The Dr. Seuss fish is without a doubt one of the coolest fish to become somewhat available to aquarists just this year. As much as we’ve covered this species recently don’t be fooled into thinking this fish is any more common; just this weekend at House of Fins SPLASH sale is when we got our Read More

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While at MACNA, we had the opportunity to talk fish with Seth Pierce of Proaquatix. Seth hinted that one of the newest developments is the captive breeding and rearing of a small Parioglossus ”Goby” that schools. Their problem?  No one there knows what species it is as Parioglossus are very small and little known marine fish. Today, Proaquatix released a Read More

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In an executive order signed earlier this month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has effectively declared war on the invasive Lionfish.  For the next 12 months, it is a virtual no-holds-barred, open season on this damaging predator.  Highlights include: No recreational license required to fish for Lionfish with either a pole spear, Hawaiian sling, Read More

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Walt Smith Fiji has recently uploaded a series of short videos showing some expert divers cautiously and effectively wrangling up fish along the reefs using on a net. Not only is the skill involved with capturing these fish with a net impressive but considering the plethora of coral all around the divers, they show serious Read More

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Sustainably collected fish and inverts from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have arrived on US shores once more.  Despite what you may have read elsewhere, the official information continues to suggest that there had not been a single shipment from PNG to the US since Seasmart’s last shipments sometime in 2010.  With PNG fish pouring into Read More

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We’ve seen the argument for banning the commercial collection of reef fish for the aquarium trade hit a stride in the last few years. While legislative recourse to ban collection has simmered down for the moment, many organizations are still keeping the topic fresh. A recent poll sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States Read More

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The Dr. Seuss Soapfish, Belonoperca pylei, brings back so many fond memories. I have never been more excited about a fish than I am on the arrival of this one. My first encounter with this fish was back in 2006 when Greg Schiemer showed me one at Absolutely Fish in Clifton, New Jersey.  I had never seen Read More

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A recent spate of captive breeding successes, particularly with the Koran angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus, had us wondering what the next captive bred ”Big Angel” would be.  Based on what we’re seeing from Bali Aquarich (producers of the first captive-bred Pinnatus Batfish), it appears that we can now add Pomacanthus annularis to the list of firsts we can Read More

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Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned.  Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the 20,000 gallon reef. A quick check of the MBI Database revealed a prior succes with Read More

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LiveAquaria produced and delivered, a fully conditioned specimen of the Red Sea “Harlequin” Filefish, Oxymonacanthus halli.  I cook dinner for my wife and son, go run some errands, and come home to a Facebook posting from Dr. Matt Wittenrich, waving this picture of Oxymonacanthus halli from LiveAquaria on my wall, there, taunting me publicly. It’d be like, Read More

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