Description: Farm-raised Trochus Snails are a great addition to the cleaning stable. The Trochus Snail is generally identified by its pyramid shaped shell, which is usually a pale tan or gray color with maroon stripes. Trochus Snails are also commonly referred to as the Banded Trochus Snail, Turban Shell, Turban Snail, or Top Shell within the aquarium hobby. The shell is often covered with algae since this species moves very slowly about the reef foraging for food, allowing the strong aquarium lighting to grow algae on the snails shell. Depending on the exact species these snails may have either a black or an off white/tan foot. The Trochus Snail has no distinguishing characteristics to help differentiate male from female as they reproduce by releasing gametes into the water column, which appears as a white milky substance. This is an easy to care for snail species that is excellent for keeping a reef or community fish aquarium clean by eating unwanted algae and diatoms.

Trochus Snails do well in aquariums with ample hiding places and room to forage. Live rock is perfect for this species as it provides algae, cyanobacteria, and diatoms for food and plent of caves and crevices. The Trochus Snail is a desirable tank cleaner because it will consume algae, cyanobacteria, diatoms and also is an effective film algae eater, grazing on other surfaces, such as the sides of the tank. There are no specific lighting or water movement requirements for this species, but it is sensitive to high levels of copper-based medications and will not tolerate high nitrate levels.

The Trochus Snail receives the bulk of its nutrition from foraging on algae and diatoms growing on the substrate, reef or aquarium glass. If insufficient food is present in the aquarium, their diet can be supplemented with dried seaweed or marine algae tablets.
Recommend 1 per 5 gallons. 

Chaetomorpha Macro Algae, Chaeto, pronounced "kay-toe", is a great way to naturally turn the nitrogenous compounds of your tank into plant food!!! The waste by-products of life, along with the light you provide for photosynthesis, will help this chaeto double in size on a regular basis. The always popular chaeto, works great, and wont go asexual! Chaetomorpha Algae, also known as Spaghetti Algae or Green Hair Algae, is an excellent macro algae for refugiums. Each cell grows end to end, creating long, stiff strands. It grows in filamentous clumps, resembling a ball of fishing line. You can "prune" it and throw it away--or you can compact it for even greater nutrient absorption. If you have a refugium, just throw this clump in there---it's like a Brillo pad--it stays together fairly well. You can also put it into a mesh bag for use in your main tank. There are many different ways you can contain the chaeto in your main tank all the while providing great hiding spots for the tiny "critters" in your tank. This algae is fast growing and is not palatable to many herbivorous species.

Chaetomorpha Algae removes both phosphates and nitrates from the water. To increase the amount of nutrients this algae exports, use moderate to high lighting and keep it in an area of high water flow. It should ideally be tumbled in an algae filter. This algae is sold by the bag and will arrive in a dense mat. 

Reef Compatability: These hard tube coco worms secretes a calcareous tube approximately ½ inch in diameter and 5”-8” long. The tubes come bent in all sorts of shapes. All Coco Worms require proper calcium levels of 400-450 ppm in order to grow their tubes.

Coco worms use their radioles, or crowns, to filter bacteria and particulate matter from the water. When disturbed the Coco Worm can retract quickly into its tube and close its operculum to shut the top of its tube for safety.

When placing Coco Worms in the aquarium you may bury them in the sand with the crown end of the tube protruding from the sand, or stick them in a hole in the rocks with the crown end facing outward. If they are retracted and you don’t know which end is which lay them on the sand bed until they open and then place them into position.

Although Coco Worms subsist mainly on bacteria and organic matter produced within the aquarium they will benefit from supplemental feedings of marine snow, phytoplankton, and/or foods for filter feeders.

Approximate Purchase Size: 7" to 9"

Identification:The ORA Tank Raised Ocellaris, or False Percula Clownfish is the most popular clownfish species in the marine aquarium hobby. It is called the False Percula because it is closely related to, and easily confused with, the Percula Clownfish (A. percula). These classic fish have brightly colored orange bodies with white stripes and thin black outlines.Ocellaris were one of the first marine aquarium fish to be successfully bred in captivity. Early success with their captive propagation helped lead the way in the development of the commercial marine ornamental aquaculture industry. In nature, A. ocellaris occurs in a wide range of the Indo-Pacific region including: Australia, the East Indies, Melanesia, the Philippines, and the Ryukyu Islands.

Ocellaris are one of the least aggressive members of the clownfish family, and usually tolerate other members of the same species in their tank. Friendly Ocellaris are easy to maintain in aquariums, they adapt well, and will accept a wide variety of aquarium foods.
Minimum tank size: 20 Gallon
Feeding and diet: Omnivorous, feed varied diet that includes plant material
Reef Compatibility: Excellent Reef Fish
Level of Care: Easy
Approximate Purchase Size: 1-1/2"

Description: The queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is an angelfish commonly found near reefs in the warmer sections of the western Atlantic Ocean. Queen angelfish get their royal title from the speckled, blue-ringed black spot on their heads that resembles a crown.

Decked out with electric blue bodies, blazing yellow tails, and light purple and orange highlights, Queen angels are among the most strikingly colorful of all reef fishes. Their adornments seem shockingly conspicuous, but they blend well when hiding amid the exotic reef colors.

