Saltwater Aquarium Fish

There are many varieties of saltwater aquarium fish that you can add to your aquarium. All of them are very colorful and a joy to watch. Here's a list of some of the more popular saltwater fish, you may want to consider adding to your aquarium.

Yellow Seahorse

One of favorite fish of visitors to a public aquarium is that seahorse. But seahorses are among the most difficult wary and fishes to feed and raise. They usually require live food, and the young must be provided with newly hatched brine shrimp on almost around-the-clock basis.

Squirrelfish

A squirrel fish will add a touch of red to a saltwater aquarium. However, they are largely nocturnal and preferred to hide away during the day. Usually, they can be seen lurking in a hole in the rocks were under a ledge, from where they dash out to grant a meal. They are not fussy eaters and will grab almost anything that is offered to them. Care should be taken when handling squirrelfish. They are quite spiny any wound from either the dorsal spines or the preopercular spine can be quite painful. Many species are offered for sale, but the smaller ones are more desirable for home aquariums.

Royal Gramma

One of the most attractive fish to come to the saltwater hobbyists, is the Royal Gramma. This little fish is one on the sea basses. It is not a very attractive fish, and it spends a considerable the amount of time hanging quietly under a rock or coral. When it does move. It does so in short spurts, resting in between gashes in a head up, tale down sloping position. Live food is best for this species, it will he adult brine shrimp with relish and should be given an occasional live Guppy of appropriate size. Along with some chopped clam.

Harlequin Bass

This is a peaceful little fish. Once it is established in your tank you'll hardly notice it except at feeding time, when it will come out like a well mannered and well-trained dog to excepted it's share of the meal. Except at feeding time, the Harlequin Bass is found resting quietly on the bottom or perched on a rock, propped up slightly on its fins. Live or frozen brine shrimp, very small guppies, and diced clams or scallops should be fed. It's most common size is 3 to 4 inches.

Jackknife Fish

The jackknife is a particularly handsome species, which immediately catches the eye with its long tapering first dorsal fin. Even know this fish is a weak swimmer, they can put on surprising burst of speed of short duration, which are generally sufficient to carry them to the other side of a rock or coral bed, out of range of the collecting net. The jackknife fish is usually about 6 inches long, but can grow to perhaps 10 inches.

Cherubfish

Known for a long time as the pygmy angel fish is now known as the cherubfish. This is another specimen from deep water. It is not very difficult to capture, but must be brought up with care from depths of 50 to 60 feet. This fish must be given plenty of hiding places in an aquarium. It seems to live much better and is more active if it has plenty of rocks behind which to hide. It is a fighting fish, and several in a tank will constantly chase each other. The dominant one driving the others into submission is sufficient refugees are not provided. Towards other species is rather peaceful and disputes over territory do not usually occur. It does well on a diet of frozen in live adult brine shrimp and seems to enjoy enabling on a rock covered with algae. It grows to a length of 3 inches is native to tropical Atlantic region.

Lionfish.

This fish is known by several other names, among them turkey fish and zebra fish.no matter what it is called, it is an extremely interesting fish and one that does well in captivity. It is one of the few saltwater fish that shows any degree of growth, and may well outgrow one tank after another. The lionfish is best known for to fact that it's fine to act as hyperdermic, they inject a venom contained in sacks at their base, to be stung by one or more than is quite painful. In spite of the fact that the lionfish can be dangerous, it becomes quite tame and learns to take food from the hand. Although live food is preferred, it will eat pieces of codfish and shrimp. All species of lionfish had large mouths and will make short work of any other fish small enough for them to swallow. Care should be taken to keep them with species on their own size or larger. There are found from the Red Sea through the Indio Pacific Ocean and grow to more than a foot in length.

There are many more species of saltwater aquarium fish that are available today. The angel fish, rock beauty, copper band butterfly, Banner fish Anemone fish, and hog fish, to name a few. It is best when adding fish to your saltwater aquarium to purchase them from a reputable pet store or aquarium store, and to learn if they will be compatible with the fish you already have in your saltwater aquarium.