow Boxfish, Polka Dot Boxfish, or Cube Boxfish. The juvenile form is easily identifiable as having a yellow box-shaped body with brown spots. As an adult, the yellow will fade and become brown. The Cubicus Boxfish is sometimes confused with the Longhorn Cowfish, Lactoria cornuta which is occasionally also called the Yellow Boxfish. This is a very difficult fish to keep in the aquarium setting by any other than the most experienced aquarist. It should have a minimum of a 125 gallon tank. Use caution if placing the Spotted Boxfish in a reef tank as they will often nibble at tubeworms. If stressed, the Cubicus Boxfish releases a poisonous substance, called ostracitoxin, from its mucous glands which will kill other fish in the tank very quickly. Very little success has been achieved in breeding these fish in an aquarium. When first introduced, the Cubicus Boxfish prefers a diet of live brine shrimp or bloodworms. Once acclimated, the diet should include chopped squid, clams, mussels, and herbivore preparations

Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons

Feeding and diet: Omnivore

Reef Compatibility: With Caution

Temperament: Peaceful

Level of Care: Expert Only

Description: The Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse varies in coloration from a red and blue coloration, to a deep maroon and deep blue coloration. More often than not this species will have a pale underside. Please expect variations in coloration with these fish, as the intensity of coloration and patterns vary with the location in their natural habitat, and their mood

Minimum Tank Size: A sand bed and Live Rock should be provided for all Wrasses. They will bury themselves in the sand to sleep or hide. Live Rock provides numerous small life forms that the Wrasses consider a tasty treat as well as another place to hide when they feel threatened. A 50 gallon or larger aquarium, either fish-only or reef, with a shaded area is recommended. The Ruby Head Wrasse will not pick on corals or invertebrates, making them an ideal fish for the reef aquarium. These wrasses do like to jump, so a tight fitting canopy is necessary

Feeding and Diet: Feed a varied diet of frozen prepared foods, minced fresh shrimp, and a good flake food. Try to feed at least twice a day

Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef fish

Level of Care: Easy

Description: Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis is a Wrasse from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Minimum Tank Size: A 30 gallon or larger aquarium, either fish-only or reef, provides a good habitat. The Longfin Fairy Wrasse will not bother corals or invertebrates, making them a perfect addition to any reef aquarium. These wrasse like to jump, so a tight fitting canopy is recommended.

Feeding and diet: They are planktivores and should be fed small meaty foods as well as supplied with plenty of rock to browse over. A sand bed and Live Rock should be provided for all Wrasses. Live Rock provides numerous small life forms that Wrasses consider a tasty treat as well as another place to hide when they feel threatened.

Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef fish.

Level of Care: Easy

Description: They prefer reefs and tide pools and are frequently found sitting in sandy areas on the ocean floor. Sharks should not be exposed to copper based medications as this will cause illness. Like all sharks, this one has the possibility of inflicting a very painful bite, especially when provoked. The Banded / Bamboo shark is referred to as a cat shark, because they have barbels on their mouth and these look like cat whiskers. Care should be taken when cleaning the display tank and feeding. Sharks tend to act aggressively toward other fish, particularly smaller ones. Be sure to house with larger, aggressive species

Minimum Tank Size: It stays relatively small, but requires at least a 180 gallon or larger aquarium as an adult. It requires sand as the substrate as the abdomen is easily scratched by a coarser substrate, which may lead to an infection. It should never be exposed to copper-based medications

Feeding and Diet: Feed a varied diet consisting of large chunks of meaty foods. These foods include krill, raw table shrimp, squid, clam and mussel

Reef Compatible: No

Level of Care: Difficult

Description: Also known as the Dusky Batfish or the Longfin Batfish. The Pinnatus Batfish are sually found in shallow protected coastal waters. A very delicate fish, water quality must be perfect. They are a great community fish, but must be kept with non aggressive fish

Minimum Tank Size: Requires a deep tank of at least 180 gallons. Not a good reef tank inhabitant, it will eat many types of invertebrates including corals and anemones

Feeding and Diet: When first introduced into the aquarium, live saltwater feeder shrimp should be used to entice this fish to eat. A varied diet of meaty foods such as mysis shrimp, scallops, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and frozen herbivore preparations will help the Orbic to thrive. Try to feed small amounts three times a day

Reef Compatibility: With caution

Level of Care: Advanced Aquarist - Extremely difficult fish to keep and should only be kept by experts.Getting them to eat is the major stumbling block for new arrivals

