ORA’s captive bred Randall’s assessor is the only way you’re gonna get this fish

There’s not a lot of options for schooling fish in a reef tank but besides cardinalfish and anthias, the Assessors make arguably one of the best choice for small colorful open water swimmers. We’ve already lavished heaps of praise for Randall’s…

ORA captive bred Randall’s Assessor coming soon

Randall’s Assessor has only been available in the U.S. in limited numbers and sporadic shipments for what seems like barely a  year but ORA is already on the ball with another first. Since they already held the title for first…

The top four breakthrough exciting reef aquarium fishes of 2011

2011 has been a fantastic year for aquarium reef fish enthusiasts. Not only have we seen a great deal of exceptional fishes in terms of rarity and beauty, we’ve also scouted some potential would-be aquarium staples in the near future.…

Assessor randalli is a seldom seen, virtually unknown member of the genus

Somewhere along our reefing lives we’ve probably thought about keeping the upside down-swimming Assessors – either the Blue Assessor (A. macneilli), or its yellow counterpart, the Yellow Assessor (A. flavissimus). If the thought of keeping either one has never crossed…