Sprawling galleries of extremely rare fish and corals springs up on the new Russo’s Reef website

If you’ve been in the hobby a long time and you think you’ve seen it all, you ought to go take a look at the extensive amount of rare fish and coral photos that have been uploaded to the new…

Novaculops sand wrasse from Australia via Russo’s Reef

The picture of this stunning Novaculops halsteadi was taken by Russo’s Reef who imported this sand wrasse from Australia. Yesterday we brought you news of Halstead’s sand wrasse which arrived at Reef Corner in Holland, but this intriguing wrasse species…

Unusual Izu hogfish could be a hybrid or a regional variant

This is one very attractive and unusual Izu hogfish which has us quite stumped about its origin. The image below is the first look we got of this particular specimen showing a near perfect blend of the color pattern of a…

The Indian Ocean is producing some really nice tricolor “Koi” Scopas Tangs

We’re not sure exactly what’s stirring up in the waters of the Indian Ocean, but it’s definitely producing some gnarly aberrations of the commonly known scopas tang, Zebrasoma scopas, that we know and love. This little gem shows similar characteristics to…

Halichoeres bathyphilus is one of many Curacao rarities from Dynasty Marine

Halichoeres bathyphilus may not look like much as a juvenile, but this deepwater Atlantic species is one of the most beautiful and elusive of its genus. In its initial phase, it is very difficult to distinguish from the many times…

Feds aren’t messing around when it comes to coral smuggling

For coral vendors looking to sneak one past the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service you might want to think again. The Federal Courts have sentenced one person to a year in prison along with a $500,000 for smuggling corals over a…

Mango angelfish from Guam resurfaces after long hiatus

It has been awhile since any fish from Guam has made its way into the trade. Sans the small collection made by Joe Russo last year, this is the first time in a long hiatus that we’re seeing the reappearance…

Oculus Aquatics shutting down, here’s your chance to try someone new

Oculus Aquatics, once a fine dealer of killer corals, sent out an email this morning announce their imminent closure effective today. Oculus had a good run in their heyday and brought in a lot of neat livestock in its four…

Incredible xanthic triggerfish makes its way to Elos Aquastudio New York

Xanthic Undulated Triggerfish have been firmly lodged in our minds ever since FAMA featured one on their front cover in the nineties. Anyone remember the title story “Melekeok’s Golden Triggerfish”? Although that initial xanthic Balistapus undulatus was from Palau, every few…

Canthigaster tyleri is the clown trigger of tobies

More and more, amazing species of tobies like this Canthigaster tyleri are coming to light giving us more reasons to love the colorful diversity of sharpnose puffers. Tyler’s toby is a deepwater reef fish from the Indian Ocean which clearly…