Flora & Fauna
673 entries β care guides, placement tips, and notes from the community
Blue Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
Striking royal blue fish with a yellow tail. Active swimmer requiring large tanks. Prone to ich, so quarantine is recommended.
Flame Angelfish
Centropyge loricula
Vivid red-orange dwarf angelfish with black vertical bars. One of the most popular dwarf angels. May nip at corals; monitor in reef tanks.
Harlequin Tusk
Choerodon fasciatus
Bold orange-and-white banded wrasse with vivid blue teeth. Impressive predator fish for FOWLR tanks. Australian specimens (red-orange) are more vibrant than Indo-Pacific.
Lyretail Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
One of the most colourful reef fish β females orange-pink, males dazzling magenta-purple with elongated tail filaments. Best kept in a harem (one male, multiple females) with strong flow and frequent feeding.
Mystery Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
Rare and stunning β white with bold yellow-outlined spots and red-tipped fins. A cryptic wrasse that stays hidden in the rockwork. Highly sought-after collector fish that commands a premium.
Naso Tang
Naso lituratus
Elegant tang with a characteristic orange-tipped rostrum, blue-trimmed fins, and long tail streamers in mature males. A graceful, active swimmer that needs a large tank. Excellent algae control.
Porcupine Puffer
Diodon holocanthus
Endearing and personable puffer with large eyes and a round body covered in spines. Will eat inverts β FOWLR only. Develops a real personality and recognises its keeper.
Purple Tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Deep violet-purple with a bright yellow tail β one of the most desired tang species. A Red Sea endemic, now tank-raised. Aggressive toward other tangs so introduce with care.
Snowflake Moray
Echidna nebulosa
Spectacular black-and-white patterned eel. One of the most reef-compatible morays as it eats crustaceans rather than fish. Needs a very secure lid.