The Constantly Expanding Aquarium Guide
Gymnothorax fimbriatus The Fimbriated Moray Eel is less common in the home aquarium due to its limited availability. When it is in stock however the eel is quickly purchased for its beautiful color. They are sometimes sold as leopard eels, however they are much smaller and may be threatened when placed in a tank … Read more Fimbriated Moray Eel Care Guide
Cirrhitichthys falco Falco Hawkfish are the smallest hawkfish available, coming in just under 3″. As with most hawkfish, the Falco Hawkfish can frequently be seen sitting on rocks, watching it’s tank mates as well as the aquarist. They are fairly easy to care for so long as you do not stock the tank incorrectly, such … Read more Falco Hawkfish Care Guide
Pholidichthys leucotaenia The Engineer Goby is unlike any other goby as it is in fact not a goby. These guys are a member of the Pholidichthydae family and exhibit a mixture of eel and jawfish natures. They are given the name ‘Engineer’ as they will frequently be building burrows by digging in the sand bed, … Read more Engineer Goby Care Guide
Valenciennea puellaris The Diamond Watchman Goby is a sand sifting blenny that combs the sand bed and rocks for food. They bring a lot of action, and some times chaos, to new and old tanks alike. Tank Specific Need These fish will typically clean out the sand bed, removing any micro fauna, copepods and … Read more Diamond Watchman Goby Care Guide
Stenopus hispidus . The Coral Banded Shrimp, also known as the boxing shrimp, brings a lot of personality, and tension, to saltwater tanks. They are reef safe, with the rare exceptions poking at anemones. These shrimp are generally peaceful, however they will swing their claws at passing fish and can attack other shrimp. Only keep … Read more Coral Banded Shrimp Care Guide
Labroides dimidiatus The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is a beautiful wrasse, sporting a silver front half, blue back half with a black streak down its sides. They are active swimmers and are great replacements for cleaner shrimp. The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is difficult to care for only because of its feeding habits. They are unable to … Read more Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Care Guide
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura The Blueheaded Fairy Wrasse brings a lot of color with a lot less aggression than most wrasse. The color of the Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura varies by origin. If they are called the Bluehead Fairy Wrasse they will have a large amount of pink and purple on their bodies, with blue around their head … Read more Bluehead Fairy Wrasse Care Guide
Cephalopholis formosa . The Blue Line Grouper is a fairly large, highly aggressive fish. Often seen as the Oscar of the sea, groupers will fight with any fish they don’t like and require a large tank to help curve their aggression. Combine their aggression with their carnivorous diet and you have a fish that is … Read more Blue Line Grouper Care Guide
Opisognathus rosenblatti The Blue Dot Jawfish, also known as the blue spotted jawfish, is a small, carnivorous fish with a unique tenancy. Members of the jawfish family will dig into the substrate, creating a burrow as for themselves to live in. For the most part this is where the jawfish will be staying. Jawfish … Read more Blue Dot Jawfish Care Guide
Paracheilinus cyaneus Peaceful, colorful and full of activity, the Blue Flasher Wrasse can easily bring new life to an established tank. A member of the Labridae family, the Blue Flasher Wrasse hails from Indonesia and resides in the Central Pacific, Derawan Island, Sulawesi and the Togean Islands. They are one of the few wrasses … Read more Blue Flasher Wrasse Care Guide