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Saltwater Fish

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Saltwater fish
are fish that spend some or all of their lives in salt water such as oceans or salt lakes, generally with a salinity of more than 0.05%.

A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only (FO), fish only with live rock (FOWLR), and reef aquaria. Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical filtration. FOWLR and reef tanks use live rock, a material composed of coral skeletons harboring beneficial nitrogen waste metabolizing bacteria, as a means of more natural biological filtration.

Marine fishkeeping is different from its freshwater counterpart because of the fundamental differences in the constitution of saltwater and the resulting differences in the adaptation of its inhabitants. A stable marine aquarium requires more equipment than freshwater systems, and generally requires more stringent water quality monitoring.[1] The inhabitants of a marine aquarium are often difficult to acquire and are usually more expensive than freshwater aquarium inhabitants. However, the inhabitants of saltwater aquariums are usually much more spectacular than freshwater aquarium fish.

Saltwater Fishkeeping history...

The first saltwater tanks were Venetian glass jars where the Romans kept anemones outdoors, but these systems were very short lived.

The Aztec Empire had 10 ponds of saltwater aquariums at Texcoco.[2]

In 1846, Anna Thynne maintained stony corals and seaweed for almost three years, and was credited as the creator of the first balanced marine aquarium in London.[3][4]

Personal saltwater fishkeeping began on a wider scale in the 1950s, starting with the basic rectangular glass aquariums (usually 20 gallon), still popular today. Bleached coral along with a substrate of coarse crushed coral were the norm. Algae, including beneficial types such as coralline algae, were viewed negatively and were generally removed. The clean, sterile tank was viewed as the healthiest.

During the early days of marine aquaria, saltwater was collected at local beaches. Natural saltwater contains many unwanted organisms and pollutants. Aquarium literature of the time suggests that the most commonly kept marine fish were the percula clownfish, sergeant major damselfish, small, brackish-water pufferfish and scats, jeweled blennies, and blue damsels. Aquariums were equipped with large air compressors, and were heavily aerated and filtered (primarily with undergravel filters, a norm for some time).

An ever-growing number of hobbyists experiencing the inconvenience of gathering natural sea water and the concurrent development of analytical chemistry techniques led to research into the chemical composition of sea water. Synthetic salt mixes were developed to replicate the chemical environment of the tropical ocean, including trace elements and salts. This advance made marine fishkeeping popular in areas without access to clean sea water.

Air driven, counter-current protein skimmers and reliable submersible electric heaters were invented in Germany. Various advances in filtration included trickle and hang-on filters, both allowing a more natural equilibrium in the aquarium environment. The advancement of fluorescent lighting technologies to provide higher output, along with metal halide lighting, enabled the first reef tanks, making it possible to keep corals and other invertebrates without natural sunlight.

More efficient chemical testing allowed aquarists to understand the chemical properties of aquariums. By the 1980s, a biologically-based understanding of how to maintain an artificial ocean environment brought more successful and widespread marine fishkeeping.



Saltwater Fish

Angelfish

Anglerfish & Frogfish

Anthias

Basslets, Dottybacks, & Assessors

Blennies


Butterflyfish

Clownfish

Damselfish

Dartfish & Tilefish

Gobies

Groupers

Jacks & Pompanos

Pairs

Puffers & Boxfish

Seahorses & Pipefish

Symbiotic Pairs

Tangs

Triggerfish & Filefish

Wrasses
Angelfish for sale at Milwaukee Aquatics.
Angelfish
Basslets & Assessors
Basslets & Assessors
Cardinalfish for sale at Milwaukee Aquatics
Cardinalfish
Dartfish & Tilefish
Dartfish & Tilefish
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Jacks & Pompanos
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Seahorses & Pipefish
Triggerfish & Filefish
Triggerfish & Filefish
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Anglerfish & Frogfish
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Butterflyfish
Clownfish
Clownfish
Gobies
Gobies
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Pairs
Symbiotic Pairs at Milwaukee Aquatics.
Symbiotic Pairs
Wrasses available at Milwaukee Aquatics.
Wrasses
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Anthias
Blennies for sale at Milwaukee Aquatics.
Blennies
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Damselfish
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Groupers
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Puffers & Boxfish
Tangs
Tangs



References
  1.  http://reef-tanks.com/Saltwater-Tank-Set-Up.html
  2.  Zoo and aquarium history: ancient animal collections to zoological gardens; N. Kisling, Vernon
  3.  "On the increase of Madrepores". The Annals and magazine of natural history (London: Taylor and Francis) 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
  4.  Brunner, B: The Ocean at Home, pages 35–36

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