These are pictures of the fish and corals in my salt water aquarium. First started adding live rock and a few fish in Oct 2008.

In mid-January 2009, I started saving pictures so that I could have a record of what they looked like, to allow future comparisons when they grow larger or get sick, or disappear.

My tank has 2 sides. The Volume of the tank is 300 gallons. Front and back views. Click the images for a big version of the pictures.

 

Pictures from
Nov 14, 2009

 

Regal Tang

 

Purple Tang

 

Neon Goby

 

Fairy Wrasse,
unknown type

 

Super-male Lineatus Wrasse

A very nice well-behaved fish, that’s bigger than all my other wrasses, but never shows any hint of aggression. We love him. Expensive but beautiful.

 

Bangai Cardinal

2 cardinals are paired, and the 3rd cardinal (2nd picture) used to get chased and bullied.
but after a few months, he rejoined the school.

 

Fungia spp. plate Coral

 

A coral

 

psamacora or pavona ? It’s a coral of some kind.

Dec 2009

 

Frogspawn Coral

 

euphyllia divisa. Growing nicely larger in March ’09.

Torch Coral

2nd picture in May 2009

 

Growing nicely, and diverging into extra branches

a different frogspawn

 

I split it into two

 

euphyllia glabrescens.

Green star polyp

growth @ Nov 2009

 

Clownfish

 

amphiprion ocellaris

Green Bubble tip Anemone

Added Nov 17, 2009

 

Green Bubble tip Anemone

He hangs below a rock at night, and extends polyps into the light during the day.

 

another plate coral

Has been doing very well in Feb and Mar ’09. Its growing larger and it sometimes shows its polyps.

 

Moon Coral

 

Favites spp.

Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

 

Coral acropora austera

 

A fish has been biting the tips off this coral. Sept 2009.

maybe acropora cerealis. See little crab living in this coral.

 

An anemone

In May 2009 he split into Two anemones.

 

Maxima Clam 1

 

Crocea Clam 1

Crocea Clam 2

 

Crocea Clam 3

 

Crocea Clam 4

 

Green Brain coral

trachyphykkia spp. The 2nd image shows polyps extended during feeding.

New brain coral 2

added mid May 2009

nighttime with polyps extended

 

Red mushroom anemonies

 

Bellus Angel

 

Sally Lightfoot crab

Growing nicely. In early March it lost 1 of its legs. By the next molt in late March, the leg had fully grown back. Amazing.

Chromis

 

Banded Trochus Snails

 

Snails with spikes

 

looks like star polyps, but could also be clauveria or anthelia

 

Hermit crabs, survey Nov 2009

Elephant’s ear

mushroom anemone

 

Stone Crab that lives in a hole

This small stone crab still lives in this hole, many months after I first realized he is there. May 9, 2009.

 

Elephant’s Ear Mushroom anemone

Rhodactis mussoides

2nd picture shows it curled up temporarily into a ball. Super cool.

Dec 2009. Only a few of these left.

 

Lawnmower blenny

 

Pom pom crab

I put him in my tank at the beginning, and never saw him for 8 months. But as he gets bigger, I see him more often. Last seen mid Nov, 2009.

 

A worm that lives in my sand.

 

Red Scooter Blenny

 

Gold Midas Blenny

 

Yellow Target Mandarin Goby

 

Bristleworm

 

Toadstool Leather coral

Noticed on May 1, 2009, that something has been eating a big hole into the side of it.

In Dec, 2009. It survived and grew taller.

new Coral 2

 

bottom is dying in Dec 2009  

 

new Coral 4

new Coral 5

 

 

new Coral 7

 

Black Mithrax Crab.

He uses his jet-black front claws to scrape coraline coral off the rocks, and eat it. He moves very slowly while doing so. He tries to stay hidden as much as possible.

 

Blue spotted Jawfish

 

Two spot goby

 

Priest-hat Urchin (Tripneustes gratilla) (Sea Egg, or Hairy Pincushion Urchin)

 

Chalk Basslet

 

Indigo Dottyback

 

Zebra Dart Goby

 

Nassarius Snails

 

Copepods

 

Copepods, I think, not sure.

 

Orange Sponge

 

Orange Tree
sponge

 

Star polyps

 

Platygyra

 

Aussie brain coral

 

Blood Red Fire Shrimp

 

Purple Tile Fish

 

Another crab in a hole

In dec 2009, I saw the legs of this hitchhiker crab living in a hole. Amazing that he lived for a full year before I saw him.

 

Purple Coral Banded Shrimp

I’ve seen him twice in 6 months. He lives deep under my rocks. Last seen Jan 16, 2009.

Other notes: Also there is one pistol shrimp in there.. never seen him yet. But I hear his clicking noise. Last heard late Nov 2009.

My tank volume is 316 US gallons, 1196.57 litres. includes tank, sump & tubings. Subtract something for rocks.

Things that have died in my aquarium.

 

Equipment in my basement.

Feel free to help me identify the proper names of these creatures.