Lutjanus indicus and L. papuensis, two new snapper species that are actually attractive
Snappers aren’t very high on the aquarists’ list of must-have fish although many of them are truly attractive, including the two newly described species from the Indian Ocean. Lutjanus indicus and Lutjanus papuensis are two new species of snappers described by Allen, White & Erdmann (pdf link) in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. Lutjanus papuensis Read More
Raccoon and Pakistani butterflyfish hybrid blends its parent colors well
Marine fish hybrids always puzzle me up at the first glance. The pictures here show a hardly seen hybrid between Raccoon and Pakistani Butterfly, Chaetodon lunula x C. collare. Well blend the characteristics of both species together. The body of this cross is rather drab and dull, but what strikes the eyes is the big white stripe Read More
Apogonichthyoides sialis is a rare and subtly elegant species of cardinalfish
Apogonichthyoides sialis is one of the least known cardinalfish in the aquarium trade. They are not common but unusal in a family of cardinalfish that contains over three hundred species. Apogonighthyoides sialis has only three colors. The anterior part is colored with grey and the posterior is white, with two black bar crossing vertically from their Read More
White Horse Saddle Back clownfish sports the all white body mutation
The White Horse Saddle Clownfish is a new strain of saddle back clownfish which is the latest species of Amphiprion to sport the nearly all white body mutation. Coming from Thailand, the White Horse Saddle Clownfish was first produced by a pair of Amphiprion polymnus in the care of Ekkachai Hengarnglai (Jay) owner of Worldwidereef aquarium Read More
Movie Time: Get to know the Reef Life of the Andaman Sea in this feature length video
It’s Friday night and if you feel like staying in, perhaps snuggling with your boo, or if your Netflix queue is looking uninteresting, here’s a full length nature movie to burn a couple hours of your evening/weekend. Within aquarium circles the Andaman Sea adjacent to Thailand is very poorly known although our Bangkok reefing correspondent Ohm Pavaphon has Read More
Bluespace Aquarium’s spectacular anthias display is an eye-catching showcase from Bangkok
A tank full of colorful Anthias is always an attractive sight for onlookers. Mixing of the bright orange, yellow, pink, and assorted colors of Anthias and Pseudanthias reef fish species makes for good eye candy anytime you look at them. As you can see in the pictures of the main display tank from Bluespace Aquarium Read More
Ruesai Leelapruht’s simple yet elegant reef system from Thailand
Beauty as relating to aquariums does not have to depend on the size of coral colonies, rarity of fish or even the latest and greatest equipment. A good layout with well balanced rock and coral placement alone can go really far. Ruesai Leelapruht’s system from Thailand might lack massive impressively colored acroporids seen in many of Read More
Top down look of Chingchai’s amazing corals and fish
You’ve seen the DSPS tank from Thailand a myriad of times; in the beginning and a little bit further along. Now that Chngchai’s reef tank has been coming along for a while now, this top down video of the reef and its inhabitants couldn’t have come at a better time. A wealth of amazing, beautiful and Read More
Four persons arrested for aquarium fish smuggling in Thailand
4 persons were arrested in Rawai for smuggling protected marine species according to the Phuketgazette. “The suspects, 34-year-old Pichit Bangjak and three minors, were arrested at 11am in a pickup truck parked along Thepkrasattri Road in Rassada, near the Phuket Highways Department Office. A search of foam coolers in the bed of the truck uncovered Read More