Saltwater Fish

Gold X Lightning Maroon Clownfish From ORA Is Full Of Surprises
The Gold X Lightning Maroon Clownfish has finally been fully revealed, and no one could have imagine that it'd be such a variable fish. We did however foresee that the Gold X Lightning Maroon would be very different from the 'common'…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Amphiprion perideraion – Pink Skunk Clownfish

Amphiprion perideraion By: Greg Collinske The Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphprion perideraion) is a slightly delicate and often underrepresented species in our hobby when it comes to anemonefish. The Pink Skunk Clownfish has a striking color pattern which is quite different…

Grammatonotus xanthostigma & G. pelipel, Two New Splendid Deepwater Basslets

Grammatonotus xanthostigma and G. pelipel were just described from specimens collected in Pohnpei. Grammatonotus is a genus of deepwater basslets containing some fantastic species, and today we’ve got news of two more. It was just a few short years ago…

Gramma dejongi Successfully Captive Bred!

If you’ve been reading Reef Builders for any length of time, you must know by now how illustrious Gramma dejongi is in the reef aquarium hobby. It’s recent discovery, scarcity, and provenance from a US-embargoed country all add up to a perfect…

Ultra RARE Basslet Hybrid Collected By Dynasty Marine!

The Liopropoma genus of marine basslets includes some very beautiful species, many of which are rarely or never seen alive due to their preference for very deep water. However today we’ve got a specimen of a hybrid Liopropoma which is the rarest of them…

Awesome Video of Harlequin Goldie, Pseudanthias connelli, In Private Aquarium

The Harlequin Goldie, Pseudanthias connelli, is one of the most wildly patterned anthias species. Coming from only the Southwest Indian Ocean the harlequin goldie is primarily an endemic of South African waters, and very rarely seen outside of the country.  These…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: the Yellow Watchman Goby

The cautious Yellow Watchman Goby sits on the substrate near his borrow waiting for food. However, he quickly retreats when threatened along with anyone else sharing his home. Yellow Watchman Gobies, or Yellow Prawn Gobies, are known for their symbiotic…

Harlequin Shrimp Successfully Captive Raised by Aquatic Technology

Captive breeding generally tends to focus on desirable reef fish but let’s not forget that there’s some dedicated folks working to raise inverts too, not just corals. Last year we learned that the cleaner shrimp was successfully captive bred in…

First Look At The Huge Juveniles of Goldenback Triggerfish

The Goldenback Triggerfish is a beautiful species of marine fish which way too rarely seen. Par tof the reason for this species’ notable scarcity in the aquarium hobby is that this is one of the larger species of Xanthichthys. And when we…

The Most Expensive Yasha Gobies In The World

The Yasha goby is such a beautiful nouveau iconic reef fish, it’s easy to forget that this fish is not that common or widespread. This fish had its aquaristic debut as recently as 1999 and while they are common in…