1921 NW 2nd Ave, Boca Raton · (561) 859-8131

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Gallery

Everything here was photographed in our own tanks and on our own floor. Livestock turns over constantly, so the fish here are examples of what comes through, not a list of what is in today.

The Store

The aisle, the livestock wall, the hardscape and the plant tanks, as you would walk them.

The main aisle at Barrier Reef, a display aquarium on the left and the lit livestock wall on the right — The main aisle: a display aquarium on the left, the livestock wall on the right.

Rows of lit freshwater holding tanks on the livestock wall — The freshwater holding wall.

Wooden bins of rock and stone, with planted nano aquariums on the shelves above — Rock and stone bins, with planted nano aquariums on the shelves above.

Live plant tanks in the middle of the floor, with the freshwater tanks along the wall behind them — The plant tanks, with freshwater tanks along the wall behind.

Displays

Aquariums set up and running on our floor, from the pond by the front door to planted and aquascaped displays.

The pond display at the front of the store, a wood-framed pond with a viewing window, between two potted trees — The pond display at the front of the store.

A cylinder aquarium aquascaped with tall driftwood and red rock — Cylinder aquarium with driftwood and rock.

A display aquarium on a white cabinet, rockwork and artificial coral on dark sand — Display aquarium on a white cabinet.

Branching driftwood set between grey stones in a display aquarium — Driftwood and stone in a display aquarium.

A two-tier planted vivarium with climbing driftwood, moss and broad-leaf plants — A planted vivarium.

A planted community aquarium with rainbowfish and cichlids over stem plants and driftwood — A planted community aquarium in a customer's home, set up and stocked by Barrier Reef.

A rimless cube aquarium in the corner of a room, lit from above, with a moss ball and plants — A rimless cube in a customer's home.

A planted aquarium on a white cabinet, swords and crypts over sand, with tetras — A planted aquarium on a white cabinet, maintained by Barrier Reef.

A dry rock aquascape built up as an arch, before it goes into a reef system — A rock scape for a reef system, assembled in the store.

Fish and Invertebrates

Photographed in our holding and display tanks, saltwater first, then freshwater.

Regal angelfish in side view, orange and white bands edged in blue — Regal angelfishPygoplites diacanthus

A pair of percula clownfish over white sand — Percula clownfish, a pairAmphiprion percula

Flame hawkfish perched on white gravel — Flame hawkfishNeocirrhites armatus

Purple tang in side view with its yellow tail — Purple tangZebrasoma xanthurum

Juvenile emperor angelfish with white rings on dark blue, a clownfish blurred below — Emperor angelfish, juvenilePomacanthus imperator

Dogface puffer facing the camera — Dogface pufferArothron nigropunctatus

Blue hippo tang swimming over white gravel — Blue hippo tangParacanthurus hepatus

Juvenile harlequin tuskfish, red and white bands, over white gravel — Harlequin tuskfish, juvenileChoerodon fasciatus

A small group of Banggai cardinalfish over white sand — Banggai cardinalfishPterapogon kauderni

Juvenile harlequin sweetlips, brown with white spots, beside a rock — Harlequin sweetlips, juvenilePlectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Skunk cleaner shrimp on white gravel, long white antennae raised — Skunk cleaner shrimp

Electric blue acara on sand beside a rock — Electric blue acara

Koi betta, red with white marbling, beside a green plant on a black background — Koi bettaBetta splendens

Tiger oscar on sand in front of a green plant — Tiger oscarAstronotus ocellatus

More from the tanks on Instagram, @thebarrierreef.

The Water Station: the saltwater and RO/DI dispensers above the fill basin — The saltwater and RO/DI dispensers above the fill basin.

The Water Station

Filtered natural seawater, RO/DI, and filtered fresh water, self-service by the gallon.

You can also bring in a water sample for expert testing and analysis.

Photos only go so far. Call us, or come see the tanks.

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