They are shy fish, found either alone or often in pairs in the warm waters of the Caribbean and western Atlantic. Fairly large for reef-dwellers, they can grow up to 18 inches (45 centimeters) in length. They have rounded heads and small beak-like mouths, and, like other angelfish, their long upper and lower fins stream dramatically behind them.

Recommended Tank : Most aquarists recommend a minimum tank size anywhere from 150 on up to 180 gallons.
Reef Compatibility: Will nip at sessile invertebrates such as nudibranchs, corals, and clams.
Food and diet: In the aquarium they should be sustained by a wide selection of live, fresh, or frozen and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, chopped krill, chopped clams, chopped squid, marine algae, zucchini, spinach, romaine lettuce, and quality Spirulina-based flake foods for angelfish and herbivores.
Level of Care: Moderate
Approximate Purchase Size: Medium: 3" to 4" ; Large 41/2" to 6"

Description:Xenia Cespitularia have an iridescent glimmer as light is reflected off of tiny sclerites. With strong VHO blue or 20k Kelvin Radium lamps, they turn a stunning solid blue color. Some people have also coined this coral as "African Blue Xenia" since that is where Cespitularia is found. They are one of the most highly sought after of all Xeniids.

Aquacultured Xenia are hardier than wild-collected specimens and are without the potential to carry sea born infections, or disease to your tank. They have lived there entire life under aquarium lighting and with aquarium type water flow and movement. A fast growing coral, provide adequate space between them and other types of soft corals.

They require a high light level combined with a medium to strong water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, they will require the addition of iodine and other trace elements to the water.

Under ideal conditions, and once acclimated, they may reproduce rapidly in the established reef aquarium. The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within their bodies provide the majority of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis. This coral also absorbs phosphates but releases ammonia.

This particular species reproduces by growing a "foot" on the stalk. The stalk will then lean over and take hold of whatever it comes in contact with it.
Approximate Expanded Size: 1-1/2"

A beautiful Pumping Xenia, that tends to have a greenish or gold color to it. This Xenia has been known to change color depending on water and lighting conditions.

The Xenia we ship you is many generations tank raised . This is very important since aquacultured Xenia are hardier than wild-collected specimens and are without the potential to carry sea born infections, or disease to your tank. They have lived there entire life under aquarium lighting and with aquarium type water flow and movement. A fast growing coral, provide adequate space between them and other types of soft corals.

They require a medium to high light level combined with a medium to strong water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, they will require the addition of iodine and other trace elements to the water.

Under ideal conditions, and once acclimated, they may reproduce rapidly in the established reef aquarium. The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within their bodies provide the majority of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis. This coral also absorbs phosphates but releases ammonia.

This particular species reproduces by growing a "foot" on the stalk. The stalk will then lean over and take hold of whatever it comes in contact with it.
Approximate Expanded Size: 1-1/2"

Description:This species is a soft coral but with a hard skeleton of calcium carbonate that contains many organ pipe-like tubes. On each tube is a series of polyps which each have eight feather-like tentacles. These tentacles are usually extended during the day, but will swiftly retreat with any sort of disturbance. The skeleton is a bright red color, but is obscured by the numerous polyps, which are green or gray in color. They are restricted to shallow waters and tend to live in sheltered areas.They eat plankton.Do not target feed this coral. Add a quality phytoplankton to the water column.This coral can be placed directly on the sand and should have moderate water flow. 
Feeding: The coral's feathery polyp tentacles help it catch food suspended in water. They appreciate food of smaller particle size, but shouldn't be target. Oyster eggs and other such small particle foods are recommended.

Lighting : Though adaptable, these corals prefer more intense lighting. Ideal lighting will depend on the depth and clarity of the water at which the coral was collected or cultured. As always, please acclimate to new lighting conditions.

Water flow: Moderate to strong water flow is important for effective feeding and to prevent sediment damage.

Placement: Pipe organ corals are not aggressive. Provide enough space for the coral polyps to extend without inhibition. Polyps can reach up to a foot in height when fully grown and fully extended.

Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 2"

Description:A beauty from Australia, This is a pink Worm Brain Coral. A good choice for the hobbyist just getting started with stony corals. They have a hard skeleton that is covered with fleshy tissues that expand and make the coral look much larger then they actually are. The shape is generally large-lobed.

Care must be taken when placing the coral in the aquarium so that nothing will damage the soft tissue. When placing them in the aquarium place them on the substrate or mid-way in the aquarium where they will receive direct light. Allow ample space between it and other corals, as it will sometimes sting its neighbors. Pink Worm Brain Corals can become shocked and potentially bleached (a rapid die-off of the algae in its tissue) after rapid changes in the intensity of its lighting. Always start your corals out in less intense lighting, and over weeks of time acclimate to higher lighting levels if you are increasing the light intensity.

Most of the coral's nutrients come from the symbiotic algaes that benefit from this lighting, but supplemental feedings are also beneficial. Open Brain Corals will extend long feeder tentacles at night and should be target fed about an hour after the lighting is off. Though they generally prefer moderate to high flow, decrease the flow while feeding to give the coral a chance to feed. Some Trachyphyllia have been known to capture larger meaty foods including small fish and invertebrates

Diet Requirements:Though these corals are mostly photosynthetic, they benefit from the occasional bit of raw table shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp or silverside once a week.

Approximate Purchase Size: 2 to 3 polyp Mounted frag