Description: One of the most popular of all aquarium fish! This is a gorgeous triggerfish that like many of its cousins has a variable personality. Although some individuals will ignore similar-sized tankmates, others will behave aggressively towards them. If you want to house them with other fish, select equally sized, or preferably larger, equally aggressive tankmates. Also, place them in a large tank with lots of hiding places. Do not keep more than one clown triggerfish per aquarium

Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons

Feeding and Diet: Clown Triggers should be fed a varied diet consisting of many different types of meaty foods including: chopped shrimp, squid, clams or fish. It is also good to provide frozen foods that contain marine algae and are enhanced with vitamins and minerals. This species should be fed at least 3 times a day to provide it with adequate nutrition and to decrease its aggressiveness towards its tankmates

Reef Compatibility: Not suitable for a reef aquarium as it feeds on a wide-range of invertebrates

Description: The moorish idol got its name from the Moors of Africa, who purportedly believe(d) the fish to be a bringer of happiness. Moorish idols are also popular aquarium fish, but despite their popularity.With distinctively compressed and disk-like bodies, moorish idols stand out in contrasting bands of black, white and yellow which make them attractive to aquarium keepers. The fish have relatively small fins, except for the dorsal fin whose 6 or 7 spines are dramatically elongated to form a trailing, sickle-shaped crest called the philomantis extension. Moorish idols have small terminal mouths at the end of long, tubular snouts; many long bristle-like teeth line the mouth. The eyes are set high on the fish's deeply-keeled bodies; in adults, perceptible bumps are located above each. The anal fin may have 2 or 3 spines. Moorish idols reach a maximum length of 23 centimeters (9.1 in). The sickle-like dorsal spines shorten with age

Minimum Tank Size: A minimum of a 125 gallon tank is necessary. Provide plenty of hiding places such as caves and live rock for grazing

Feeding and Diet: algae and sponge. Then offer a varied diet of finely chopped meaty items, mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, Spirulina, and algae. It should be fed several times a day

Reef Compatibility: With Caution

Level of Care: Moderate

Description: The Marine Betta, sometimes referred to as the Comet, is found in rocky crevasses, at depths up to 45 meters. It is a hardy and disease-resistant fish. A predator by nature, it assumes a "head down" position, with its false "eye spot" near the tail resembling the head of a moray eel. The Marine Betta is not commonly kept in a reef-style aquarium, but it is reported to be safe with corals and anemones, however, it will eat all small fish and shrimp. It is nocturnal and requires hiding places to provide it shelter from bright lighting, being more active at dusk. When first introduced into the aquarium, live saltwater feeder shrimp should be used to entice this fish to eat. Using live foods such as feeder fish or shrimp will help it adjust. Once acclimated, it can be fed meaty foods and frozen preparations 2-4 times weekly.

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons

Feeding and Diet: Carnivore

Reef Compatibility: Yes

Temperament: Peaceful

Level of Care: Easy

Description: The Harlequin Tusk originates from the reefs of the Indian Ocean and Australia. Indian Ocean Tusks have orange stripes with white margins and a hint of blue adjacent to the tail of the fish. Australian Tusks have orange stripes with vivid blue margins starting from the pectoral fin, along the fishes back to their tail. Both of these beautiful color forms have bright blue teeth or tusks used to crunch invertebrates. They are a wonderful fish for a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium. These fish are typically shy when at a small size, but will in time gain personality and confidence as they mature. A 125 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of live rock for hiding places and moderately aggressive, active fish such as Angels, Tangs, and smaller Triggers is an acceptable environment. Keep only one specimen per tank. Although they will not bother corals, they will eat any small crustacean such as snails or crabs. The Harlequin Tusk Wrasse diet should include vitamin enriched frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin enriched frozen brine shrimp, and other meaty foods along with a high quality marine flake and marine pellet food

Minimum Tank Size: 125 gallons

Feeding and Diet: Carnivore

Reef Compatibility: With Caution

Level of Care: Moderate

Miscellaneous

Bicolor Dottyback (Pseudochromis paccagnellae)

Orchid Dottyback

Purple Dottyback

Bangaii Cardinals

Pajama Cardinal

Orange Lined Cardinal

Flame Cardinal

Blue Eyed Cardinal

Bartletts Anthias

Evansi Anthias

Lyretail Anthias

Huchtii Anthias

Purple Queen Anthias

Square Back Anthias

Cubicus Box Fish

Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse

Long Fin Fairy Wrasse

Banded Cat Shark

Pinnatus Batfish

Clown Trigger

Moorish Idol

Marine Betta

Harlequeen Tusk