Surgeonfish and Tangs

Surgeonfish and Tangs commonly include significant amounts of algae in their diet- in fact the word “tang” which is applied to the small members of this group is an abbreviation of the German word seetang, meaning “seaweed”. Just like land herbivores, these fish have beneficial populations of bacteria in their alimentary tracts to assist the [...]

Damselfish

These hardy Damselfish are often recommended as the initial occupants of a newly established marine aquarium. Many species of damselfish adapt well to the fluctuations in the water chemistry that will inevitably occur until the aquarium filtration system is fully established.
In addition damselfish are easy to feed, and they can also be kept in small [...]

What to Look out for when buying Saltwater Fish

Before buying marine fish will need to look at two areas:

Appearance and
Behaviour

We now look more closely at the appearance of the marine fish, area to look at include eyes,mouth,fins,skin,sclaes and abdomen.

Eyes
The eys should awways be bright and clear and normally set in the head, Bacterial infections will knowly show up as grey cloudy film or [...]

Coral Acclimation Procedure

Coral acclimation like Saltwater fish acclimation takes time but will reduce your disappointment of watching the coral fade away and die we need to follow proper acclimation to reduce the likely hood of failure.
Handling Corals
Different corals will require different handling techniques for others. For instance, soft corals, polyps, and mushroom corals will normally arrive attached [...]

Strange Behaviour of Acclimating Creature’s

“My fish is dying! he’s laying on bottom of the bag…”
Many fish will end up in this situation, so don’t worry it’s not dying, its just stressed! The fish is gill heavy and is a the bottom of the bag, take time to successfully fish acclimation so be patient.
The following are some common characteristics before, [...]