Elegant Reef - Tropical Fish Studio

12/19/2025

Would you do something like this?

12/18/2025

🌊 NEW ARRIVALS — FRESH WAVES ALL WEEK

We’ve been moving through multiple livestock and food arrivals this week, with freshwater fish, shrimp, plants, and live foods landing in stages — and more on the way.

In store now:
🐠 Community fish & nano favorites
🦐 A full shrimp wall (including Bloody Mary, Blue Velvet, Red Panda & more)
🦀 Vampire & Carnaval crabs
🌿 Rooted plants, stems, and tissue culture
🪱 Live blackworms (plentiful — more arriving tomorrow)

Arriving tomorrow:
• Celestial Pearl Danios
• Peacock Gudgeons
• Endlers, guppies, tetras
• Freshwater crayfish

Coming up:
🌱 Large freshwater plant shipment early next week
🧬 Reef Nutrition Tigger-Pods & Apex-Pods arriving Friday

Inventory is moving in waves and selection will change daily.

At Elegant Reef, our mission is simple: to provide exceptional livestock, trusted supplies, and a local team ready to support fishkeepers at every stage of their aquarium journey.

Visit us this holiday season — we’ll see you at The Studio.

12/18/2025

🐟 NEW LIVESTOCK HAS ARRIVED! 🐟
Freshwater • Saltwater • Plants • Inverts
…and more is already on the way 👀

We’ve got a mixed delivery landing today with something for every type of tank — community fish, standout shrimp, lush plants, and some serious saltwater favorites.

✨ Freshwater Highlights

Tire-Track Eels

Male Guppies, Platies & Swordtails

Vampire & Carnaval Crabs

Amano, Bloody Mary, Blue Velvet, Red Panda & more shrimp

Tons of live plants + tissue culture (Anubias, Bolbitis, Val, Rotala, Flame Moss)

🌊 Saltwater Highlights

Flame, Coral Beauty, Orangeback & Bicolor Angelfish

True Percula & Super Black Clownfish

Green Mandarin Dragonet

Gobies, Blennies, Cleaner Wrasse & Dwarf Zebra Lionfish

Fire Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Sexy Dancers

Tuxedo Urchins & Sand Sifting Stars

⚠️ Quantities are limited and this batch won’t last long.
More livestock is still inbound, so this is just the start.

📍 Stop by Elegant Reef and see what landed today!

12/17/2025

Did you know that plants that grow submerged, emersed, or partially submerged are called Amphibious plants?

12/17/2025

12/16/2025

An orange spot filefish should be kept in a stable, well-established saltwater aquarium with plenty of live rock for grazing and shelter, as this species is shy and easily stressed. A tank of at least 30–40 gallons is recommended, with peaceful tank mates and moderate water flow. Because orange spot filefish can be picky eaters, they should be offered a varied diet that may include frozen foods, finely chopped seafood, and, if possible, natural foods such as copepods or small anemone-like prey. Maintaining excellent water quality, stable salinity, and gentle lighting will help ensure the fish remains healthy and adapts well to captive life.

12/14/2025

What’s your favorite type of catfish for an aquarium? Do you prefer smalll community catfish (like Corys) or larger, more predatory catfish?

12/14/2025

Cardinalfish are mouthbrooders, meaning they hold their eggs inside their mouths after spawning. This behavior:

Protects the eggs from predators

Keeps them in a stable, controlled environment

Allows the parent (usually the male) to oxygenate the eggs by gently moving them

Greatly increases the eggs’ survival rate...........

12/14/2025

12/13/2025

Just a little cutie patootie tire track eel enjoying a little snack 😍

12/12/2025

Keeping Hippocampus zosterae—the dwarf seahorse—in an aquarium requires a specialized, carefully maintained setup that supports their delicate nature and tiny size. These seahorses thrive in small, species-only tanks with gentle water flow, as strong currents can exhaust them. Stable water quality is essential: temperatures around 72–75°F, salinity at about 1.020–1.024, and pristine filtration with regular water changes help prevent stress and disease. Because H. zosterae are slow, methodical feeders, they need multiple daily feedings of high-quality live foods—especially enriched baby brine shrimp—and a tank free from faster or aggressive tankmates. Plenty of hitching posts, such as macroalgae or artificial branches, allow them to rest and hunt comfortably. With consistent care and a calm, nutrient-rich environment, dwarf seahorses can thrive and even breed in home aquariums.

12/12/2025

🐠 Freshwater & Saltwater Livestock Just Arrived! 🪸
Our newest shipment is in, packed with community favorites, rare finds, and show-stoppers across freshwater and saltwater.

🌿 Freshwater Highlights

• Angelfish (Koi, Mixed)
• Premium Koi & Plakat Bettas
• Corydoras (Panda, Sterbai, Adolfoi)
• Rams, Apistos, Electric Blue Acara
• Rainbow Shiners & Schooling Tetras
• Fancy Goldfish (Comet, Fantail, Shubunkin)
• Plecos (Bristlenose L144a, Ghost L141)
• Black Ghost Knifefish
• Tire-Track Eels
• Live Blackworms

🦐 Inverts & Cleanup Crew

• Bloody Mary, Blue Velvet & Rili Shrimp
• Bamboo Shrimp
• Rabbit Snails, Nerites, Zebra & Tiger Nerites

🌊 Saltwater Highlights

• Angelfish (Lemon Peel, Coral Beauty, Bicolor, Flameback)
• Anthias (Randall’s, Orange/Blue Eye)
• Mandarins, Firefish, Royal Grammas
• Copperband Butterfly
• Tangs (Tomini, Powder Brown, Orange Shoulder, Scopas)
• Wrasses (Fairy, Cleaner, Chrysus, X-Mas Checkerboard)
• Seahorses (Dwarf)
• Puffers, Hawkfish, Rabbitfish

🦀 Marine Inverts

• Blue Leg Hermits
• Bumble Bee Shrimp & Snails
• Turbo, Cerith & Nerite Snails
• Chocolate Chip & White Sand Stars

📍 Available now at Elegant Reef
Quantities are limited — once they’re gone, they’re gone!

👉 Stop by or message us with questions about compatibility, care, or tank planning.