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…

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…

Liopropoma randalli just described from from Kochi India and Lombok Indonesia

Liopropoma randalli is a new species of deepwater Liopropoma basslet that is the latest known from the Indian Ocean. Unlike many species which are first described from one collection area, Liopropoma randalli is already known from Kochi India to Lombok Indonesia giving it a…

From Japan with love: Japanese angelfish, Randall’s assessor and crescent-tail fairy wrasse

Route 66 Marine is well known for being a balling coral supplier but as of late they’ve been getting more and more into the rare and unusual marinelife. First it was the true personifer angelfish, Chaetodontoplus personifer, then the Lennard’s…

Behind the face of LiveAquaria – Kevin Kohen’s fish collection part 3

We’ve come to the final installation of our three part mini series featuring the private fish collection of Kevin Kohen. This last post covers Kevin’s nano tank, so it won’t be a long post as there aren’t many fish in…

2013 recap: Top six breakthrough aquarium fish

2013 is ending really soon and as always, we have our yearly recap on what’s hot in the aquarium scene. Before this year, these fish were almost always either unknown of, or simply classified as “book fishes”. Today’s post will feature…

2012 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review

As has become a tradition, it’s time again for a look back at the past year’s advances in marine fish breeding with our annual Marine Breeder’s Year In Review.  (see 2010, and 2011 Part 1, and 2011 Part 2, for…

Local breeders put their mark in Singapore’s aquaculture scene

The South-East Asian countries are well known for the global impact they have on the greater aquaculture industry. Majority of the aqua-cultured livestock in the S.E Asian market includes food fish and freshwater ornamentals, with a much smaller focus on…

Plectranthias kelloggi from Japan shows up in Singapore

Plectranthias kelloggi (Zalanthias kelloggi) is a rather large member of the Plectranthias group so much so that some have placed it in another genus or subgenus. Unlike most of its smaller cousins, P. kelloggi grows to about 12cm and is…