Marine Fish

The Forktail Blenny, also known as the Lyretail Fang Blenny or Yellowtail Fang Blenny, has a caudal fin that resembles a fork, with two long exterior spines and five much shorter middle spines. The body is a pale blue that runs like watercolor into a bluish-yellow at the tail. Males are generally larger than females and experience a succession of color changes when breeding.

The Forktail Blenny needs a minimum tank of 30 gallons with live rock for hunting and grazing. It is best to keep only one per tank unless a breeding pair is maintained. The Forktail Blenny is considered venomous and should be kept only with caution around children having tank access, since it may perceive fingers as an attacker and deliver a similarly painful bite.

The diet should consist of finely chopped crustacean flesh, mysid and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, as well as frozen herbivore preparations.

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The Potter's Angelfish, or Potter's Pygmy Angelfish, is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands area, including the Johnston Atoll. The body is a brilliant orange, marbleized with pale to dark blue. The caudal portions of the dorsal and anal fins as well as the caudal fin are a dark blue-black.

The Potter's Angelfish requires at least a 30 gallon, well-established tank with multiple hiding places and live rock for grazing on microalgae. It may attack soft corals and other sessile invertebrates in the reef aquarium.

It is hermaphroditic, difficult to breed, and there are no distinguishing characteristics to help differentiate males from females.

The Potter's Angelfish should be offered a variety of foods including Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysid or frozen shrimp, and other meaty items.

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One of the easier Anthias species to keep, the Tiger Queen was identified just 25 years ago. Also known as the Lori's or Queen Tiger Anthias, it is often found in the wild swimming in deep water with other Tiger Queens. It is peach to orange in color, with broad darker stripes on the dorsal part of the body.

If kept singly, a 100 liter (25 gallon) tank is sufficient; however, if keeping a group of Tiger Queens, use a 500 liter (125 gallon) tank or larger. This variety is more docile than most Anthias varieties and would probably be harassed by others if kept in the same tank. Groups should be limited to all females or one male with several females. Numerous caves and other hiding places should be provided.

Once acclimated to a new tank, the Tiger Queen does well on a varied diet of seafood, frozen, and flaked foods.

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The Tricolor Anthias is one of the Anthias groups that is moderately easy to keep. Once thought to be the same fish as the Striped Anthias, this was resolved by territorial identification with the Striped Anthias being endemic to the Red Sea, while the Tricolor Anthias is found in the Red Sea and along the Great Barrier Reef. The Tricolor Anthias is also referred to as the Red Fairy Basslet, Silver Streak, or Kashiwae Anthias. A well developed lateral red bar and a red caudal fin differentiate the male from a female which only has red tips on the caudal fin and a pinkish-orange body color.

This is one of the few Anthias that can be kept with other varieties, e.g.; the Lyretail, Squarespot, and Purple Queen. Use caution when introducing the Tricolor to a tank. If there is aggressive or deadly behavior, the fish should be separated. It is best kept in a 100 liter (25 gallon) tank as a single specimen, or in a minimum of 285 liter (70 gallon) tank for a group. The Tricolor needs a large amount of room in which to swim.

Anthias species all share the trait of being hermaphroditic.

The Tricolor Anthias does best on a diet of zooplankton and benefits from the presence of a gorgonian coral in the tank.

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The Carberryi Anthias is also known as the Threadfin Goldie or Threadfin Anthias and comes from the reefs of the Indian Ocean. A striking fish, it is purple on the head and abdomen and the back and tail are yellow. It is a very active fish and will help to draw out shier fish that share the tank.

The Carberryi Anthias does best when kept in a species-specific tank of at least 70 gallons for a group. Tank mates should be nonaggressive. It dwells in the middle of the tank and requires the availability of multiple hiding places. It does best in tanks with strong water movement and needs excellent water quality.

Anthias species all share the trait of being hermaphroditic. If a dominant male perishes, the largest female of the group will often morph to take its place.

The diet of the Carberryi Anthias is consistent with other members of the Anthias group – zooplankton and floating filamentous algae. In the aquarium, it should be fed a varied diet of mysid shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, frozen preparations, and other meaty items for zooplankton feeders. Feed the Carberryi Anthias small quantities, at least 4 times a day.

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