my profile  |  logon  |  help search  > Database salt water Vertebrates -- Select -- Angelfish Angelfish(Dwarf) Anthias Assessors Basslets Batfish Blennies Boxfish(Cowfish) Butterflies Butterfly(Banners) Cardinals Cat Fish Comets Damsels Damsels(Clowns) Dottybacks Dragonets Drumfish Eels Filefish Frogfish Goatfish Gobies Gobies(Darts) Grammas Groupers Hamlets Hawkfish Helmut Gurnards Hogfish Jacks Jawfish Lionfish Miscellaneous Moorish Idols Parrotfish Pipefish Porcupinefish Puffers Rabbitfish Rays Scorpionfish Sea Horses Sharks Snappers Soapfish Soldierfish Spine Cheeks Squirrelfish Surgeonfish(Tang) Sweetlips Tilefish Toadfish Triggerfish Wrasses Wrasses(ReefSafe) Invertebrates -- Select -- Anemones Cephalopods Clams Crabs Fan Worms Jellyfish Lobsters Scallops Sea Cucumbers Sea Slugs Sea Stars Sea Urchins Shrimp Snails Sponges Tunicates(Squirt) Corals -- Select -- Hard Corals (LPS) Hard Corals (SPS) Mushroom Corals Polyp Corals Sea Fans Soft Corals fresh water compatibility disease/health > Virtual Tanks > Resources > Articles > Reviews Advanced Search Water Type :   SALT FRESH Specimen Type :   All Vertebrate Invertebrate Coral Plant/Algae Rock/Sand Common Type :   Is Is Not ANY Angelfish Angelfish (Dwarf) Anthias Assessors Basslets Batfish Blennies Boxfish (Cowfish) Butterfly Butterfly (Bannerfish) Cardinals Cat Fish Comets Damsels Damsels (Clownfish) Dottybacks Dragonets Drumfish Eels Filefish Frogfish Goatfish Gobies Gobies (Dartfish) Grammas Groupers Hamlets Hawkfish Helmut Gurnards Hogfish Jacks Jawfish Lionfish Miscellaneous Moorish Idol Parrotfish Pipefish Porcupinefish Puffers Rabbitfish Rays Scorpionfish Sea Horses Sharks Snappers Soapfish Soldierfish Spine Cheeks Squirrelfish Surgeonfish (Tangs) Sweetlips Tilefish Toadfish Triggerfish Wrasses Wrasses (Reef Safe) Demeanor :   Is Is Not Is At Least Is At Most ANY Passive Generally Passive Semi-Aggressive Aggressive Stamina :   Is Is Not Is At Least Is At Most ANY Hardy Moderately Hardy Sensitive Risky Required Feeding :   Is Is Not Is At Least Is At Most ANY 3 Times Daily 2 Times Daily Once Daily 3-4 Times A Week 2 Times A Week Once A Week Once Every 2 Weeks Once A Month Occasional Supplemental Feedings (S) Occasional Supplemental Feedings (P) Occasional Supplemental Feedings (F) Mimimum Tank Size :   Is Is Not Is At Least Is At Most ANY 10 Gallons 20 Gallons 30 Gallons 55 Gallons 75 Gallons 100 Gallons 140 Gallons 180 Gallons 200 Gallons 250 Gallons 300 Gallons 500 Gallons 1000+ Gallons Specimen Size : Greater than   inches  and/or   Less than   inches Male/Female Differences :   Is Is Not ANY None Specified Males are typically larger than females Females are typically larger than males Male is yellow Male has a white stripe behind the orange band Male has a large Eye Spot on the Dorsal Fin Female head orange w/ blue spots-male head is blue Male is Blue/Female is Yellow/Juvenile is Black Females live almost twice as long as Males Females coloration is not as pronounced or vivid. Females are black and males are green Male will grow a lobe on its forehead Males have a concave anal section and breeding tubercles on their heads at spawning time Males have egg spots on edge of anal fin Males have longer flowing fins. Eggs/ovaries can be seen inside female during spawning Males have a pointed anal fin and larger dorsal fin Tank Area Preference :   Is Is Not ANY Upper Tank Area Middle Tank Area Lower Tank Area Entire Tank