Please Help a New guy ID his stuf!

Gravis · 01/23/2015, 10:06 AM

Hey guys! My tank has being running for som time now and i now want to know what everything is called

so i hope you guys can help me out. Please add english and latin names if you know them!

Cheers!

Gravis · 01/23/2015, 10:07 AM

Some more

MysteryReef · 01/23/2015, 10:39 AM

Fire fish
Ocellaris clownfish
yellow corris wrasse

First two fish in 2nd post look like a goby of some sort and another wrasse maybe???
Yellow tang

AT work so dont have the "scientific name" reference book.

Note: It is good that you are starting your research. It is however a bit late to be starting. For the sake of you corals/fish you should do diligent research before you buy anything. There isn't much experienced reefers like less than someone buying all kinds of livestock, getting it home, then hopping online and saying "what is all this stuff I got". A lot of things in our hobby have very special needs in order to survive in an aquarium.

Please dont take this the wrong way, but if you plan to be successful and not go broke while doing it, please research everything before you bring it home.

Good Luck, others will chime in with good advice....

MondoBongo · 01/23/2015, 10:39 AM

1. some type of zoanthid
2. i'm going to guess Goniopora, but don't quote that
3. Firefish: Nemateleotris magnifica
4. Clownfish: Amphiprion (most likely Occellaris)
5. yellow coris wrasse: Halichoeres chrysus
6. watchman goby: Valenciennea sp.
7. looks like a type of wrasse, but not sure?
8. some type of coral? maybe Acropora sp. but that's a guess.
9. Candy Cane Coral: Caulastrea furcata
10. Yellow Tang: Zebrasoma flavescens

cloak · 01/23/2015, 12:19 PM

I agree with the above, but I think #2 is an Alveopora as opposed to a Goniopora, and #8 might be a Sinularia. (if it's not hard)

Khemul · 01/23/2015, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MondoBongo

6. watchman goby: Valenciennea sp.

Sand-sifting goby. Gold Head Sleeper Goby as a common name, although they aren't Sleeper gobies (or Watchman gobies).

MondoBongo · 01/23/2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khemul

Sand-sifting goby. Gold Head Sleeper Goby as a common name, although they aren't Sleeper gobies (or Watchman gobies).

good eye!

Valenciennea strigata

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...213&pcatid=213

A sea K · 01/23/2015, 03:57 PM

#7, Wrasse looks like a juvi or female Exqusite Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus exquisitus.

Gravis · 01/24/2015, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MysteryReef

Fire fish

Note: It is good that you are starting your research. It is however a bit late to be starting. For the sake of you corals/fish you should do diligent research before you buy anything. There isn't much experienced reefers like less than someone buying all kinds of livestock, getting it home, then hopping online and saying "what is all this stuff I got". A lot of things in our hobby have very special needs in order to survive in an aquarium.

Please dont take this the wrong way, but if you plan to be successful and not go broke while doing it, please research everything before you bring it home.

Good Luck, others will chime in with good advice....

Thanks for the answers! I actually do a little bit of research beboer commiting to buy. But as you might see, tips more about how easy/ hard it is to keep something in My tank, if fish and corrals are aggressive and so on. But i understand your consern, and thanks for keeping an eye out

biggest reason for this, is that i am terrible with names

yet Again thank you guys so much

01/23/2015, 10:39 AM	#4
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	1. some type of zoanthid 2. i'm going to guess Goniopora, but don't quote that 3. Firefish: Nemateleotris magnifica 4. Clownfish: Amphiprion (most likely Occellaris) 5. yellow coris wrasse: Halichoeres chrysus 6. watchman goby: Valenciennea sp. 7. looks like a type of wrasse, but not sure? 8. some type of coral? maybe Acropora sp. but that's a guess. 9. Candy Cane Coral: Caulastrea furcata 10. Yellow Tang: Zebrasoma flavescens __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

01/23/2015, 10:39 AM	#3
MysteryReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 70	Fire fish Ocellaris clownfish yellow corris wrasse First two fish in 2nd post look like a goby of some sort and another wrasse maybe??? Yellow tang AT work so dont have the "scientific name" reference book. Note: It is good that you are starting your research. It is however a bit late to be starting. For the sake of you corals/fish you should do diligent research before you buy anything. There isn't much experienced reefers like less than someone buying all kinds of livestock, getting it home, then hopping online and saying "what is all this stuff I got". A lot of things in our hobby have very special needs in order to survive in an aquarium. Please dont take this the wrong way, but if you plan to be successful and not go broke while doing it, please research everything before you bring it home. Good Luck, others will chime in with good advice....

01/23/2015, 12:19 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I agree with the above, but I think #2 is an Alveopora as opposed to a Goniopora, and #8 might be a Sinularia. (if it's not hard)

01/23/2015, 03:57 PM	#8
A sea K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 3,024	#7, Wrasse looks like a juvi or female Exqusite Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus exquisitus. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10