Category: Saltwater

Meet Spike, this awesome, messy, camera-shy Porcupine Puffer. At Forest Lake Pets, we not only order saltwater fish and invertebrates on a weekly basis, but we also rehome surrenders like this handsome fella. 💕 Surrenders aren’t usually included in our weekly posts, so you never know what you might come across when you stop in. 😉 Full list of this week’s saltwater arrivals below.

SALTWATER FISH
Yellow Fin Tang
Chocolate Half Black Tang
Longnose Hawkfish
Green Coris Wrasse
Squamipinnis Anthias (F)
Red Fairy Anthias
White Cap Goby
Flagtail Prawn Goby
Green Clown Goby
Yellow and Blue Watchman Goby
Coral Beauty
Talboti Damsel
Yellow Sulfur Damsel

INVERTEBRATES
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Nassarius Snail
Fighting Conch
White Starfish
Tiger Tail Cucumber
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Acro Crab

Our saltwater room has seen a number of exciting arrivals of late, with one of the biggest being the White Cap Goby. This goby is hard to come by and we are thrilled to have snagged it! Whoever gets this stunner will be a lucky one, bragging rights free of charge!

Full list of this week’s and other recent saltwater arrivals below.

*Arrived week of 9/9 or 9/16 – please call to confirm availability

SALTWATER FISH
Yellow Longnose Butterfly
Blue Jaw Trigger
Niger Trigger*
Foxface
Blue Tang*
Blue Eye Bristletooth Tang*
Regal Angel
Eibli Angel
Pygmy Cherub Angel*
Japanese Swallowtail Angel*
Maroon Clown
Yellow Clown Goby
White Cap Goby
Rainfords Goby
Wheelers Prawn Goby*
Red Banded Shrimp Goby*
Diamond Goby*
Green Clown Goby*
Green Mandarin Dragonet*
Royal Gramma*
Chalk Basslet*
Harlequin Basslet*
Sixline Wrasse
Twistii Wrasse*
Cleaner Wrasse*
Carpenter Fairy Wrasse (M)*
Squamipinnis Anthia (M)*
Arc Eye Hawkfish*
Red Scooter Blenny
Ceram Lawnmower Blenny*

INVERTEBRATES
Red Tuxedo Urchin*
Blue Tuxedo Urchin*
Crown Conch*
Sand Tiger Conch*
Fighting Conch*
Fiji Turbo Snail
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Astrea Snail*
Nassarius Snail*
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Squat Lobster
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Blue Leg Pistol Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp*
Fire Shrimp*

Looking for a peculiar creature to hangout with you tankside? Get a Squat Lobster! These crustaceans like to hide among the rockwork and coral, filter-feeding as water goes by. If they see an opportunity, they’ll also scavenge on leftover fallen food. They only get to be about 1-2 inches in size, making for a suitable addition to the nano-reef.

Check out our other saltwater arrivals below.

Arrived week of 8/27

SALTWATER FISH
Blue Eye Bristletooth Tang
Pearlscale Butterfly
Foxface
Longnose Hawkfish
Red Banded Shrimp Goby
Orange Spot Prawn Goby
Wheelers Prawn Goby
Yellow Watchman Goby
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Diadema Pseudochromis

INVERTEBRATES
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp
Squat Lobster
Scarlet Hermit Crab
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Emerald Crab

Can you do the Harlequin Shrimp Shake!? Full list of saltwater arrivals below.

SALTWATER FISH
Dot Dash Goatfish
Diamond Goby
Tail Spot Blenny
Ceram Lawnmower Blenny

INVERTEBRATES
Fighting Conch
Nassarius Snail
Peppermint Shrimp
Scarlet Hermit Crab
Emerald Crab

Swinging into the weekend strong with Saltwater Saturday! Yes, that’s right – three weeks worth of saltwater arrivals are here at your fingertips! Some exciting highlights include a Fiji Orange Tail Puffer, Flame Hawkfish, Regal Angel, and Scott’s Fairy Wrasse. Full list of saltwater arrivals below.

