CIrrhilabrus lanceolatus, the pin tail fairy wrasse is one of the most exquisite wrasses in the sea (not to be confused with Cirrhlabrus exquisitus). Certain forms of the pin tail fairy wrasse are available from time to time, and while the…
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The 5 hottest reef aquarium fish of 2012
Two thousand twelve saw a lot of great new developments in the reef and marine aquarium hobby, and we were graced with an especially good twelve months of awesome rare fish. This year saw some uber rare species become available…
New Terelabrus sp. Japan brought up from the depths of Okinawa
A new species of Terelabrus has just been captured and hauled up from the deep reef and it looks to be acclimating well to aquarium life. The never before seen Terelabrus sp. Japan was collected at a depth of 170…
Opistognathus decorus – tattoo jawfish is made with the color and size of a polleni grouper
Opistognathus decorus, the Tattoo Jawfish is the soul of a Polleni grouper trapped in the body of a jawfish. You can imagine how hard our jaw hit the floor when we got our first look at Opistognathus decorus, the most…
Juvenile Neptune Grouper shows up in Singapore, retailing for a hefty price
Cephalopholis igarashiensis, more commonly known as the Neptune Grouper, is a stunning and highly prized deepwater fish that is very rarely almost never encountered in the trade. There are few groupers that can rival the rarity and coloration of this…
Unprecedented close up look at Odontanthias katayamai on video
Our first look at this new video of Odontanthias katayamai made our heart palpate a little bit. Like the previous live specimen of O. katayamai, this stunning specimen of anthias was collected by Deep Sea Challengers in Japan at the incredible depth…
Odontanthias katayamai, the yellow spotted anthias is another rarity to hit Blue Harbor first
Odontanthias katayamai is yet another big story from the rare reef fish genus formerly known as Holanthias. A couple weeks ago we learned of a completely new deepwater anthias from Puerto Rico which is believed to belong to Odontanthias, and…
Symphysanodon katayamai is a beautiful slopefish that is almost unknown in the trade
Many deepwater reef fish don’t get enough air time simply because they live so deep and are hard to find. One such fish is Symphysanodon katayamai, or the yellow striped slopefish. Symphysanodon is a genus comprising of about a dozen…
B-Box Aquarium adds another feather to its cap with their newest Liopropoma africanum
There’s nothing we enjoy more than a close up video of a rare and highly prized Liopropoma basslet, and this time, B-Box Aquarium treats us to their spanking new L. africanum. While nowhere near as rare as the crazy deepwater Liopropoma…
