With such a diversity of species to choose from our Marine display area is always showing new stock that have been proven to be handy, undemanding and well suited for the hobbyist.
Here are but a few of our recommended species.
These fish make great additions to a peaceful aquarium, adapting well to life in captivity. Extensive rockwork and coral decorations should be provided to enable the fish to retreat from other tankmates. These fish can be bred successfully in captivity, and the fry can be raised to adulthood with appropriate care.
The Fu Manchu Lionfish, has red, white, and black vertical stripes along the body. It has large, fan-like pectoral fins, and tall, quill-like dorsal fins. It is unique from other Lionfish because of the two, feeler-like 'whiskers' on the chin. ( hence the name!)
A 30 gallon plus aquarium should be provided. The top spines are venomous, causing reactions similar to a bee sting, only stronger.
The Fu Manchu Lionfish is carniverous, feeding on live shrimp (including ornamental shrimp), live fish, and sometimes, crustacean flesh.
A Lionfish is any of several species of venomous marine fish in the genera Pterois, Parapterois, Brachypterois, Ebosia or Dendrochirus, of the family Scorpaenidae. The lionfish is also known as the Turkey Fish, Scorpion or Fire Fish. They are notable for their extremely long and separated spines, and have a generally striped appearance, red, green, navy green, brown, orange, yellow, black, maroon, or white.
The lionfish is one of the most venomous fish on the ocean floor.
The yellow clown goby, Gobiodon okinawae, also known as the Okinawa goby or yellow coral goby, is a member of the goby family native to the western Pacific from southern Japan to the southern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. As the name implies, they are bright yellow in color, save for a whitish patch on each cheek. Equally bright as their coloration is their personality; they are valued additions to reef aquaria, with a reputation for being friendly and entertaining.
While many aquariumhobbyists keep seahorses as pets, seahorses collected from the wild tend to fare poorly in home aquaria. Many eat only live foods such as brine shrimp and are prone to stress, which damages their immune systems and makes them susceptible to disease.
In recent years, however, captive breeding has become more popular. Such seahorses survive better in captivity, and are less likely to carry diseases. They eat frozen mysidacea (crustaceans) that are readily available from aquarium stores,[16] and do not experience the stress of moving out of the wild. Although captive-bred seahorses are more expensive, they take no toll on wild populations.
Their coloration also makes butterflyfish popular aquarium fish. However, most species feed on coralpolyps and sea anemones. Balancing the relative populations of prey and predator is complex, leading Hobby aquarists to focus on the few generalists and specialist zooplankton feeders.
The emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, is a species of marine angelfish.
Juvenile Emperor angelfish
Juveniles are dark blue with electric blue and white rings; adults have yellow and blue stripes, with black around the eyes. It takes about four years for an emperor angelfish to acquire its adult colouring. They grow to 40 cm (15.75 in) in length.
Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. About twenty-nine species are recognized, one in the genus Premnas, while the remaining are in the genus Amphiprion. In the wild they all form symbioticmutualisms with sea anemones. Depending on species, clownfish are overall yellow, orange, reddish,green, purple, blue, hotpink or blackish, and many show white bars or patches. The largest can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in), while some can be as small as 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
These fish make great additions to a peaceful aquarium, adapting well to life in captivity. Extensive rockwork and coral decorations should be provided to enable the fish to retreat from other tankmates. These fish can be bred successfully in captivity, and the fry can be raised to adulthood with appropriate care.
The yellow clown goby, Gobiodon okinawae, also known as the Okinawa goby or yellow coral goby, is a member of the 
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Their coloration also makes butterflyfish popular 
Clownfish or anemonefish are