When it comes to spotting them in the wild, Jawbreaker Discosoma are very similar to anemones in many ways. In the same way as Bubble tips anemones (Entacmea quadricolor), you either find a large size colony of various corallimorphs or…
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Synchiropus sycorax Is The New Official Name of the Ruby Red Dragonet
Synchiropus sycorax is the newest species of dragonet to get an official name, brought to you by Yi-Kai Tea, better known as Lemon in the Reef World, and his advisor Dr. Anthony Gill. The Ruby Red Dragonet, which the aquarium…
Ruby Red Dragonet successfully captive bred by ORA
The Ruby Red Dragonet is one of the newcomers to the aquarium world and yet, ORA has already managed to successfully breed this species. Building on their previous success with other species of dragonets and scooter blennies, Oceans Reefs &…
Ruby seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea, discovered in south Australia
Phyllopteryx dewysea is a new species of seadragon from the southern coast of Western Australia with a brilliant red color giving it the name of Ruby Seadragon. There are only two other species of seadragon, the leafy seadragon, Phycodorus eques,…
Ruby red dragonet make simultaneous worldwide splash
A stunning ruby red dragonet of the genus Synchiropus has made a big splash in aquariums around the world. Starting in South Africa, then on to Singapore, Japan and Los Angeles, the brilliant red dragonet has been spotted in shipments of…
Researchers Capture First Glimpse of Ruby Seadragons in the Wild
Ruby Seadragon The first ever video of the Ruby Seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea, was released yesterday. We first wrote about the new species of seadragon in 2015 when it was described from the southern coast of Western Australia. There are only two…
Spiny Sea Dragon successfully captive bred in New Zealand
The Spiny Sea Dragon is an exquisite marine fish which often takes a back seat to the much better known and more ostentatious leafy and weedy sea dragons. The only time we’ve ever come across this species in our ongoing research…
Incredible freshwater fish like this jeweled betta are impossible to ignore
Reef Builders is clearly a specialist in the marine and reef aquarium side of the hobby but we still have lots of appreciation for incredible freshwater fish. This year’s Aquarama fish competition featured so many unbelievable fish specimens that we…
Sustainable Aquatics Introduces Captive-Bred Sunkist Clowns
The Sunkist Clownfish is a naturally occurring variety of the pink skunk clownfish, Amphiprion perideraion. I’ve been extolling the importance of understanding and appreciating the wild geographic variants of our clownfish species for a couple years now, so you might understand the excitement…
Wine red Dragonets still hot on the wish list despite appearing again in bigger numbers
Call it whatever shade of red you want, but there’s no denying the flaming beauty of these dragonets. We featured the appearance of an unfamiliar dragonet a few months ago that made its appearance in various fish stores worldwide. They…
