Parioglossus, is a genus of dwarf dartfish that stay small, nice, and hardy but is rarely offered in the trade. Of all 22 species being known to science, the Philippine Dartfish (Parioglossus philippinus) is the one recently shown up in…
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Tinkeri x Burgess butterflyfish are popping up more and more
If you are a fan of Tinker’s butterflyfish but not too hot about the less colorful Burgess butterflyfish, increased imports of supposed hybrids of the two are becoming increasingly frequent. Roaps butterflyfish are unique looking and truly striking in the eyes…
Movie Time: Get to know the Reef Life of the Andaman Sea in this feature length video
It’s Friday night and if you feel like staying in, perhaps snuggling with your boo, or if your Netflix queue is looking uninteresting, here’s a full length nature movie to burn a couple hours of your evening/weekend. Within aquarium circles the Andaman…
Liopropoma collettei re-appears in the aquarium scene
Liopropoma are a group secretive fishes which makes them elusive and uncommonly found in the aquarium trade. Collette’s Reef Basslet (Liopropoma collettei) is a species that closely resembles the Pinstripe Reef Basslet (Liopropoma susumi), however the former has a more…
Flathead Perch appears again- this time in Thailand!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAxtv_5YLkg[/youtube] After we recently reported about a very special Flathead Perch, Rainfordia opercularis, arriving in the US and few weeks ago in Japan, now we would like to inform you that this species is appearing in the trade a little…
Four persons arrested for aquarium fish smuggling in Thailand
4 persons were arrested in Rawai for smuggling protected marine species according to the Phuketgazette. “The suspects, 34-year-old Pichit Bangjak and three minors, were arrested at 11am in a pickup truck parked along Thepkrasattri Road in Rassada, near the Phuket…
Pimp my ride out: Aquarium Car
A gigantic fish tank made out of a car. Maybe they feed the fish through the sun roof. This car aquarium is in Siam Ocean World in the Siam Paragon center in Bangkok.
Puffer fish sold as salmon kills 15, sickens 115
Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday. Although banned since 2002, puffer fish continues…
