Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes galathinus)

Porcelain Crabs are quite menacing only in appearance, they're actually filter feeders. Not to be confused with Porcelain Anemone Crabs that hide in anemones, these crabs eat by filtering rather than scavenging from an anemone's caught meal. They have two...

Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus sp.)

Pistol Shrimp are very extraordinary creatures. They form a symbiotic relationship with gobys. The goby will be the watchman as the shrimp tunnels out a system of pathways under rocks. In return, the goby gets to live with the shrimp...

Torch Coral (Euphyllia)

This coral is in the same family as Frogspawn coral and they have a very similar appearance. Torches are as sod after as Frogspawn. It looks very graceful and elegant as its tentacles flow in the current. They come in...

Duncan Coral (Dendrophyllia)

I have recently come to own a single head of Duncan coral. I've had it for nearly a month and it's got a ring of new heads growing already. These are a very elegant looking coral that are green and...

Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus)

These guys are very devoted cleaners that have been known to effectively eat cyanobacteria during those occasional and nightmarish algae blooms. They eat nearly every kind of algae that can grow in a tank. They need a steady supply of...

Sun Coral (Dendrophyllia)

This is a coral that I've had my eyes on for a very long time. The striking color is amazing and bright. The only reason that I don't own one of these yet is the price. One head can easily...

When your friends become your “Anemones”

In my fourteen gallon tank, I have a Condylactis Anemone. One day I was feeding it and it had taken the syringe (what I use to despense food with) from my hand and I reached to pull it out of...

Condylactis Anemone (Condylactis gigantea)

The second anemone I owned was a Condylactis Anemone (Condy for short). These run as a pretty cheap anemone, always found within the $10 range. They are a simple beauty for their price. The only downfall is that clown fish...

Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)

The very first anemone that I owned was a Rose Bubble Tip Anemone. I loved it and it was beautiful, though it was only about the size of a half dollar coin. It had a pink foot (base of anemone) ...