Fish Photo Gallery

Reef Safe Fish For Your Saltwater Reef Aquarium
Not all fish are "reef safe". Many of them will tear up corals, consume fish and otherwise destroy other tank inhabitants. The fish species listed here are some (not all by any means) generally considered by experienced reef tank keepers to be safe for reef tanks.

December 2004 Fishes Photo Contest
The 12/04 photo contest has quite a spectacular array of fish images that includes 5 different True & Percula Clownfishes, a Black Volitan's and a Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, a Cave Goby, Bubblebee Grouper, and a Banana Wrasse. Take a break and enjoy the photos, then cast your vote while this contest is running, or view the voting results at any time.

Jim's Multiple Fish Species Photo #2
Jim Dusenberry's 300g acrylic tank contains over a dozen species of fish and invertebrates.

Jim's Multiple Fish Species Photo #1
Jim Dusenberry's 300g acrylic tank contains over a dozen species of fish and invertebrates.

Silly Queen's Baby Bridled Burrfish Photo
This enchanting image taken by Silly Queen of her Baby Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus) was voted the 1st Place Certificate Award Winner in the November 2003 Fish Photo Contest.

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Fish Photo Contest Winners (28)

Angelfishes (66)

Anthiases & Grammas (20)

Batfishes (5)

Blennies (19)

Box & Cowfishes (13)

Butterflyfishes (30)

Chromis & Damselfishes (6)

Clown/Anemonefishes (86)

Lukas' Yellow Tang & Coral Banded Shrimp Photo
This Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) and Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) image by Lukas Paluchowski took the 3rd Place Honorable Mention Award Winning slot in the November 2003 Fish Photo Contest.

Cecilia's Longfin Bannerfishes Photo
Also referred to as a False or Poor Man's Moorish Idol, and Pennant Fishes, here is a great shot of Cecilia Shepherdson's pair of Longfin Bannerfishes (Heniochus acuminatus) being groomed by her Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis).

Keoki's Schooling Pennant or Bannerfishes Image
Displayed by permission at About Saltwater Aquariums, here is a wonderful photo by Keoki and Yuko Stender of Schooling Pennant or Bannerfishes (Heniochus diphreutes), also commonly referred to a the False or Poor Man's Moorish Idol.

Ron's Pajama Cardinalfish
Ron Alberico's Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera).

Sam Wong's Moorish Idol
Sam Wong's phot of his Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus) which is entered in the About Saltwater Aquariums February 2003 Fish and Critter Photo Contest.