This is a picture is of my Long Tentacle Anemone. It was given to me by my brother. He had to dismantle his reef for lack of time to perform maintenance. It lived in his tank for just over a year and has been in mine for approximately 3 months. At first, it roam the tank quite a bit before settling down in the spot pictured. I feed it a quarter piece of raw shrimp every other night. I hope this guy lives longer than other anemones I've had in the past. I've nicknamed myself as the Natural Born Anemone Killer. I vowed to never buy another one again. I had no choice but to take this one off of my brother hands...he begged me.

    This is a small Tridacna maxima clam. It is about 3" in this picture. It was about 1" when I bought it 1 1/2 years ago. It seems to be a slow grower, but I suspect it's growth would be better if it were placed closer to the surface of the tank. It gets overgrown by nearby Mushroom polyps and I have to trim them of it's shells once every month or so. In my experience, clams do not require much attention when water conditions are optimal. They do not require feedings and do very well under Metal Halide lighting. Water flow should be set so that the mantle the does not get blown around.

    These are various species of Actinodiscus sp. polyps commonly known as Mushroom polyps. They are a good choice for beginners. They do well under all lighting conditions, even normal output fluorescent bulbs. Mushrooms will even thrive under higher nutrient levels. They can be easily propagated and will multiply rapidly.                                                              

    These fans worms have taken over my sand bed. The population originated from two individual that hitched their way in on a piece of Savaii rock which I placed near the top of the reef structure. Within a few months, they reproduced and the colony slowly grew toward the bottom. The colony eventually made it to the sand bed. The part of the colony that had grown on the live rock slowly disappeared.

    Here is a picture of a colony of various Zoanthid sp. polyps. This rock was nearly cleaned of these polyps over a few days by a band of small Nudibranchs that must of hitched their way into my tank. I had no clue why they the polyps were dying until I found one of the Nudibranchs munching away. I had to remove the rock out of the tank a pick each nudi off the rock with tweezers. They quickly recovered after removing the little predators. I don't directly feed the polyps, but they do capture food that floats by when feeding the fish. Polyps are very hardy and require little attention which makes them excellent for beginners.   

    This is a common brown brittle star. I am not sure of the scientific name. My brother gave it to me after he dismantled his reef tank. This guy is somewhat reclusive and remains wedged in between rocks until a few hours after the tank lights go out. I feed him a piece of shrimp now and then. He also scavenges the reef at night for small left over food and detritus.

    This is brittle star, which I have not yet identified, hitched it's way on my large Rose Leather coral. It was about an inch from the tip of one tentacle to the other when I first spotted it in the reef. Within about three (3) months it reached about 6" from tip to tip. It is now about 10" from tip to tip, full grown I suppose. It is not as aggressive as the other brittle or the serpent star. The body and tentacle width is much smaller than the others as well. It feeds mostly on detritus but occasionally gets a piece of shrimp or scallop. 

    Ophiarachna incrassata is a very aggressive feeder. He will trample over corals and other sessile invertebrates to get to a piece of food. He frequently steals food from the polyps of corals. These starfish are reported to be fish eaters as well. I observed it trap a small scooter blenny I had with it's tentacles soon after I placed in it my reef over 2.5 years ago. He did not eat the fish however, let it go after a few minutes. He has not exhibited any aggression to any other fish since.

    This is a cutting from a large photosynthetic Gorgonian at a LFS. This picture was taken about 2 weeks after propagation. I placed it near the bottom of the tank where it receives very good water movement. As you can see, display nice polyp extension in this location. I hope to propagate this Gorgonian once it grows to a size that it can afford to loose a couple of branches.