Randall’s tilefish, Hoplolatilus randalli, is a spanking new species of reef fish which was just described in the latest issue of Aqua. The new Randall’s tilefish was described by Gerald Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Alison M. Hamilton from thirteen…
Saltwater Fish
Captive Bred Pinnatus Batfish hit the US
Mark Martin @ Blue Zoo Aquatics broke the news to Reef Builders this afternoon – Captive Bred Pinnatus Batfish (Platax pinnatus) have hit the US. The first retail offering of a 2″ tall captive bred Pinnatus Batfish is happening now!…
Trimma tevegae has got to be one of the coolest nano gobies which is readily available
Trimma tevegae is a gorgeous little goby which is relatively available but rarely showing it’s true potential. Like all fish, this species shows it’s best when its been conditioned for a while and put into a display that suits it.…
Paracheilinus bellae, bell’s flasher wrasse at House of Fins
Bell’s flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus bellae, is one of the most elusive of the ornamental labridae. With the lyretail of P. angulatus, the dorsal filaments of P. filamentosus and more blue linework than P. octotaenia, Bell’s Flasher wrasse is at the…
The tang collection at World Wide Corals ought to make the Tang Police implode
You may not have heard of the Tang Police but they surely have heard of you. As we speak the Tang Police has surveillance on all the reef tanks in North America making sure that everyone has only one surgeonfish…
Misbar Maroon clownfish showed off by ORA
Misbar maroon clownfish are nothing new, they’ve been popping up sporadically in clutches of normally patterned maroon clownfish for years but ORA’s got a pair that’s been throwing off something a little different. A week ago in Orlando, ORA brought…
Rare fish collector Rob Lower dies of dive-related injuries
Rob Lower was a marine ornamental fish collector who specialized in finding and catching many rare Hawaiian endemic reef fish, many of which were only accessible by diving to the limits. Over the last few years Mr. Lower was one…
Cirrhilabrus earlei trio arrives in US, along with some delectable Angelfish
Nebraska Reef Club President, Jim Gryczanowski, is a self professed wrasse nut. Recently, he acquired a trio of Cirrhilabrus earlei. The C. earlei wrasse is a deepwater species, only recently discovered in 2001. They are extremely rare in the trade…
Halichoeres hilomeni and H. erdmanni are two new wrasse species described from the East Indies
Halichoeres erdmanni and H. hilomeni are two new species of wrasses that Dr. Gerald Allen recently brought to our attention with their official description. The two new Halichoeres species were described in the latest issue of issue of the Raffles…
PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish On A Date
Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”. Forgive the camera work – it was…