Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Bannerfish (saltwater aquarium fish)

Saltwater aquarium fish

Common name
Bannerfish

Taxonomy
Heniochus diphreutes

Care Level
Moderate

Description
Sometimes referred to as the "Poor Man's Moorish Idol" because of the resemblance. White and black striped with yellow caudal fin and a dorsal fin that forms a long, thin banner.

Max Size
21 cm (8.3 in)

Copperbanded Butterflyfish (saltwater aquarium fish)

Saltwater aquarium fish

Common name
Copperbanded Butterflyfish

Taxonomy
Chelmon rostratus

Care Level
Difficult

Description
Silver with black edged gold stripes, a long nose, and a black eyespot on the dorsal fin.

Max Size
20 cm (7.9 in)

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Blue Angelfish (Saltwater Aquarium Fish)

Saltwater Aquarium Fish
Common name
Blue Angelfish

Taxonomy
Holacanthus bermudensis

Care Level
Moderate

Description
Blue Angelfish has an overall aqua hue with a yellow shimmer and yellow edges on the fins and scales. The Blue Angelfish does not have the striking blue crown or other blue highlights of the Queen Angelfish.

Max Size
45 cm (18 in)

Bellus Angelfish (Saltwater Aquarium Fish)

Saltwater Aquarium Fish
Common name
Bellus Angelfish

Taxonomy
Genicanthus bellus

Care Level
Moderate

Description
Light blue all over. Exhibits strong sexual dimorphism- females have wide black bands, males' bands are orange.

Max Size
18 cm (7 in)

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Cinnamon Anemonefish (Saltwater Aquarium Fish)


Saltwater Aquarium Fish
Common name
Cinnamon Anemonefish

Taxonomy
Amphiprion melanopus

Care Level
Easy to Moderate

Description
Dark orange body becoming black towards the caudal fin, with a bright white stripe running from the front of the dorsal fin to the pectoral fins and golden colored fins.

Max Size
12 cm (4.72 in)

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Longnose Butterflyfish (Saltwater Aquarium Fish)

Saltwater Aquarium Fish

Common name
Longnose Butterflyfish

Taxonomy
Forcipiger flavissimus

Care Level
Moderate

Description
From the pectoral fins forward, black above the eye and silver below, with an exceptionally mouth. Past the pectoral fins, bright yellow with an eyespot on the anal fin.

Max Size
22 cm (8.7 in)

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Five Great Tropical Saltwater Aquarium Fish

Saltwater aquarium fish

They have until late into the night and most of the last weekends to your saltwater setup just right. You have your strategically built reef system routinely tested and the water went, as your aquarium. It is time that you finally can begin saltwater introduction of tropical saltwater aquarium fish for your tank. However, there are a few things to consider before you to the local fish shop, or enter "fish for sale" on your favorite search engine.

The first thing to remember is that the fish have personalities like people, and not everybody is along. As a consequence, the idea to call your new home salt water. Also, the order in which you and how many saltwater aquarium fish of the same kind can make a difference and there are some territorial fish. Here is a list of five tropical fish, for beginners easy to handle and can live together in your new salt water tank.

The Royal Gramma

The Royal Gramma Basslet or Basslet Fairy is a beautiful saltwater aquarium fish. The front half of its body and head are bright purple, while on the back half is yellow. It is a robust fish that does well in a reef aquarium. Since it is still small (less than 3 cm), it is ideal for small reef. It is recommended that for salt water tank setups as small as 30 gallons.

Royal Grammas can aggressively against their own kind, and as a result should be a purchase only for your aquarium. This tropical fish is a deep-water caves and attracts residents and extensive rockwork. It does well in a somewhat subdued lighting.

Powder Blue Tang

This tropical fish salt water, make sure that you are entertained. The Blue Tang became famous by "Dory" form of the popular Disney film "Finding Nemo". This tropical fish body has an oval shape with colored markers. It is first and foremost, the blue with yellow and white accents. Bright yellow highlights of the dorsal and pectoral fins, while blue and black markers to outline the face and tail. They are best in a larger tank. This is a great salt-water reef fish. Reef systems, as they are with passages to them a sense of security. Unless your tank is really great if you only have a Blue Tang They will also be armed with the Brown Tangs. If you want both kinds of seaweed in your salt water aquarium to be sure and have plenty of room with reef passages.

Clown fish

You can not have a salt-water tank and did not Clownfish (think Nemo). This fish is the bands alternately orange and white. Some varieties are as black lines. This is another major salt-water reef fish. The Clownfish is a peaceful fish, they spend most of their time in his anemone. If you plan more than a Clownfish, it is best to have at least two and a Anemone for each couple. It should be more than a tank, when at least 100 gallons.

Flame Fish Hawk

This is one of the most popular types of Fish Hawk. This is a more peaceful fish. He has a red body with black markings on the dorsal and around the eyes. The Flame Hawk Fish is a very nice fish. They make a great addition to any reef aquarium, as long as there are no small shrimp in the aquarium. The Flame Fish Hawk is also in salt-water tanks as small as 30 gallons.

The Red Fairy Anthias

The Red Fairy Anthias is a moderately easy saltwater aquarium fish. The male has a red lateral beams and a red caudal fin, distinguishes it from the women who only on the red tips caudal fin, and a pink-orange color body. This is one of the few who can be held Anthias with other types of Anthias. It should not be a problem, but be cautious in introducing the Red Fairy Anthias to a tank. If it is overly aggressive behavior, the fish should be separated. It is always best saltwater tank setup with a minimum of 70 gallons. The fish like to swim and need a lot of space. You can have more than one of these in a tank. If you plan more than a Red Fairy Anthias in your aquarium introduction of the first Women's and then the male.

There are several other saltwater aquarium fish, the big fish as a starter. The fish above were selected because of their ability to adapt in a new tank, ease of maintenance, popularity and coloring.

The most important thing to remember is that a salt water aquarium is a long-term commitment. To make sure that the fish are ones that you and your family enjoy.

The Author, Elliot Lawson, offers tips and advice about keeping saltwater fish. Please check out http://www.theguidetofun.com if you would like to learn more about setting up a saltwater aquarium and saltwater tropical fish.