ReefGen offering Long Island Aquarium corals, Flamboyant cuttlefish and rare captive bred fish
ReefGen was cofounded by Laura Birenbaum and Justin Credabel to produce premium aquacultured coral, invertebrates, fishes and sharks. The operation is in collaboration with Joe Yaiullo, curator of the Long Island Aquarium, probably best known for his highly respected 12-year-old, 20,000-gallon reef tank. The ReefGen collaboration with Joe Yaiullo means that they offer the majority Read More
Captive bred Lipogramma klayi successfully raised by Todd Gardner
Lipogramma klayi is an amazing deepwater basslet whose deepwater price has kept it out of the mainstream, but Todd Gardner has just reported successful breeding this stunning species. Since Lipogramma klayi has to be careful collected in very deep water in Curacao, the price of Lipogramma klayi has hovered between $1000 and $2000 for the last five Read More
Rare Lipogramma klayi basslet from Curacao makes it all the way to Bangkok
It’s always our pleasure to see rare deep water species start showing up in aquarium trade more recently. This time is not a shocking stripe color basslet such as the Candy, but a lesser seen Lipogramma klayi as it is restricted to Curacao. This time the fish is imported by Crazy Aquarium, one of the Read More
Close up video of Lipogramma klayi from B-box Aquarium
We know it may seem like we have an unhealthy obsession with the rare and cryptic, deepwater Lipogramma klayi but we just can’t help ourselves. It’s only been a few weeks since we posted a video of Lipogramma klayi from Blue Harbor but this week B-box Aquarium has a little Lipogramma klayi eye candy of Read More
New Lipogramma klayi video shows the feeding of this deepwater Curacao reef fish
The royal fairy basslet, Lipogramma klayi, is a rare deepwater Caribbean reef fish with a prohibitive price tag. Very few of the Lipogramma klayi collected in Curacao are offered in the US since Asian reef fish collectors are much more willign to pay top dollar for tiny fish. This isn’t the first video of the Read More
Lipogramma klayi video shows what makes this fish more than a fancy royal gramma
Lipogramma klayi, the deepwater bicolor basslet from Curacao is a coveted rarity which we have covered extensively in pictures and in words but now we have the pleasure of bringing to you the first video of the rich-man’s royal gramma. Besides the delicate colros and beautifully patterned magenta spots on teh yellow body, we can’t Read More
Lipogramma evides and L. klayi: Some of the best images of these deepwater treasures, courtesy of B-Box Aquarium, Japan
Looks like Japan’s famous B-Box Aquarium got in on the Curacao deepwater fish harvesting action. Even if the Lipogramma klayi is $2000 and the Lipogramma evides is $3000, these pictures are priceless. nuff said Read More
Crosshatch bass and juvenile spanish flag make their way to the Blue Harbor
Looks like that planeload of rare Curacao reef fish flew right by Phoenix and straight to Japan’s Blue Harbor. The image above may be blurry but it’s still very exciting for us because it’s one of the only ones displaying the extremely rare Serranus luciopercanus, the cross hatch bass on the left with a handfull Read More
Spanish Flag and a whole biotope of Curacao deepwater reef fish making a pit stop at AquaTouch
The Spanish Flag, Gonioplectrus hispanus is one of those rare deepwater reef fish that is so uncommonly seen or collected that very few pictures of it even exist. It was very exciting to hear that AquaTouch in Phoenix AZ will soon be receiving the rare Spanish Flag in the photo. The photo may not do Read More
Blue harbor shows off some Lipogramma klayi gems
Rare fish specialists Blue Harbor are at it again with a fresh batch of beautiful bicolor basslets, Lipogramma klayi. These fish were caught on a special deep diving mission in Curacao which among the Lipogramma also targeted candy basslets. Although the bicolor basslet may look just like a small and slightly paler royal gramma (and Read More