Posts under ‘Saltwater Fish Photos’

Here’s one of my favorite fish, the Yellow Watchman Goby. These fish have a great personality and will instantly add a bright spot of color to your aquarium. The watchman Gobies will also move sand around, which can be entertaining on its own, and will form symbiotic relationships with pistol shrimp.

Here is one of my former beauties, a juvenile Red Sea Desjardini Sailfin Tang. These fish are stunning, especially when juveniles. But even as adults these fish are still beautiful, which isn’t exactly common for fish with such pretty juvenile stages. Most species that are attractive when they are younger, end up being bland or [...]

Here’s a scary looking specimen. The Stonefish is a patient predator, snatching up anything that happens to swim by this perfectly camouflaged fish. Additionally, these fish possess a venomous sting, delivered through dorsal spines.

The Striped Shrimpfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) occurs on coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific where they gather among seagrasses, urchin spines, and even Acropora corals. They are very different than other fish because they swim in a vertical position.

Odontanthias borbonius, also called the Blotchy Anthias, is a highly sought after fish. They are very colorful with yellow blotches and stripes on their pink bodies. The Blotch Anthias is found in deeper waters than most reef fish, and should therefore be housed in aquariums with subdued lighting and plenty places to hide.

Pictured is a True Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) and its host anemone. This clownfish and its partner (not pictured) dart in and out of the anemone all day, using it for protection from predators.

The Bartlett’s Anthias, much like most Anthias, can be a gorgeous shoaling fish in a large reef aquarium. These fish require a mixed diet consisting of various crustacean-based items like Mysis Shrimp, enriched Brine Shrimp, Cyclopeeze, etc. The Bartlett’s Anthias will also do well if fed multiple times per day.

The Blue Spotted Boxfish is quite the oddball. It, like other boxfish, has a very unusual shape and swims in a funny way. But this particular oddball really caught my eye. It is a vibrant blue with white and yellow dots. The top, or dorsal portion, of the fish reminds of a Clown Trigger, but [...]

The Orange-back fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis), pictured above, isn’t the most attractive wrasse available, but this fish’s fun personality and sociability make it a great tank mate. This fish is actually one of my absolute favorites.

Who says captive bred clownfish won’t take to an anemone? These ORA Naked clownfish are as happy as they can be in this green bubble tip anemone. This clownfish is almost completely devoid of the traditional stripes seen on normal Ocellaris clownfish. ORA (Oceans Reefs and Aquariums) has bred many different types of clownfish, some [...]