The Legacy Fish Tank

Fish Tank Fun Facts

  • The aquarium is an homage to our founders, Art and Inge Rewinkel, who loved the ocean.
  • The tank is 500 gallons and weighs several tons.
  • The sea coral are "farmed" from and to other fish tanks in Colorado!
  • The "fish closet" produces more than 150 gallons of sea water every week!
  • Just the sand weights over 400 lbs!
  • 8 feet long, 3 feet deep and 3 feet tall
  • Scroll down to "sea" and learn fun facts about the fish, coral and other inhabitants.

Purple Tang

Purple Tang

Zebrasoma Xanthurum

Our Purple Tang will grow up to 10 inches long. He is the largest fish in our tank. He likes to eat, but he is still a fast swimmer!

Green Chromis

Green Chromis

Chromis Viridis

We have 10 Green Chromis. They are peaceful, active and inquisitive. They are very likely to check you out when you peek in the tank!

Hawkfish

Hawkfish

Cirrhitidae

Our Hawkfish cannot float! Although he can swim fast when he wants to eat. Usually you will see him hang on the coral. He is meditative and calm.

Sailfin Tang

Sailfin Tang

Zebrasoma veliferum

Maybe the coolest part of this tang are the stripes on his eyes. When he looks around, the stripe moves too!

Rabbit Fish

Rabbitfish

Siganus

He is beautiful, hungry and fast. He has huge spikes when he is a little grumpy.

Sand Sifting Goby

Sand Sifting Goby

Pomatoschistus minutus

Amazing! He scoops up dirty sand with his mouth and spits out clean sand from his gills!

Clownfish

Clownfish

Amphiprioninae

Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with poisonous anemone. Clownfish fertilize the anemone. All Clownfish are born male, and some change their sex. Once they become female, they cannot become male again. We have a pair of Clownfish, one female and one male. 

Powder Blue Tang

Powder Blue Tang

Acanthurus leucosternon

Our Powder Blue Tang will grow up to 14 inches long and live up to 10 years old. He is sure that he is the best looking fish in the tank.

Cleaner Shrimp

Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

This is funny. Fish pull up to the cleaner shrimp like you would pull into a car wash. The shrimp clean the bacteria, algae and other stuff off the fish!

Mandorin Dragonet

Mandarin Dragonet

Synchiropus splendidus

He is a picky eater. He likes tiny worms, protozoans, and small crustaceans that live on the rocks and coral.

Filefish

Filefish

Monacanthidae

This Filefish looks prehistoric. He eats stuff that might otherwise kill the coral. His dorsal and ventral fins are always moving!

Yellow Coris Wrasse

Yellow Coris Wrasse

Halichoeres chrysus

One of the easiest fish to find, he usually swims near the surface, showing off.

Bimaculatus Anthias

Bimaculatus Anthias

The orange fish grow to about 5 inches long. All of them are females except one male, who is a little darker and has a spike on his back.

Starfish

Starfish

Asteroidia

What kind of fish only comes out at night? A starfish! 

Lipstick Naso Tang

Lipstick Naso Tang

Naso lituratus

Mr. Dapper is always hungry!

Leopard Wrasse

Leopard Wrasse

Macropharyngodon meleagris

He is beautiful but hard to find. When he is scared, he will dig into the sand.

Sea Urchin

Sea Urchin

Echinus

He thinks he is clever because he is hiding from you by holding up shells and anything else he can grab.

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