sera guide - Marine aquariums

15 During low tide, many animals including brightly colored small fish and soft corals are isolated in reef pools, some of which are very small. This colorful living community consists of small fish (damselfish, gobies), shrimps, colonial anemones and soft corals. First arrange the live rock setup as in the “clownfish, anemone” biotope, creating many small crevices and tiny caves. These will later on allow fixing sessile invertebrates and provide hideaways for small fish. Start adding the corals. Soft corals (Kenya tree corals) (1), colonial anemones (2) and mushroom anemones (3) are placed in the crevices. The added fish should be restricted to small species such as yellowtail damselfish (4) and gobies (5). Do not add more than 2 speci- mens of each species. If you have the pos- sibility to distinguish the genders, always add a male and a female of one species. If there is no possibility to distinguish the genders, always select an adult and a small specimen of one species. The animals will then form a hierarchy without fighting. 2 cleaner shrimps (6) should also not be missing. As the species Lysmata amboinen- sis is hermaphroditic, they are always a pair. 2.2 Biotope: Reef pool 3 5 6 1 2 4