Figure 8 Puffer

Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons

Care Level: Moderate

Temperament: Aggressive

Water Conditions: 75-82° F, KH 8-15, pH 7.0-8.0

Max. Size: 3"

Color Form: Green, Tan, White, Yellow

Diet: Carnivore

Origin: Asia

Family: Tetraodontidae The Figure 8 Puffer is dark brown to green on the back with a white underside. These fish have many yellow lines and spots covering the backside of the fish, giving it an interesting look. Also there are a few black spots that are outlined in yellow on the tail, body and nose. The ideal aquarium will have brackish water with many plants (either real or plastic), rocks with plenty of hiding places, and a sandy bottom composed of an aragonite-based sand. The Figure 8 Puffer can be aggressive to members of its own species, so care should be taken when housed together.   Spawning occurs in brackish water. The eggs will be laid on the bottom, either on the substrate or on a flat rock. After the eggs are fertilized, the male will stay behind to guard them for approximately 7 days until the fry become waterborne.   The Figure 8 Puffer should be fed crustacean foods such as brine shrimp, krill, mollusks, and earthworms.

SnowFlake Eel

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons

Care Level: Easy

Temperament: Semi-aggressive

Reef Compatible: With Caution

Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025

Max. Size: 2'

Color Form: Black, Tan, White

Diet: Carnivore

Compatibility: View Chart

Origin: Indo-Pacific, Vanuatu

Family: Muraenidae  The Snowflake Eel, also known as the Snowflake Moray Eel, Clouded Moray, or Starry Moray, is one of the most beautiful morays, and inhabits caves and crevices throughout the Indo-Pacific reefs. In the wild, it can grow to 39 inches; most captive specimens will not exceed 24 inches. This is a very hardy eel, but an escape artist. A 50 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of live rock and a tightly fit canopy is ideal. Most of the eels that are lost in an aquarium are due to poorly sealed tanks. The Snowflake Eel is safe to house with any fish it cannot easily swallow. It can be housed with some invertebrates, like anemones and corals, but not crustaceans. The wild Snowflake Eel is a nocturnal predator, ambushing fish and crustaceans. In the tank, it will take frozen or freeze-dried krill, fish, shrimp, and most meaty foods. It can be taught to hand feed, although this should be done with caution, as it can inflict a painful bite.

Blue Spotted Puffer

The Blue Spotted Puffer may also be called the Blue Dot Toby or Blue Dot Sharp-nosed Puffer. Members of the Canthigaster genus are called Sharp-nosed Puffers or Tobies. It lacks pelvic fins, but has learned to use the pectoral fins to move about the aquarium.
A 50 gallon or larger, fish-only aquarium is suitable. It may be aggressive at times, nipping the fins of tank mates, leaving a circular hole as its mark. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure. It will eat invertebrates found in a reef tank. It becomes alarmed when in a net, therefore, use a container to transfer it.
The diet of the Blue Spotted Puffer needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.

Black Bellied Hamster

The Black Bellied Hamster is a species of hamster that is hardly ever kept as a pet.it is also one of the biggest hamster species grow as big as 4 inches in length and living an average of 6-8 years of age.like most other species of hamsters and pet hamsters, black bellied hamsters are omnivores.they should be feed live meal worms,crickets and a variety of vegetables and fruits like chopped up pieces of apples,cantaloupe,bits of bananas,romaine lettuce,celery,parsley,dill,hay,grass and a variety of seeds like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds

Buttikoferi

Tilapia Buttikoferi


The Buttikoferi is a african cichlid from lake tanganika.it is a very territorial fish. if it is put in a small with tank with less aggresive fish the buttikoferi will bully the less aggressive fish and at times it may kill the less agrresive fish.it is a fish that will grow to be about 12-20 inches in its adult stage.it requires a tank that is a minimum of at least 100 gallons.since it is a omnivore it will eat meaty and non meaty foods.most will only eat meaty foods.if it eat both meat and non meat foods,it should be feed brine shrimp , bloodworms , crickets, goldfish pellets and flakes,a variety of carnivorous fish pellets.

Red And White Ryukin

Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons

Care Level: Easy

Temperament: Peaceful

Water Conditions: 65-75° F, KH 4-20, pH 6.5-7.5

Max. Size: 8"

Color Form: Orange, Red, White

Diet: Omnivore

Compatibility: View Chart

Origin: Asia, China, Japan

Family: Cyprinidae The Red & White Ryukin is a striking fish with sophisticated markings. The interplay between the white and red/orange coloration is Zen-like in its simple beauty. The Red & White Ryukin, like all Ryukin goldfish, has a prominent arch or hump immediately behind the head. A curved backbone, a fat belly, long feathery fins, a pointed mouth, and a triangular body shape are other features that differentiate the Ryukin from other goldfish varieties. As a member of the carp family, the Red & White Ryukin is generally quite hardy. They will do well in 30 gallon aquariums or larger, as well as backyard garden ponds of 180 gallons or more. In addition to a fine gravel bottom or well-rounded river rocks, the Red & White Ryukin will appreciate hardy, cold water plants. Keep in mind that goldfish are diggers and will scatter the fine sand onto leaves, injuring thin and less hardy plants. There appears to be a definite courtship ritual when goldfish breed. Breeding often results in up to 1,000 eggs, with fry hatching in five to six days. They should be fed small pieces of live or prepared foods designed for egg-laying fish. Goldfish are omnivores and will eat all types of dried and live foods. However, limit protein intake to 30% of the diet. Goldfish flake or pellet food will provide these fish with the proper nutrition.

Clown Loach

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons

Care Level: Moderate

Temperament: Peaceful

Water Conditions: 72-86° F, KH 8-12, pH 6.0-7.5

Max. Size: 1'

Color Form: Black, Orange, Red, Tan

Diet: Omnivore

Origin: Indonesia

Family: Cobitidae

The Clown Loach is a must-have fish for many freshwater enthusiasts. It is peaceful and gets along well with almost any tankmate. The Clown Loach is also entertaining to watch and feed. Unlike true nocturnal loaches, the Clown Loach is active during the day but will shy from bright light and hide amongst plant stocks or in rockwork. Best of all, however, Botia macracantha is a voracious eater of nuisance snails that sneak into your aquarium on live plants.
Native to the waters of Indonesia, this member of the Cobitidae family appreciates caves, holes, and other hiding places amongst heavy aquarium plantings, especially when it sleeps. Because the Clown Loach is native to fast moving streams, it prefers good water movement and currents in the aquarium. Since the Clown Loach can grow to an impressive size of nearly 1 foot in length, it should be housed in larger freshwater systems.
Interestingly, the Clown Loach is sometimes referred to as a scaleless fish. But it does, in fact, have small scales embedded in its skin. For best care, feed the Clown Loach small meals several times throughout the day. Younger Clown Loaches will eat most prepared foods while older ones may be more finicky. Prepared foods such as vegetable flakes or tablets along with meaty supplements such as live, frozen, or freeze-dried worms will provide this species with the proper nutrition.