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Hybrid swallowtail angelfish has great potential for unexpected mature coloration

Another day and we have another hybrid angelfish to report. This particular specimen is a cross between swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus lamarcki and G. melanospilos. Currently this hybrid swallowtail angelfish is of muted appearance, a nothing more than a curiosity to the diehard angelfish fans. But what you see is not what you get with this Read More

Multicolor coral beauty hybrid specimen shows the beautiful blend of its parents

This multicolor and coral beauty angelfish hybrid is just the latest amazing Centropyge to be illustrated by long term friend of the blog Jimmy Ma. We’ve seen this particular cross of coral beauty and multicolor angelfish before in a tiny specimen captured from Cebu but like the aberrant coral beauty and double blackfin heradli angelfish, Jimmy Read More

Lemonpeel halfblack angelfish hybrid from LiveAquaria kicks it up a notch

We’ve written about so many different varieties of lemonpeel hybrids we never thought that one could come along with such a standout pattern to warrant another post. Seriously though, lemonpeel x halfblack hybrids, lemonpeel x eibli angelfish hybrids (Tigerpyge) and blue spotted and blue spangled hybrids of lemonpeel angelfish have all had a turn gracing Read More

Quality Marine makes a rare move to auction limited supply of Resplendent Cherubfish

In a move that seems highly atypical for the wholesale aquarium livestock industry (and a bit exciting), Quality Marine today announced that they will releasing their cache of Frank Baensch’s newest hybrid captive-bred Angelfish, the “Resplendent Cherubfish” , a cross between Centropyge resplendens and C. argi. What is unusual about the Resplendent Cherubfish is that these Read More

Tiger angelfish hybrid redefines the rarest of the rare reef fish

The tiger angelfish is so rare that it is hardly ever seen even in South Africa, so earlier this year we were tickled to be able to share with you a video of tiger angelfish acclimated and doing well in captivity. Now we’re kicking it up a notch with this amazing specimen of a hybrid Read More

Small Tigerpyge hybrid angelfish imported to Hong Kong by Red Heart King

This super cute Tigerpyge anelfish just surfaced in Hong Kong where it was imported by a marine fish outfit called Red Heart King. The striping on this individual is very broad at this small size but we expect that with age and size it will develop more ‘typical’ thin and numerous stripes like the Tigerpyge Read More

Genicanthus takeuchi hybrid from Ogasawara could have a little semifasciatus angelfish in it

Genicanthus angelfish hybrids are enough, to discover one which is a mix of G. takeuchi is truly a once in a lifetime find. We’d be happy to just see a full blooded alive in our life time, in the U.S. and collected with full documentation. The specimen in the pictures was found swimming at great Read More

Clarion angelfish: Hybrid and Adults featured in video

The hybrid Clarion x Passer angelfish which we first told you about last week is now starring in this brief video that was made shortly before the fish was packed up and shipped off to Israel. We’ve also come to learn that this specimen is about 5″ long (~12cm) and he will probably sell in Read More

Hybrid Angelfish: Clarion x Passer hybrid captured in Mexico

Hybrid marine angelfishes are among the most coveted fish for the marine aquarium. Hybrids that include such a coveted species as the Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis are among the most elusive in the ornamental aquarium trade. Within the recent shipment of 100 clarion angelfish from Cortez Marine, at least one gem of a hybrid was Read More

Conspicillatus x Personifer hybrid angelfish redefines rarity

Conspic angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, are rare enough but to find one that is naturally hybridized with another amzing fish species is an awesome, singular event. This is not the first time that a conspic x personifer (Chaetodontoplus meridithi) hybrid has been discovered but this latest specimen is among one of the most mature specimens of Read More

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