"Mongo" the Blue Tang
Scientific Name: Paracanthurus Hepatus
Diet: Herbivore- "Plant eater"
Life Span: 20 to 30 years
Mongo likes to swim around (obviously) and likes to eat krill despite being a plant eater. Mongo enjoys to sleep wedged between the rock and glass (far left side of the tank), putting him literally between a rock and a hard place...
"Eli" the Snowflake Eel
Scientific Name: Echidna Nebulas
Diet: Carnivore - "Meat Eater"
Life Span: 10 to 15 years
Eli the Eel is a nocturnal hunter and mainly uses his sense of smell because he has poor eyesight. His species are known for their escapes, and he has disappeared 3 times. He will either be inside his high rise condo (look for the rock with a hole in it, you will see him curled up), or under his open floor plan rock (back right corner). Eli enjoys krill and is suspected of eating two of my precious clownfish :(
"Porky" the Porcupine Puffer
Scientific Name: Diodon Holocanthus
Diet: Carnivore - "Meat Eater"
Life Span: 10 to 15 years
Porky is a Porcupine Puffer who enjoys eating invertebrates like small snails, hermit crabs and even coral! He has awesome blue eyes and is very outgoing. Porky will interact with anyone looking at him and is usually never frightened. Porky likes to sleep under the ledges of the rocks and hangs out with who ever is cleaning his tank. Despite popular belief, puffer fish inhale water and not air, to inflate. They will do this when frighten to scare off predators or to just stretch out.
"Mardi" the Coral Beauty Angelfish
Scientific Name: Centropyge Bispinosa
Diet: Omnivorous - Both plant and meat
Life Span: 10 to 15 years
Mardi, named after the festive Mardi Gras known for its Purple and Gold colors, is a Coral Beauty Angelfish. She gets frightened easily and will swim to the live rock caves to hide. Mardi and Elton are of the same fish family and it is not common for their species to get along, however; they are best friends and often hang out together!
"Elton" the Flame Angelfish
Scientific Name: Centropyge Loricula
Diet: Omnivorous - Both plant and meat
Life Span: 10 to 15 years
Elton, with his flamboyant coloring, is a Flame Angelfish, much like his friend Mardi. Elton is the newest member of the family but seems to get along with everyone else. He seems to be curious as to what is going on outside of the tank, but will quickly hide if spooked.