Several types of reef fish are available for viewing in several tanks in our aquarium. Coral reefs are large structures which take many forms depending on the mixture of coral types. They have narrow channels and caves. Most reef fish are thin and flat so that they can easily negotiate the complex turns and passages of the reef structure. The larger predators often can not follow smaller fish into the reef area and if they do they certainly need to slow down their speed.
Many reef fish tend to be relatively slow swimmers and seek safety in the reef.
Many are brilliantly colored. The fish above is an angelfish while that alongside is a blue tang . There are many types of reef fish that could be shown as examples. We have chosen only four examples to illustrate the many patterns and colors. The last two shown are a butter hamlet and a blue damselfish .