Pacific Blue Star (Linckia laevigata ) resting on a colony of Atlantic Button Polyp (Zooanthus sp.), a colonial anemone. This starfish does not ship well, but after acclimation is easy to keep. Button polyps come from all oceans in a wide variety of colors and sizes.
Lee Prain, a regular Aquarium Arts customer in Michigan, has largely stocked his 50 gallon reef with our colorful invertebrates - and an orange sea horse. These two views of his system will let you know what the inverts are.
1-Brazilian Giant Orange Sea Horse
2-"Show Quality" Blue Ricordia/Rhodactus
3-Macro algae and Deep Water Oyster
4-Cynarina sp.
5-Zooanthid species
6-Lobophyllia sp.
7-Plerogyra sp. (possibly P. sinnosa.)
8-Red Mushroom
11-Red Lobophyllia
12-Purple Mushroom
13-Red Mushroom
14-Leather coral, Sarcophyton sp.
15-Leather coral, Lemnalia sp.
16-Atlantic Purple Sea Fan
We shipped this Brazilian Giant Orange Sea Horse to Lee about 8 months ago. Without the hassle from other fish in the tank, it obviously is happy and certainly adds moving color to the tank.
Lee just (January '98) upgraded his tank to 90 gallons, added more rock and inverts.
One of the beauties in the new tank is an Elegance Coral, Cataphyllia jardini , a common, hardy large-polyp stony coral. 
Two other premium specimens are a young Leather Coral grown from a cutting (left) and Purple Open Brain Coral (right).
Most of the inhabitants of Jack Sprague's 75 gallon glass aquarium have been supplied by Aquarium Arts and for over a year he has used our deionized water for a 5 gallon per week water change. Lighting comes from 2 175 watt 5500K metal halides and 2 40 watt actinic O3's. Filtration includes a protein skimmer in a sump beneath the tank. Below are two closeups of Jack's livestock.
A Common Clown (Amphiprion ocellaris) lives symbiotically with a Hammer Coral (Euphyllia ancora?).
A healthy Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatis) cruises over an assortment of Mushroom Corals (Actinodiscus sp.)
Fiji Green Finger Coral(Nephthea sp./ Lemnalia sp. ?), grows large (this specimen 14"+), relatively easy to keep, propagates readily.
Colorful Christmas Tree Worms on Porites species.
Tony Pelusi set up his 55 gallon reef with Aquarium Arts' equipment and stock about a month ago (January '98). Here are views of some of his animals.
Two premium specimens are Red & Blue Mushroom Corals(left) and a Brown Star Polyp (right), both relatively hardy and great beginner species.
Tonga Golden Leather Coral (left), one of the more beautiful species in the genus Sarcophyton and a Metallic Blue Mushroom (right)-one of the most sought-after colors.
1-Unusual color zooanthid or Button Polyp from Bali
2-Large Turbo Snail (1-1/2")
3-Daisy Cup Leather Coral, Sarcophyton species.
The Aquarium Arts' lease tank, a 100 gallon reef, with special livestock and a cabinet of glossy black laminate, adds to the beautiful collection of art objects in George Ann Caratan's family room. Some of the denizens of George Ann's reef are shown below.
This arrangement of invertebrates includes (L to R), a Scarlet Hermit Crab with a purple colored shell, above a Red Bumpy Mushroom and a Blue Metallic Mushroom. In the middle is a Super Green Metallic Mushroom and on the right, a Pacific Green Frilly Mushroom Coral.
Although not in perfect focus here, the Emperor Cardinals show detail of pattern and color; a small school makes an aquarium move!
An unusual (=rare) color morph of a Pacific Button zooanthid (the light blue blur in front is a Blue-Green Chromis).
Two groups of colorful zooanthid button polyps.
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