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The Percula Clownfish is a popular and strikingly beautiful species often sought after in the aquarium trade. Percula Clownfish are small, with a vibrant orange body marked by three distinctive white bands. They also have black markings on their fins and face, and their eyes are surrounded by a...

The Yurple was bred from a Purple Tang and Yellow Tang to achieve a remarkable hybrid. This species is vigorously eating Nutramar Dry Foods, Nutramar Nori and Gamma Frozen Foods. All in all, the Yurple Tang can be a great, hardy, and beautiful addition to an aquarium. With proper tank...

Nutramar Marine Complete Shots are suitable for everyday feeding for your fish, corals and other invertebrates. Sticks easily to the side of the tank or rockwork allowing your fish to graze whilst giving you a close-up view of your fish feeding! Use in conjunction with Nutramar Marine Algae &...

Horseshoe Crabs are commonly known as ‘living dinosaurs’ because their fossils show they lived 445 million years ago, and they have not evolved much in the past 200 million years. They are actually arthropods and not true crabs, which means they are more closely related to spiders and scorpions...

Palinurellus wieneckii is a lobster that has the brilliant coloration of having already been cooked when it hasn't! Not to worry though, even though these small lobsters do (rarely) show up in rural fish markets, you're not likely to see one at your local grocery store (cooked or raw!) The fact...

Aquacultured Regal Angelfish is renowned for its vibrant and distinctive coloration. It has a deep, compressed body with yellow and blue stripes. Adult Regal Angelfish can reach a size of about 8 to 10 inches. Regal Angelfish are known to form monogamous pairs for breeding. However, successful...

The Solomon Islands Acropora have great colorations and quality. These are collected from short supply chain, which eliminate inconsistent levels of care and increase survivability. We here at Quality Marine place the utmost importance on supply chains and are very proud to offer livestock from...

The Brownbar Pistol Shrimp is one of those rare species with very few common names. They consist of pretty much any combination of Brownbar or Yellowbar and Pistol or Snapping Shrimp (though to be fair, we did find one instance where they were called Shore Shrimp.) It got its scientific name...

Paracanthurus hepatus is a fish of many (common) names. It is frequently called Blue Tang, a name that causes some confusion as it shares this moniker with a Caribbean surgeonfish from another genus. It's also called Palette Tang because its pattern looks something like the palette an artist...

This remarkable male African Pencil Wrasse has made its way onto our WYSIWYG! Multiple specimens can be housed together, and it's quite possible to mix more than one species from this genus. Compared to most wrasses, Pseudojuloides are exceptionally peaceful and often quite timid. This must be...

The Hybrid Melichthys Triggerfish is a one of a kind and a first here at Quality Marine! We believe this Triggerfish will grow quite large and will need a substantial amount of swimming space as an adult. So, an aquarium size of at least 125 gallons is recommended. Create a setup with plenty of...

At first glance, the Red Round Crab has the appearance of being cooked to delicious perfection. Furthermore, it also goes by a similarly tasty sounding monikers “Strawberry Crab” and “Red Stone Crab.” The bright rosy red is a telltale sign your crustacean is ready to eat. However, in this...

The Ultra Warpaint Scoly Coral are stunning large-polyp stony (LPS) corals. They are a prized addition to reef aquariums, adding a touch of elegance and beauty. Position the corals in the mid to lower regions of the tank to avoid excessive light exposure. Scoly Corals thrive in moderate water...

The Dark Moray is only found on the west coast of Africa, from Mauritania in the north to Ghana in the south. We see very few fish from the eastern end of the Atlantic Ocean make it to the north American aquarium hobby and an even fewer number of these fish are eels. Gymnothorax afer, the...

The Freckle Face Broom Tail Wrasse occurs in the Western Indian Ocean where adults inhabit coral reefs, sand and seagrass habitats up to 30 meters deep. They mostly feed on invertebrates, so are known to snack on clean-up crew members in aquariums. For continued health please feed them a mix of...

There are only a few English common names for Scarus quoyi: Scarus Parrotfish, Quoy's Parrotfish, and sometimes Greenblotch, or Green Blotched Parrotfish. It has tons of common names outside of the English language, including over a dozen in the Philippines alone (though to be fair, there are at...

The Guitar Shovelnose Ray (Pseudobatos lentiginosus) is a member of the family Rhinobatidae which are commonly known as guitarfishes. Guitarfish is just a somewhat cooler common name for shovelnose sharks or rays, which are a group of cartilaginous fishes (fish with cartilage instead of bones)...

The story book famous fish, Dr Seuss Fish has made its way to Quality Marine again and caused a big excitement. This rare and exciting fish received its common named based on its elaborate patterns that makes it look like it came straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. Since they have fairly large...

The Spotted Gumdrop Croucher maybe small in size but has a big personality. They are known to be shy after acclimation but over time they will become active and are known to even interact with their owner. Many call this little guy a goby since they look very similar, but they are actually part...

Midnight Dogface Puffers come from the Solomon Islands, where they inhabit a wide variety of habitats. They are found everywhere from coral reefs to sea grass beds, to brackish estuary environments. The one thing that seems to be a requisite for them is relatively sedate, or at least predictable...

The Candy Cane Coral, (Caulastrea furcata) goes by another common name as well – the trumpet coral. The scientific name of the genus Caluastrea is based in Latin, meaning stalked star. They are members of the family Merulinidae which includes a few other easily recognizable names such as...

The Brotula Fish are known for their unusual appearance, with elongated, eel-like bodies and small, fang-like teeth. Given their deep-sea habitat and specialized requirements, Brotula Fish are recommended to the advanced hobbyist. This remarkable species is also a live bearer, which makes them...

There are a few different common names for this star; most often it is called the African Red Tip / Knob Sea Star, but it is also frequently identified as Red Spine Star, Red General Star, African Sea Star and Red Spine Star. Like all the sea stars that have “linckii” in their name, Protoreaster...

We have been bringing in some beautiful and unique Aberrant Angelfish that are truly one of a kind. Aberrant refers to the markings and colors that differ from the “normal” colorations of the species. They are very rarely seen in the aquarium trade and bring a lot of excitement to hobbyists...

Cirrhilabrus is a genus of wrasses that contains dozens of species, nearly all of which are gorgeous, reef safe fish that are small in stature, and peaceful with tankmates. The sheer volume of the species available to the home aquarist can be daunting, and with some of them, there is substantial...