Wild Spotted Swallowtail Angelfish Hybrid fished up by RVS Fishworld

Hybrid Genicanthus are some of the rarest among the Pacific species of angelfish so we definitely perk up and take note anytime one of them shows up on our radar. The latest annual example of swallowtail angelfish with mixed parentage…

Regal x Tiger Angelfish could be the first cross-genera hybrid

Prolific angelfish breeders Poma Labs announced the news of not one but two exciting breeding successes this week. The first is the Yellow-Ear Angelfish, Apolemichthys xanthotis, the 19th Angelfish species bred by the leading aquaculturists and they believe, the first…

Golden Nebula Angelfish is a Griffis x GoldFlake Backcross Hybrid

Singapore fish store Iwarna Aquafarm is showing off a stunning hybrid angelfish that we believe to be a cross between the Griffis Angelfish, Apolemichthys griffisi, and a Goldflake/Griffis hybrid (A.xanthopunctatus x A.griffisi). The Apolemichthys genus includes many beautiful and highly…

Ten of the Best Hybrid Dwarf Angelfish

From Rusty Flames to Tigerpyges and Holy Grails. Here are just 10 of the many hybrid dwarf angels that Reef Builders has covered over the years.

Armitagei hybrid angelfish arrives at Reef Aquatics

A hybrid between a Flagfin and a Cream Angelfish has arrived at a UK marine store. The Apolemichthys trimaculatus/xanthurus cross was once thought to be its own distinct species, Apolemichthys armitagei, but experts have since relegated it from separate species…

Pinnatus x Batavianus Batfish Hybrid not as Wild as the Parents

We’ve long associated the world famous fish farmers of Bali Aquarich with the captive bred pinnatus batfish which was one of their first breakout cultured marine fish to hit the aquarium hobby. This 2010 landmark breakthrough was followed up with…

Hybrid Tiger Angelfish Makes Surprise Touchdown at Finest Aquatics

A hybrid tiger angelfish has just splashed down in the United Kingdom and we couldn’t be more excited to share the story of this exceedingly rare specimen with our readers. This small mutt of Apolemichthys kingi is only the fourth example of…

Holy Grail Angelfish is a venusta X multifasciata hybrid

RVS Fishworld Inc has collected an exquisitely colored hybrid dwarf angelfish in the Philippines. A naturally occurring cross between the Blue back angelfish, Centropyge venusta, and the Many-banded or Multibar angelfish, C.multifasciata, few hybrids surpass the beauty of either parent…

Tinker’s/Burgess butterflyfish hybrid is a perfect cross between the two 

A Chaetodon burgessi/tinkeri hybrid butterflyfish has been imported into the UK. It’s been ten whole years since we started to see these pop up in the trade but in that time very few if any have made it to England.…

New ‘Variety’ of Takeuchi Angelfish Hybrid

Genicanthus takeuchii is an angelfish so rare that it practically unknown in the aquarium hobby so it doesn’t even show up in lists of holy grail saltwater fish. Despite being one of the largest species of swallowtail angelfish and being…