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The bicolor pseudochromis is semi-aggressive and will defend its territory against fish several times its size. This fish is fairly hardy, and is a good beginner fish. 6 cm (2.4 in) Blue flavivertex pseudochromis: Pseudochromis flavivertex: May eat shrimps: Captive bred specimens are sometimes available: 8 cm (3.1 in) Bluelined dottyback
A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only ( FO ), fish only with live rock ( FOWLR ), and reef aquaria. Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical ...
Popular aquarium fish Yellowfin tuna (Thon jaune) Spindle-shaped and hydrodynamic body which is dark blue to black above and silvery below. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin are bright yellow. Series of broken vertical lines often visible on the flanks. Inhabits offshore waters. Found at the surface or in the depths, depending on the time ...
Large aquariums exhibit a large number of species and animals in a large range of tanks. These tend to be public aquariums and may also be oceanariums and dolphinariums, in order to exhibit a wide range of different marine animals for the public. In operation Only aquariums with a total capacity of more than 10 million litres and/or a tank larger than 5 million litres are included in the list ...
At the time of its opening, the S.E.A. Aquarium was the world's largest, by total water volume (until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China), [4] containing nearly 45,000,000 litres (9,900,000 imp gal; 12,000,000 US gal) of water, and housing more than 100,000 individual marine, brackish, and freshwater animals belonging to over 800 species. [1]
Cephalopholis boenak, the chocolate hind, brownbarred rockcod, brown-banded cod or brown-banded rockcod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with reefs over a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is an ...
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
Live rock. Live rock is rock from the ocean that has been introduced into a saltwater aquarium. Along with live sand, it confers to the closed marine system multiple benefits desired by the saltwater aquarium hobbyist. The name sometimes leads to misunderstandings, as the "live rock" itself is not actually alive, but rather is simply made from ...