Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana

You know that coral we’ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it’s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it’s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of…

Unique shrimpfish and mangrove display by Drs. Foster and Smith

For some people, going to conferences is all about seeing something new and for others, doing the marine aquarium conference thing is an awesome opportunity build an eye catching display. One of the exhibitors which consitently likes to put on…

Jumbo Gem Tang splayed out in pix

You know, we’ve seen more than a handful of small gem tangs but the cost/desire ratio just hasn’t made us want one. However, now that we’ve seen these pics from a Just Rare Fish of what a full blown adult…

McCulloch’s Clownfish (Amphiprion mccullochi) pair

You’ve no doubt built the reef you’ve wanted, but you’re wondering what other fish out there you could add. We originally reported the Amphiprion mccullochi or McCulloch’s Clownfish being close to being imported here to the United States some months…

Drs. Foster Smith how to video with fresh tap water

Drs. Foster smith has decided to jump on the bandwagon with videos, and we got our hands on their “Acclimation procedure for Aquatic life” video. Besides having a R-O-B-O-T narrator, we caught a nice glisten of a big no-no. We…

Fabulous pair of Shaw’s Boxfish shows up in the Diver’s Den

We try to only post about fish which are available for sale when they are exceptional specimens and this pair of Shaw’s boxfish is one of those deals. This coolwater boxfish is an exceptional beauty from Southern Australian waters. at…

Rare Bongo shrimp want to eat your starfish

The Bongo shrimp, Phyllognathia ceratophthalma, is a rare relative of the Harlequin shrimp that has just started being imported this year. These tiny crustaceans might reach up to 1″ long and they are devout predators of Asterina starfish and micro…

And you thought Helfrich’s firefish were rare

What we have here is a glowing deepwater morph of the already highly sought after Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi. This particular variant comes from Cook Island at about 220 feet which is over 100 feet deeper than the normal Helfrich…

Juvenile Clarion Angelfish on “sale” for $2,999

If you have the inkling to purchase a ultra rare fish then you might want to head on over to Live Aquaria. They have aquired a very rare fish, the Juvenile Clarion Angelfish. They claim they have had it in…