Oxymonacanthus halli: LiveAquaria’s offers the Red Sea harlequin filefish
LiveAquaria produced and delivered, a fully conditioned specimen of the Red Sea “Harlequin” Filefish, Oxymonacanthus halli. I cook dinner for my wife and son, go run some errands, and come home to a Facebook posting from Dr. Matt Wittenrich, waving this picture of Oxymonacanthus halli from LiveAquaria on my wall, there, taunting me publicly. It’d be like, Read More
Orange spot filefish is not impossible yet still very challenging to keep in captivity
The orange-spot filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris, is a very enigmatic reef fish which has been the envy of fishkeepers for decades. Once thought to be ‘impossible’ to keep, the orange-spot filefish now joins the growing list of marine species which were once thought too delicate for captivity including stony corals, many anthias, purple tilefish, Moorish Idols Read More
Success with the Harlequin Filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris
We are pleased to present another inaugural post today on Reef Builders, this one is by Tim Morrissey, a fish breeding aquarist who is attending the Florida Institute of Technology where he studies reef fish ecology and reproduction. Harlequin filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris, are an exquisite species of reef fish who’s captive success has eluded many Read More