Substrate Rock Structures On Aquarium Walls Specimen Dependant Active Time :   Is Is Not ANY Day / Diurnal Night / Nocturnal Random Lighting Requirements :   Is Is Not ANY Extra Bright (5+ watts/gallon) Bright (4 watts/gallon) Standard (3 watts/gallon) Low (2 watts/gallon) No Lighting Requirements Captive Breeding :   Is Is Not ANY Unreported Good Low Unlikely Good After Pairing Up Reef Compatibility Percentage :   Is Greater Than Is Less Than  % Diet :   Includes Excludes ANY Live Fish Live Brine Shrimp Vegetable Matter Frozen Carnivorous Preperations Freeze Dried Preperations Flake Food Dried Preperations Live Sand Inhabitants Micro-Organisms / Algae Spirulina (blue green algae) Live Black Worms Fresh Cut Carnivourous Preperations Krill Live Crustaceans Zooplankton/Phytoplankton Filter Feeder Foods Uneaten Fish Food Particles Fish Feces Echinoderms (Starfish) Acropora Polyps Sea Sponges Brine Shrimp Water Fleas Cyclops River Shrimp Black Worms Tubifex Worms White Worms Earthworms Bloodworms Black Mosquito Larvae Glassworms Meal Worms Feeder Fish Frozen Carnivorous Preperations Freeze Dried Preperations Flake/Pellet Food Frozen Omnivorous Preperations Herbivore Preperations Dried Seaweed Supplements :   Includes Excludes ANY Trace Elements Iodine Calcium Strontium Iron Environmental Requirements :   Includes Excludes ANY Extra Swimming Area Extra Substrate Area Plenty of Hiding Places A Coarse Substrate A Fine Substrate A Mixed Substrate A Deep Substrate A Species Only Tank A Stable Cave/Sheltering Ledge Keep 3 Or More A Well Established Aquarium A Strong Water Current High Water Quality A Peaceful Environment Planted Aquarium Dim Lighting Calm Waters Pond Environment Region :   Includes Excludes ANY Caribbean Tropical Atlantic South Atlantic Eastern Atlantic Western Atlantic Mediterranean Red Sea Persian Gulf Arabian Gulf Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific South China Sea Coral Sea Western Pacific North Pacific South Pacific Eastern Pacific Hawaiian Islands South Great Barrier Reef Africa Asia Australia Central America China Hybrid India Indonesia Irian Jaya Papua New Guinea South America South-east Asia Sumatra Sri Lanka Thailand West Africa PROs :   Includes Excludes ANY Substrate Mechanic Eats Nuisance Algae Eats Nuisance Worms Can Help Cycle Tank Good For Beginners Good Community Specimen Helps control parasites and disease in tank Feeds on pyramidellid snails Good For Beginners CONs :   Includes Excludes ANY Prone To Ich Fast Growth Unaggressive Feeder Feeding Stick May Be Needed Reluctant To Feed Susceptible to Head / Lateral Line Erosion Hides Most Of The Time High Waste Producer / Strain On Filtration Substantial Color Loss With Age Substantial Color Loss With Poor Diet Short Life Span May Require Deworming Needs Direct Spot Feeding Regularly Substantial color loss without proper lighting Has limited diet Poor Acclimation Record Cautions :   Includes Excludes ANY Venomous Spines(s) May Bite May Poison Tank When Threatened Possible Danger To Aquarium Experienced Aquariust Only Sharp Spines(s) May Jump/Escape From Open Tank Venomous Bite Best left on reef May Jump/Escape From Open Tank Sharp Spines(s) Electrical Shock Hazard Threats :   Includes Excludes ANY Fin Nipper May Harass Tankmates Threat To Most Invertibrates Threat To Small Fish Threat To Slow Moving Tankmates Threat To Bottom Dwelling Tankmates Extremely Territorial Will Eat Coraline Algae