Desjardin’s Sailfin Tang
Zebrasoma desjardini
Also known as the Red Sea Sailfin Tang, these tangs are found in tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Their diet primarily consists of filamentous algae, various macroalgae and plankton. In captivity they will also feed on small shrimp and other meaty items. Like most surgeonfish, they have a “scalpel” on each side of the caudal fin. This is a defensive dark spine in the middle of the caudal peduncle. This spine is hinged and may unfold to 80°. Our Red Sea Tang, The Captain, is over 10 years old.
False Percula Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
The False Percula Clownfish is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean along coral reefs. They live in groups and often form symbiotic relationships with anemones. They form monogamous mating systems, with the dominant female of the group being the largest and the male partner the next largest, the remaining members of the group are non-reproductive. False Percula Clownfish, like other clownfish, are protandrous hermaphrodites, meaning they first develop into males and may become females later in life. Our two clownfish, Pinky and The Brain, were produced locally using aquaculture. They are both currently juveniles.