* = Arrived week of 7/30 or 8/6

SALTWATER FISH
Fiji Orange Tail Puffer
Black and White Heniochus*
Matted Filefish
Fiji Foxface*
Yellow Fin Tang*
Blue Tang*
Regal Angel
Venustus Angel
Eibli Angel
Coral Beauty
Scott’s Fairy Wrasse (M)*
Dragon Wrasse
Melanarus Wrasse
Sixline Wrasse*
Cleaner Wrasse
Squamipinnis Anthias (F)*
Flame Hawkfish
Arc Eye Hawkfish
Clarki Clown
Pink Skunk Clown
Banggai Cardinal*
Talbots Damsel*
Strawberry Pseudochromis
Royal Dottyback*
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Rainfords Goby*
Yellow Watchman Goby
Flagtail Prawn Goby
Orange Firefish Goby
Diamond Goby
Yellow Clown Goby
Citron Goby
Antenna Goby
Yellow Tail Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny*
Starry Blenny*

INVERTEBRATES
Emerald Crab*
Zebra Hermit Crab
Halloween Hermit Crab
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Nassarius Snail
Pagurus Pollicaris Hermit Crab

CORALS
Aussie Holy Grail Hammer*
Micro Torch Colony*
Orange Ricordea Yuma Mushroom Colony*
Ultra Wilsoni Frag*
Assorted Frags

New corals are ready to make your tank pop! List of this week’s saltwater arrivals are below.

SALTWATER FISH
Yellow Longnose Butterfly
Chocolate Yellow Tang
Blue Tang
Foxface
Coral Beauty
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Flagtail Prawn Goby
Two Spot Blenny
Tail Spot Blenny
Sixline Wrasse
Blue Chromis

INVERTEBRATES
Blue Tuxedo Urchin
Hawk Wing Conch
Arrow Crab
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Yellow Pistol Shrimp
Purple Claw Pistol Shrimp (NFS)
Fire Shrimp

Nice-sized Royal Grammas in this week, as well as some fish that are harder to come by like the Yellow Anthias. Other great arrivals include the Royal Flasher Wrasse, Green Caribbean Filefish, and more! Featured here are some of these arrivals and some stunning clownfish pairs. Full list of saltwater arrivals below.

SALTWATER FISH
Bicolor Angel
Coral Beauty
Yellow Anthias
Royal Flasher Wrasse
Cleaner Wrasse
Longnose Hawkfish
Wheelers Prawn Goby
Antenna Goby
Green Caribbean Filefish
Green Chromis
Royal Gramma
Squamipinnis Anthias (M)

INVERTEBRATES
Green Mantis Shrimp
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Pistol Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Black Foot Trochus Snail
Emerald Crab
Red Leg Hermit

So, how’s your Saturday going? See our saltwater arrivals below.

SALTWATER FISH
Kole Tang
Pearlscale Butterfly
Solor Fairy Wrasse
Red Fairy Wrasse
Banggai Cardinal
Diamond Goby
Yellow Tail Blenny
Gold Midas Blenny
Blue Midas Blenny
Royal Gramma
Diadema Pseudochromis

INVERTEBRATES
Orange Sponge Crab
Nassarius Snails
Black Foot Trochus Snail

CORALS
Assorted Frags

Talk about fireworks! 🎆 Meet our newly arrived Black Volitan Lionfish (and his friend Porcupine Puffer). Known for their venomous spines, these larger lionfish (12-15″ max.) are actually quite peaceful. Other large, slow moving fish tend to make good tankmates (definitely no snack size, as these are predators afterall). A few other dazzlers arrived this week, check out the full list below.

SALTWATER FISH
Black Volitan Lionfish
Porcupine Puffer
Blue Jaw Trigger
Metallic Foxface
Powder Brown Tang
Sailfin Tang
Chocolate Yellow Tang
Lemonpeel Angel
Cherub Pygmy Angel
Longnose Hawkfish
Arc Eye Hawkfish
Green Mandarin Dragonet
Orange Firefish Goby
Banggai Cardinal
Royal Gramma

INVERTEBRATES
Sexy Shrimp
Blue Leg Pistol Shrimp
Blue Leg Hermit Crab

Ready to fire up your saltwater tank? 🔥 Try a Flame Angel, certain to add some vibrance! Full list of saltwater arrivals below.

SALTWATER FISH
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish
Foxface
Flame Angel
Coral Beauty
Green Mandarin Dragonet

INVERTEBRATES
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Harlequin Shrimp
Reef Abalone
Fighting Conch
Nassarius Snail
Cerith Snail
Black Foot Trochus Snail