Populating an aquarium is not an easy task, as you should carefully select which salt water fish species can be safely added together as well as their maximum number. Here are presented the most famous salt water fish species as well as their specific characteristics. This will help you to make your decision regarding the type of fishes you would like to see daily into your water tank.
The Royal Gramma is a very beautiful fish, having its back half yellow coloured while the front is bright purple. Since its size is very small, not more than three inches, it does very well in a 30 gallons saltwater tank. This exotic salt water fish species are extremely aggressive and therefore the maximum number to be added into one aquarium is only one. They prefer deep water and extensive rockwork or caves in a subdued lighting setup. The Powder Blue Tang specie is for sure the most entertaining one out of all salt water fish species. They have an oval body shape and a mainly blue background with a lot of yellow and white strips. They like to live in huge tanks, and love the reef systems that provide them plenty of security.
A potential drawback is their well known quarrel with the Brown Tangs, but if you have plenty of space in your aquarium, this should solve the problem. One of the most popular salt water fish species is the clownfish. Having alternating orange, white or black lines, this is a great fish for aquariums with reef systems. If you own a huge water tank, bigger than one hundred gallons, then you can take into account the possibility of adding more than one clownfish. However, keep in mind that is much better to add this kind of fishes in pairs and have a unique anemone for each pair added to the aquarium.
