Welcome to the Photo Gallery Spotlight. Each month we’ll showcase a particularly nice aquarium photograph, taking the time to discuss the identification and husbandry of the animal pictured as well as information relating to the technical details of how the photo was taken.…
I’ve always admired the Harlequin Tuskfish ( Choerodon fasciatus ) and have frequently been asked if it’s an appropriate addition to a reef aquarium. Always up for an experiment, I recently purchased a juvenile tusk and put it in my 500 gallon reef aquarium.…
I couldn’t think of a fish to write about for this month’s column until I stumbled upon a debate in one of the “Reefs.org” forums. The debate was over the ethics of keeping the Vlamingi tang (_Naso vlamingi_) in home aquariums.…
Okay, it’s not the most exciting and colorful of marine fish, but the scopas tang ( Zebrasoma scopas ) is a utilitarian fish and a staple in the marine aquarium hobby. Lately, I’ve become somewhat fascinated with this fish.…
It’s considered taboo to keep large angels, butterflyfish and triggerfish in coral reef aquariums, but over the years I’ve become more experimental regarding fish in reef aquariums. One fish that always intrigued me is the crosshatch triggerfish ( Xanthichthys mento ).…
I wrote an article back in 1998 on the regal angelfish ( Pygoplites diacanthus ) for the now defunct publication, Aquarium Frontiers. To this day, that article still generates interest and questions.…
This is my first of a regular column on marine fishes for Advanced Aquarist’s Online Magazine. My intention is to focus on a single species for each article. I’ll be introducing readers to both commonly available fish and some of the oddities that occasionally show up in the aquarium trade.…
I set up a 60 gallon refugium aquarium about 9 months ago and seeded it with various species of macroalgae. I’m happy to report that the aquarium has met my expectations, despite the fact that commensal flatworms of the Order Acoela hitchhiked into the aquarium on some of the macroalgae.…
Welcome to the Photo Gallery Spotlight. Each month we’ll showcase a particularly nice aquarium photograph, taking the time to discuss the identification and husbandry of the animal pictured as well as information relating to the technical details of how the photo was taken.…