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…

New pseudochromis and Euphyllia among the recent discoveries in Bali, Indonesia

Scientists just discovered eight new fish species and one new coral species after conducting a marine survey around Bali. Targeting 33 different sites the team identified 952 fish and found that eight were new undiscovered species that included damsels, eels…

Snow basslet video clearly shows the white markings of Serranus chionaraia

The snow basslet is an interesting deepwater reef fish that lives in the Caribbean Sea. About a month ago we shared with you some of the first really good pictures of the snow basslet from a specimen that was imported…

Ellerkeldia rubra, the red-stripe dwarf seaperch from Western Australia

Ellerkeldia rubra is an exciting new dwarf seaperch species that is very rarely collected from Western Australia. The Ellerkeldia genus includes many species that greatly resemble Hypoplectrodes sseaperches but Ellerkeldia has a slightly more elongated body shape. Although a few…

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…

Red Blotched Perchlet saltwater fish profile

The Red Blotched Perchlet known as Plectranthias inermis as the scientific name. The Red Blotched perchlet comes from Indonesia and the Phillippines, if you happen to live on the UK, most of those specimens originate from Balinese waters. This is…