Archive for the ‘Saltwater Fish’ Category

Butterfly fish

Fish Care Description

Saltwater

The Butterfly fish is one of the most beautiful aquarium fish with their amazing array of colours and over 100 species, they are ideal to brighten up any tank. They have a small disc shaped body, (very similar to the Angel fish) with a pointed snout which helps when getting food from small crevices. They can be found on the reefs of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific ocean. They can grow up to 5-7 inch  with a lifespan of 3-5 years Read the rest of this entry »

Brackish

Description

The Archer fish has a compressed elongated body with a flat face; the body color is silver with a greenish/brown back and 4 or 5 black bars running vertically across its body.

These fish are named Archer fish because of their unique ability to shoot down insects from just above the water surface, they do this by putting their tongue on the roof of their mouth which forms a tube, they suddenly close their gills and water is forced up and out of the tube reaching up to a 3 metre distance. Read the rest of this entry »

Brackish water

Description

The Banjo Catfish is one of the most interesting of all the catfish family, they have the appearance of a bumpy rock, brown in color with little specks of black, because of their camouflage this makes them excellent hiders.

These fish have the nickname of invisible fish and some people feel a little let down as they find it hard to catch a glimpse of them during the day this is because they are asleep under the sand or between a rock and actually appear to be dead. Read the rest of this entry »

Moonfish

Description

The moonfish get its name from the crescent shaped dark spot at the base of the tail which is more noticeable in the yellow colored variety, they are also known as Platies.

They are very peaceful and mix quite well with most aquarium fish and are one of the best beginner’s fish you can buy, they are a nice addition to any tank with their lovely bright colors. Read the rest of this entry »

Clown Fish

The Clown fish is very popular with most tropical fish enthusiast, this is mainly due to the cute little character Clown fish featured in the film Finding Nemo, but do not be fooled by his cute little actions, he can be very aggressive when protecting his territory.

These beautiful fish are to be found in the warmer waters of the Indian ocean or the Pacific ocean, where they live on the bottom of the sea among the Anemone in perfect harmony. 

They don’t seem to get stung from the tentacles this is due to the Clown fish having a slimy mucus coating, in fact the Anemone help to protect these little fish from other predators in the sea while they swim in between them and eat the anemones left over fish. Read the rest of this entry »