House of Fins 58th anniversary SPLASH sale this weekend in Greenwich CT

The House of Fins anniversary SPLASH sale is our annual excuse to share a gallery of exceptionally rare reef fish. In 2015 the infamous House of Fins or ‘HOF’ will be celebrating its 58th year in business with a huge…

Unknown Mauritius Valenciennea sleeper goby spotted at Greenwich Aquaria

Sleeper gobies are large showy sand-sifting gobies of the genus Valenciennea, of which there are many popular species in aquariums. A newly discovered specimen from Mauritius hints that there could be yet another new addition to this highly desirable and attractive…

Unknown scribbled face Pseudojuloides lands at Greenwich Aquaria

Pseudojuloides is a beautiful genus that gets quality air time here at ReefBuilders. This group of wrasses do not get as much love as they should, and are often overshadowed by their hardier and more forgiving Cirrhilabrus cousins. Though small,…

Love thy local fish store, Vargas in Omaha and a big sale at Greenwich Aquaria

Lots of great things happening in the retail aquarium space this weekend. The aquarium hobby could use some more editorial reflection on the state of affairs in our awesome hobby and to this end PFK’s Nathan Hill has written a…

Nice male Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp. 3 makes aquarium premier at Greenwich Aquaria

The Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp.3 is yet another never before seen species of exotic reef fish to get widely documented at Greenwich Aquaria before anywhere else in the country. Somewhat resembling Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, the Kenya fairy wrasse also sports…

Two great aquarium stores in Greenwich CT having big annual sales this weekend

House of Fins and Greenwich Aquaria are two of the finest retail aquarium stores in the country which we have written about extensively over the years – only LiveAquaria and Old Town Aquarium do as much shaking down of rare…

Garibaldi lemonpeel angelfish and Flavocoronatus butterflyfish hybrid headlining Father’s Day sale at Greenwich Aquaria

If a Garibaldi and a lemonpeel had a lovechild we imagine it would look a lot like the beautiful specimen at right. This stunning Centropyge flavissima was captured in the Marshall Islands and it features a strong orange body coloration…

Pseudanthias leucozonus, white bar anthias makes a big appearance at Greenwich Aquaria

[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChuNpv2ccCY[/youtube] Pseudanthias leucozonus, the white bar anthias, is an extremely rare species of anthias with some breathtaking colors. Being normally restricted to the southern seas of Japanese waters, this large batch of ten Pseudanthias leucozonus was actually sourced…

Chalice Coral Collage by Greenwich Aquaria

Chalice corals are raging hot and despite the overpriced frags, there are still plenty of coral vendors and growers out there who are willing to charge a fair price for these coveted pectinids. One of our all around favorite high…

Neptune grouper and conspicuous angelfish star in SPLASH event in Greenwich CT

Cephalopholis igarashiensis, better known as the Neptune Grouper, is a stunning fish from extremely deep water and we’ve just been floored by this live specimen since it showed up at House of Fins way back in June. Even in that…