Articles related to "Tropical Marine Aquarium"

While most eels are inappropriate for the home aquarist, eels from the genus Echidna make great marine aquarium species if you must have an eel.

This industry leading marine aquarium retailer has elected to self-regulate certain saltwater species in the name of education and conservation.

Chalice corals are very popular with reef aquarists. This article looks at some of the most popular chalice corals and provides the necessary husbandry information.

Small crustaceans called copepods can make the difference when it comes to success with hard to keep tropical aquarium species.

Despite its appearance, fire coral (Millepora spp.) is not a "true" stony coral, but it is a hardy and beautiful animal appropriate for many tropical marine reef tanks.

Considered difficult-to-keep, anthias are some of the most beautiful fishes available to the marine aquarist. Understanding their needs makes it possible to have success.

While somewhat more difficult than keeping a freshwater aquarium, a tropical marine aquarium is well within anyone's grasp if you follow some simple steps.

The Family Serranidae include the fancy sea basses and anthias, dwarf seabasses and hamlets, and the groupers--all of which can make great tropical marine aquarium fish.

This unusual, attractive coral is as great in the beginner's aquarium as it is in the advanced hobbyist's tank. Colorful and hardy, disk corals should not be overlooked.

Heating and lighting a tank require energy, and collecting fish from coral reefs causes damage.

While generally not great aquarium fishes, several of the grunts are appropriate for large saltwater tanks, but the grunts known as sweetlips are best left to the expert.

Wrasses are some of the most interesting, colorful and suitable tropical marine aquarium species available for either a reef tank or fish-only system.

Hawkfishes are known for their gregarious natures, striking good looks and infamous aggression toward small crustaceans and even some fishes. Here are two of the best.

While not as well known by hobbyists as the closely related triggerfishes and puffers, tilefishes make great tropical saltwater aquarium species for fish-only systems.

While this fish is readily available to aquarists, its high captive mortality combined with its ecological function, make it a poor choice for the home aquarium.

The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp makes a good addition to the tropical marine aquarium.

While they may not look like animals in the traditional sense, brain corals do best when fed once or twice a week in the tropical marine aquarium.

The marine aquarium hobby is a great hobby, but it can be overwhelming given the number of species available. Here is a guide to Suite 101 articles on some of the best.

Of the stony or "true" corals, the brain corals are some of the easiest to keep. In particular, the open brain corals are hardy, colorful and interesting.

Not feeding saltwater fishes, corals and other invertebrates enough can be equally as dangerous as feeding them too much. Find the balance between feeding and filtration.

Calcium is one of the most important parameters to monitor in a tropical reef aquarium. The easy-to-use and very accurate Salifert test kit is the industry standard.

Horn coral is a boldly colored animal with dramatic growth forms that is relatively simple to keep in a tropical saltwater aquarium.

Sometimes getting nitrate readings to zero requires revisiting the saltwater aquarium's filtration system and the way it is cared for.

Naso lituratus, commonly called the naso tang, is an Indo-Pacific fish that can easily become the centerpiece of a home tropical marine aquarium.

Designer pets fetch a big price, but, in the saltwater aquarium hobby, the popularity of designer fishes may have unintended consequences that can do more harm than good.

These two commonly available filefishes make great first filefishes for the tropical marine aquarist looking for a peaceful fish for a fish-only saltwater aquarium.

The Caribbean is one of the four major regions from which marine aquarium species are collected for the aquarium hobby.

Hardy, colorful and commonly available, flasher wrasses are some of the best reef aquarium fishes for everyone from beginners to experienced reef aquarists.

Tropical marine fishes do not suffer from "ich," but they can become infested with a similar parasite called Cryptocaryon irritans.

Whether called mandarinfishes, dragonets, gobies, or blennies, fish from the genus Synchiropus are not as hard to keep as once thought.

While almost all Rabbitfish species make excellent marine aquarium fishes, the Foxface Rabbitfish and the Virgate Rabbitfish are the best beginner species.

The rabbitfishes are underappreciated tropical marine aquarium fishes given that they are hardy, disease resistant, and great at controlling nuisance algae.

With so many tropical marine aquarium fishes from which to choose, how do you choose the right first fish? Here are five species every beginning aquarist should consider.

It is important to raise the calcium level in a new marine aquarium to a level that will support calcium-dependent organisms. Here is how to achieve optimal results.

Relatively new to North American aquarists, Rhizotrochus species of coral are both beautiful and easy to care for.

While commonly available and very popular, the powder blue tang is not a fish for every marine aquarist. Know what it takes to have success with this aquarium species.

The introduction of invasive species to non-native ecosystems can have dire consequences. The popular aquarium lionfish is one such species getting a lot of attention.

A heater is an essential piece of equipment for a tropical marine aquarium. Here is what you need to know to pick a good one for your system.

Turbo, Margarita, Nassarius, and Bumble Bee Snails are readily available and commonly recommended as part of a saltwater tank's clean-up crew, but the buyer should beware

Understanding from where the fish you purchase for your marine aquarium come can make you a more successful and knowledgeable aquarist.

While not inexpensive, this small deepwater anthias species is one of the most beautiful fishes the marine aquarist can keep with relative ease in a saltwater aquarium.