Tag Archive: beginner fish

Jan 29

Blue Green Reef Chromis Care

Blue Green Reef Chromis

The Blue Green Reef Chromis is a beautiful saltwater fish that comes from Indonesia in the wild. They can be found in shallow lagoons of the Indo-Pacific and South Pacific. Not only is this a gorgeous fish in nature, but it is a very popular aquarium fish amongst hobbyists of all levels. For one thing, it …

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Nov 16

It’s the CORAL BEAUTY

Coral Beauty Angelfish

The Coral Beauty Angelfish is a beautiful fish! …No wonder why beauty is in its name. They have very vibrant colors and will make an excellent addition to any peaceful marine aquarium. Coral Beauties have a deep blue body with orange and yellow accents in the center. This is one of the easiest angelfish to …

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Sep 11

Golden Mbuna Cichlid Care

This is what I call the Black and Yellow Fish! Mainly because I’m from Pittsburgh! But, the Golden Mbuna or Golden Malawi Cichlid is a beautiful yellow, black, and white cichlid that comes from Lake Malawi in Africa. In the wild, they like to hide out in rocky areas with sandy/fine gravel bottoms. You will …

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Aug 28

Beautiful Rainbow Fish!

The Boesemani Rainbow is a beautiful freshwater fish that comes from Thailand. They are very popular in the aquarium hobby due to their amazing colors. Males have a blue head that fades into orange and yellow! Females aren’t as colorful but they have a beautiful silver coloration that will make a great show piece in …

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Aug 23

Compressiceps Cichlid Care

The Compressiceps Cichlid is a beautiful freshwater fish that comes from Lake Malawi in Africa. They are also known as the Malawi eye-biter, which makes it the only known predator to eat its prey tail first. It is given this name because it is known to bite the eyes out of other fish before eating …

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Aug 21

The Banggai Cardinalfish

The Banggai Cardinal fish is a beautiful marine fish that comes from the Indo-Pacific, mainly around the Banggai Island. They have a silver body with black vertical stripes and are covered in small white spots. This fish is very close to being on the endagered species list, most you find in the fish store are …

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Aug 10

Copperband Butterfly Fish!

The Copperband Butterfly Fish is a beautiful saltwater fish from the Indo-Pacific. These guys are white, with yellow bands running vertically across their bodies. Copperbands also have a “false eye” towards the back of their dorsal fins. They are pretty difficult to keep in the home aquarium and are only recommended for expert hobbyists. Copperband …

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Jul 27

It’s a Fairy Fish! Or ROYAL Gramma.

ROYAL GRAMMA BASSLET The Fairy Basslet, also know as the Royal Gramma is a popular saltwater fish that comes from deep waters in the Caribbean. Most of the fairy basslets that you will find in a fish store are tank raised. They are very beautiful fish with the front half of their body being a …

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Jul 25

The BLUE Damselfish!

The Blue Damselfish is a gorgeous saltwater fish from the Indo-Pacific. They are very popular in the marine fish hobby and are also known as the Blue Devil. This Damselfish is very hardy and a lot of hobbyists will use them to cycle a new fish tank. This is not recommended, death may occur! You can …

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Jul 23

Blood Red Parrot Cichlid. A Fake Fish?

The Blood Red Parrot Cichlid fish is actually a man made fish that you can not find in the wild! Pretty strange right? Well, this is actually a pretty popular aquarium fish. I tend to only keep fish that are found in the wild. I like to keep my aquariums nature looking! But everyone has …

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