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Next, there was a smaller but long tank with some sharks and other fish.

Here is one of the sharks in that tank:

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Shark I

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And here is another shark, at least I think it is another species as the markings seem too different from the previous one:

Also in the picture is one of these nose fishies, I forgot their name again although someone for sure mentioned it in one of the earlier entries:

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Shark II

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With the sharks in the tank was this one. Let me see if I remember that right: this type of fish eats corals, correct?

BTW, the spot on its side is actually a reflection of some light on the glass.

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Coral Eater?

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Also in the tank was this fellow, looking somewhat ugly I have to say , at least when it comes to his face. Nevertheless, his coloration is very pretty.

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Some Fish

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I would assume that this fish (in another tank) is a member of the Clown Fish family, correct?

At least he shows the same preferences:

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Clown?

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I would have assumed that the following 3 pictures are not really marine, but the second one makes me think otherwise.

But first things first, this one here is most likely some archer fish, hanging just below the surface. It in itself made me believe that this must be a brackish tank.

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Archer

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... But then, I found this guy in the tank. And I have seen this fish only in marine tanks in the LFS and pet store chains. Does that mean that the archer above is marine, or does it mean that this guy is in the wrong tanks in the stores? Or maybe it means something else.

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Brackish?

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In with these two guys was also this one. He for the life of it did not permit me to take a shot from its side, so frontal it has to be.

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Also Brackish?

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Definately marine was this fish, it was in a different tank though. When I saw him first he was swimming further back and I could have sworn he was green. When he came closer he looked more of a blue. Now, is this simply an effect of the light on the tank?

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Fish

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Now on to the last group of photos, they could be labeled as "not for the home tank".

I think I took a shot of this species on my Riverhead tour as well, but I don't remember. He for sure was big:

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Big Fish

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They also have some bigger sharks in their largest tank, here are two of them resting on the ground:

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Sharks

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And last but not least, Jaws is saying "hello"

I hope you enjoyed the pictures, I will post only 2 more into my fish pictures thread in the general freshwater forum (they didn't have a lot of freshwater fish).

Have fun,

Ingo

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Jaws

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2 looks like a web burrfish - it looks hungry, which is said to be the case of this fish, they tend not to do well in captivity.

3 looks like the indigo hamlet

4 Seahorse, maybe Kuda...I'm not great with seahorses.

5 Bird wrasse

8 A trigger fish of some sort. Most all triggers will eat shrimp and other inverts, but some won't bother corals.

10 Tomato or cinnamon clown

11 Archer - brackish

12 Bangaii cardinalfish - This is a marine fish. I'd guess the tank is set at a low marine salinity, the brackish fish would do fine.

13 Scat - another brackish fish

14 Blue Green chromis. Good name right? It's more what angle the light bounces off the fish to your eye that produces either blue or green look. Not really the light on the tank though. At least I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

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Nice pics btw, Ingo. I'm sure you had fun despite having to rush through.

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OK, identification time once more.

[1] Looks to me like a head on shot of a sub adult Microspathodon bairdi,, which is a big Damselfish reaching 20 cm.

[2] looks to me like Chilomycterus shoepfi, which is one of the Porcupine Fishes of the Family Diodontidae.

[3] Probably Hypoplectrus indigo, the Indigo Hamlet. A member of the Family Serranidae, reaching around 15 cm in length.

[4] If that is an extended brood pouch, then that is actually a male Sea Horse - Sea Horses (Family Sygnathidae) are remarkable in that the females deposit their eggs in the male's brood pouch, and the male then becomes 'pregnant'! To identify this to species level though, you will need this page and a LOT of time to devote to such matters as counting trunk and tail rings!

[5] Probably Gomphosus coeruleus, the Birdmouth Wrasse. There is a related species, Gomphosus varius, but that is much lighter in colour.

[6] Pass on that one - cartilaginous fishes aren't a strong point of mine!

[7] The Surgeonfish to the left is Naso unicornis, which at 70 cm in length as an adult, is public aquarium material. The shark, being distinctly marked, is one of the few I stand a chance of identifying - it is probably Triakis semifasciata (listed in the Burgess' Mini-Atlas as Triakis semifasciatus). Here is a photo of the fish at Fishbase. This is a 200 cm fish (i.e., 2 metres) and is a member of the Family Triakidae (Burgess lists it as a member of the Sphrynidae, but that was only valid according to Nelson in 1984 - the Families have since been revised).

[8] Ah, a favourite of mine. Pseudobalistes fuscus, the Jigsaw Triggerfish. At 22 inches in length (55 cm), it's a beast, and needs a 300 gallon aquarium if you're going to attempt to keep it at home. It's also aggressive, should only be kept with other similarly large and aggressive fishes, and it will dismantle your aquascaping and rearrange it to suit itself. Even rockwork that is glued together will be pulled apart by this fish - it has the muscle power to do so, AND the clam-crushing jaws allow it to bite through smaller rocks as well!

[9] Hypsypops rubicundus (mislabelled in Burgess' Mini-Atlas as Hypsypops rubicunda), a BIG Damselfish that reaches 36 cm.

[10] Teak Clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus.

[11] Yes, this IS an Archer Fish, however to tell which species it is, you have to count the dorsal spines - Toxotes jaculator has 4, while the very similar Toxotes chatareus has 5. Both species are 12 inches plus when fully grown, and brackish water fishes inhabiting mangrove swamps comprised of Sonneratia mangrove species.

[12] Pterapogon kauderni, the Banggai Cardinal Fish, probably one of the most easily recognisable of ALL marine aquarium fishes!

[13] Scatophagus argus, the Common Scat - this is the colour morph with additional red sometimes known as the Tiger Scat. This is a fully euryhaline fish, capable of living in fully fresh water, brackish and fully marine water. Prefers brackish water if given a choice when young, moving to fully marine water when adult, and returning to rivers to spawn.

[14] A schooling Damselfish this one - Chromis atripectoralis. Reaches 13 cm.

[15] WOW! If I'm correct, this is the utterly MONSTROUS Epinepholus lanceolatus, better known as the Queensland Grouper. NOT for the home aquarium by any stretch of the imagination, because it reaches thirteen feet in length, and weighs 1,200 pounds when fully grown! Reputed to be capable of swallowing scuba divers when large ...

[16] Those sharks, if they're demesral, may be Grey Nurse Sharks - Ginglymostoma cirratum, Family Orectolobidae. This fish reaches 430 cm in length, or if you prefer Imperial measurements, a little over 14 feet.

[17] Looks like the Sand Tiger, Carcharias taurus. A large Requiem Shark that will attack man in open water. Reaches 320 cm or 10.5 feet in length. Capable of inflicting serious injury if provoked. Sensible people give it a wide berth. Temperament unpredictable. Needless to say, NOT for the home aquarium.


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I like those pics

10G- 6 Zebra Danios, 1 Upside Down Catfish
20G- 1 Goldfish
72G(maybe95)- Need Stock suggestions

Great Pics! I'll definitely to have to check it out if I'm ever in that area!

-Josh