by Absolutely Fish | Jul 14, 2025 | Education, Saltwater
The Wonderful World of Triggerfish By David Ogando Jr. Triggerfish, forming the family Balistidae, are a personal favorite among saltwater aquariums, named for a spine on their dorsal fin that can be used to wedge themselves into rocks. Famous for their striking...
by Absolutely Fish | Nov 7, 2024 | Education, Reefs, Saltwater
Berghia Nudibranchs for Sale Written by: Anna Dominique G. Mariano There is a common pest anemone that gives all reef enthusiasts massive headaches. This anemone is known as Aiptasia pallida, or the glass anemone. It is incredibly easy for this pest to enter the home...
by Absolutely Fish | Sep 11, 2023 | Aquarium Care, Education, Reefs, Saltwater
Mushroom Corals for Sale in New Jersey By Julien Napoli Mushroom Corals (green) in Absolutely Fish’s Anemone Tank. Photo by Julien Napoli Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hexacorallia Order: Corallimorpharia Requirements: specific gravity: 1.023-1.025...
by Absolutely Fish | Jun 13, 2023 | Crustaceans, Education, Saltwater
Peacock Mantis Shrimp: Nature’s Feisty Technicolor Boxer By Jules Portnoy Shutterstock.com Despite their name, these colorful marine crustaceans are actually not shrimp at all. The order Stomatopods diverged from its relatives in the class Malacostraca approximately...
by Absolutely Fish | Jan 11, 2019 | Saltwater
Amyloodinium ocellatum – a.k.a Oodinium a.k.a. Marine Velvet Disease If someone were to ask me what the most deadly marine disease was, one of the first things that come to mind would be Marine Velvet. Unfortunately it is not uncommon, and the dinoflagellate...
by Absolutely Fish | Dec 21, 2018 | Saltwater
Todd’s Top 5 Predatory Fish for a Marine Aquarium What do you think of when you hear the word predatory? First thing in my mind, is a great white shark or an apex predator hunting its food source, but is there any animal which is not predatory, I think not. I have...
