CoralRealm's Benefits to Marine Aquarists
 

Are you a marine aquarist interested in learning how to
successfully keep marine creatures in your aquarium?

Are you wondering how information on CoralRealm can benefit you?

Although CoralRealm does not have information specifically on the husbandry of coral reef fishes or invertebrates, there is a lot of information on the site that will be of great value and interest to the marine aquarist.

Here are some examples:
angelfish The individual species profiles found in the Reef Fish Encyclopedia and the dozens of Feature Articles on the site contain a wealth of information on the food habits of a large number of coral reef fishes. This information is invaluable in helping the aquarist select fishes for his or her aquarium. For example, it is a good idea to know if a fish eats coral before you introduce it to your reef tank! Or, if a species profile states that a particular species is an obligatory coral-feeder, you best leave it at your local aquarium store (or even better, on the reef!).

wrasse The species profiles in the Reef Fish Encyclopedia and some of the Feature Articles contain information on habitat preferences. This information is useful when your attempting to meet a species microhabitat needs. For example, if you read that a species is usually found in caves or under ledges, you might want to recreate this habitat in your aquarium so the fish feels more at home!

flasher wrasse The species profiles in the Reef Fish Encyclopedia also have information that can help you identify many of the coral reef fishes available in the aquarium trade. It includes information on different color variations, the color and physical differences between the sexes (if there are any), and the size of the fish.

frogfish CoralRealm's clickable Geographical Map can be used to help create biotope tanks. For example, if you are trying to recreate a western Caribbean reef slope, you can click on this area on the map and it will show a list of the species found in the Reef Fish Encyclopedia that occur in this region.

gobies There is also a wealth of information on the behavior of marine organisms that will help you appreciate your aquarium inhabitants even more! You may read about a particular behavior that you can actually witness in your living room ocean! CoralRealm.com also has video clips of marine life behavior that may further enhance your ability to identify various behaviors.

frogfish On CoralRealm, you'll find cutting-edge information on some of the newly described fish species, some of which may show up in your local aquarium store!


CRU Online CoralRealm University is our unique on line learning center which includes quizzes on a variety of marine life subjects. These quizzes test your knowledge of marine fish behavior, habitat preferences, reproduction, feeding etc. All of which are important to successful fish husbandry.
ghost pipefish And if you're simply interested in taking a break from your work routine, you'll find thousands of pages of marine life information and 1,000s of beautiful photos of coral reef inhabitants! You can dream about the fishes and inverts that would look good in your aquarium or you can just check out the many photo galleries and feature articles on the species of interest to you!

To learn more about what CoralRealm offers visit our membership introduction page by Clicking Here!

If you are interested in a site dedicated specifically to aquarium husbandry issues we suggest checking out Reef's.org - CLICK HERE to learn about our collaboration.