The saltwater fish aquarium industry have experienced a great amount of technological advancements and one can now keep a wide variety of saltwater fish in tank. Here are some of the most common fish that can easily survive in a saltwater aquarium or these are few fish species best recommended.
- Surgeons: These get their name from the scalpel-sharp spines found at the base of the tail and their life span is 2 to 3 years.
- Basselets: These fish reach an average length of about four to six inches which come in red, orange, yellow and purple with a life span of 2 to 4 years.
- Triggerfish: With a life span of 2 to 4 years these have sharp outward pointing teeth that are designed for eating sea urchins and other invertebrates.
- Angles: These are highly prized salt water fish and are the most beautiful fish but difficult to keep. These have a life span of upto 20 years.
These are few very common saltwater fish that can be kept in an aquarium and apart of these there are few other fish species like, Boxfish/Trunkfish, Butterflyfish, Lionfish, Mandarins, Clownfish, etc.