Saltwater Invertebrates

African Red StarfishAfrican Starfish, Protoreaster linckii, also goes by the names of the Red Spine Star, Red Knob Sea Star, and Red General Starfi...

Anemone Crab The anemone crabs form a symbiotic relationship with anemone but as long as there are no predators in the aquarium they will do fine w...

Astraea Snail These algae eating snails are conical shaped and about 1 inch in size. Generally purple and white shells. Scientific name: Astraea ...

Black Feather Starfish This starfish needs very clean water and has a very high mortality rate in the aquarium, so please do not blame AFS if you l...

Black Margarita Snail They are a great addition to beginner tanks and assist in tank maintenance.  Scientific Name: Margarites pupillus Max Siz...

Black Tip Starfish The Blacktip Starfish or Red Starfish has tiny black dots on its reddish surface. The tip of each of the arms are black.The Blac...

Blue Banded Coral Shrimp Blue Coral Banded Shrimp, Stenopus tenuirostris, features a striking translucent and blue body with long white antennae an...

Blue Leg Hermit This crab is a great addition to your saltwater tank. They assist in tank maintenance by eating algae as it builds up.  Scientifi...

Blue Hermit Crab Blue Leg Hermit Crab, Clibanarius tricolor, features characteristic blue legs poking out of their shell. They are excellent scaven...

Blue Linckia Starfish Will grow to a foot in size and have a remarkable deep blue color. Good scavengers but very susceptible to any change in wate...

Blue Spotted Sea Hare, Dolabella sp., also known as the Wedge Sea Hare, is one of the best algae-eaters in the home aquarium. The Blue Spotted Sea ...

Brittle Starfish, like all starfish, cannot be kept with puffer fish or trigger fish or they will become food. The Brittle Starfish are fast walker...

Brown Sea Hare Sea hares have a tendency to ink from time to time. The ink is a toxic defense mechanism that can kill its tank mates. If they ink c...

 Bumblebee Snail Salt Water Snail is a distinctly small snail with yellowish bands on a dark brown background. It prefers an aquarium with live roc...

Candy Pistol Shrimp Or Alpheid Shrimp are best with gobies, where they will share the goby burrow and form a symbiotic relationship with the goby. ...

Cerith Snail The Cerith Snail is a small saltwater invert with green, black and white colorations. Its scavenging, algae eating and cleaning make i...

Chocolate Chip Starfish Like all starfish cannot be kept with puffer fish or trigger fish or they will become food. The Chocolate Chip Starfish gro...

Cleaner Shrimp Also called the Scarlet Skunk Shrimp, will set up a cleaning station upon coral or rocks in the aquarium. When fish need a good clea...

Feather Duster Sabellastarte is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Sabellidae Sabellidae are a family of marine polychaete tube worms...

Emerald Crab A good scavenger and reef safe and very hardy.  Scientific Name: Mithraculus sculptus Max Size: 2 1/2 inches Diet: dried seaweed ...

Fire Red Shrimp Fire red shrimp, or simpley fire shrimp, are considered one of the vibrant color shrimps out there for your reef tank they also ca...

Flame Scallop The flame scallop or red flame clam requires plankton and mineral supplements to thrive, so this may not be the best species for a s...

Gold Banded Coral Shrimp Gold Coral Banded Shrimp, Stenopus tenuirostris, features a striking translucent and gold body with long white antennae an...