Page that lists current livestock in the tank and links to the individual pages.
Corals
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Capnella sp. (Kenya Tree Coral)
Read more: Capnella sp. (Kenya Tree Coral)I bought a small Kenya Tree Coral in 2023 and since then it’s exploded. I remove the small frags whenever I do my weekly cleanup and have a few areas where I allow them to grow. These are available as frags.
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Galaxea fascicularis (Bi-color Green)
Read more: Galaxea fascicularis (Bi-color Green)This has a bright green and brown combo which looks awesome in white light and flourescents. It has a little white tip on the end and gives a lot of movement in the tank. Galaxea are well known for having long sweepers and are pretty aggressive, so I have a whole area dedicated to them…
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Galaxea fascicularis (Bi-color Orange)
Read more: Galaxea fascicularis (Bi-color Orange)This Galaxea doesn’t look particularly bright in white light but in the evening under blues, the orange shows more clearly. I have an area only for Galaxea since they have long sweepers and are pretty aggressive.
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Stylophora
Read more: StylophoraI have a purple stylophora that is really bright even under whites. It frags easily and grows quickly.
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Zoanthids (Fire and Ice)
Read more: Zoanthids (Fire and Ice)My Zoa’s haven’t always been doing too great (other than the Hawaiian People Eater‘s) but since nutrients are a bit higher again, they are fluffing up and target feeding with Reef-roids has also helped.
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Fish
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Amphiprion clarkii (Clark’s anemonefish)
Read more: Amphiprion clarkii (Clark’s anemonefish)This fish is called Big Boo and she’s vicious. She is hosted in my big Haddoni anemone and she feeds it well, snuggles into it and bites me whenever she thinks I’ve had my hand in the tank too long. She’s especially vicious if I have to move a rock and has drawn blood multiple…
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Siganus unimaculatus (One Spot Foxface)
Read more: Siganus unimaculatus (One Spot Foxface)Added to the tank on 28th of February 2024.
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Zebrasoma flavescens (Yellow tang)
Read more: Zebrasoma flavescens (Yellow tang)This yellow tang is called Big Yellow (we’re creative like that) and she’s been in the tank for about three years. She’s pretty social and likes to follow me when I go around the tank and especially if I’m taking pictures. I was a bit concerned when adding Foxy as Yellow wasn’t happy and was…
Invertebrates
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Anemonia manjano (Majano anemone)
Read more: Anemonia manjano (Majano anemone)These can be pests and invade tanks. In my older Red Sea tank they did take over large parts of rocks. When I did a good cleanup (to remove Majano and also pulsing xenia that had taken over), I managed to get rid of most of them. In my tank now I have four Majano…
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Stichodactyla haddoni (Haddoni Carpet Anemone)
Read more: Stichodactyla haddoni (Haddoni Carpet Anemone)My haddoni has been in my system since 2017. I feed it prawns, it hosts my big Clarkii clownfish (Big Boo). So far it’s been well fed and I have lost only one animal to it (a garden eel panicked and went too close).
Bivalves
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Tridacna Maxima (Maxima Clam)
Read more: Tridacna Maxima (Maxima Clam)This clam has been in my tank for four years and has gone from about 6cm to 30cm. It’s a powerhouse for cleaning the water and I love seeing it from all sides in the peninsula. I tried placing it in the center area of the tank to give it more light, but moved it…
Crustaceans
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Calcinus laevimanus (Zebra hermit crab)
Read more: Calcinus laevimanus (Zebra hermit crab)Added three of these hermits on the 28th of February 2024. I had bought red legged hermits but got these instead but at least they are interesting and seem like fiesty little buggers.
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Enoplometopus sp (Purple Reef Lobster)
Read more: Enoplometopus sp (Purple Reef Lobster)I’ve had a reef lobster for a few years now and quite honestly have only seen him in his entirety when I’ve moved him from tank to tank. He does molt though and I find his shell every now and then (that’s what’s in the pictures and NOT his dead body). He lives in a…