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Black Volitan Lion Black Pterois volitans Description: The Volitan Lionfish has large, fan-like pectoral fins, and tall, banded spines on the dorsal fin. The spines on the dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins are venomous. If you are stung, the reaction will be similar to a bee sting only a little stronger. It will hide while acclimating to its new home, but then is generally found out in the open. It may eat smaller fish, shrimp, and other crustaceans in the tank. |
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Lyretail Wrasse Thalassoma lunare Description: The Lyretail Wrasse is also referred to as the Moon Wrasse. When it is full grown, it is usually green with bright facial and fin markings. Beautiful, colorful and easy to take care of. These fish can live many years in any well-maintained aquarium. They are a wonderful fish for a FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) aquarium. This is an active fish that requires plenty of swimming space and tankmates that aren't too passive. The Red Sea version of the Lyretail Wrasse has the same patterns but the colors are much more distinctive and striking. |
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Porcupine Puffers Diodon holocanthus Description: The Porcupine Puffer is also known as the Porcupinefish or Porcupine Pufferfish. It has spiny appendages which cover most of its body, they may vary from light gray to tan, sometimes with dark spots. Its teeth are actually a connected beak-like structure. The Porcupine Puffer lacks pelvic fins but has learned to use the pectoral fins to move about. This fish is best known for its inflation behavior Ð an antipredation defense response they exhibit when threatened. Even though it is an interesting thing to see happen, do not make your puffer inflate on purpose. Again, this is a defense thing, not something you want to see regularly. These fish quickly learn to associate their keeper with food. |
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Blue Dot Stingray Taeniura lymma Description: The Blue Dot Stingray is also called the Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray and Bluespotted Stingray. It is an attractive bottom dwelling fish. It has a tan body with blue spots and stays relatively small, but requires a 150 gallon or larger aquarium as an adult. |
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Port Jackson Shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni Description: The Port Jackson Shark is a close Australian relative the Bullhead Shark. It originates from the waters of Australia. it is hard to adapt it to aquarium life, but prove to be extremely long lived once successful acclimation has occurred. Once eating well, it will eat virtually any crustacean or mollusk in the aquarium. It is a nocturnal feeder, and will also prey upon any sleeping fish small enough for it to eat whole. |
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Yellow "Great Seahorse" Hippocampus Kellogi Yellow Hippocampus Kellogi Description: Kelloggi "Great Seahorse," which is the most common tank raised seahorse. These tank raised specimens are approximately 6 months old. Also called the great seahorse, Kellogg's seahorse, or offshore seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. Its natural habitat is shallow seas. |
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