The firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica, is a staple beauty in the aquarium industry – aberrant firefish however, are not. Having seen hundreds of firefishes all resembling cookie cutter clones of each other over the years, this is the first time that…
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Hybrid clarion x passer, cyclops lemonpeel and aberrant bicolor angelfish
In the past week a slew of unusual angelfish were collected all around the world. The hybrid passer, cyclops lemonpeel and aberrant bicolor angelfishes were all but eclipsed by the bombshell news of the sensational blackspot pygmy angelfish, Centropyge nigriocella.…
Anampses lennardi, A. femininus and an aberrant bicolor angelfish showing off at DeJong’s InterZoo booth
The Anampses lennardi and femininus wrasses are such amazing fish that it would have been a joy to see either one of them alone at Dejong’s booth in InterZoo. Not only we were greeted by both of these fish, they…
Aberrant Amphiprion percula clownfish from the Solomon Islands arrive en masse at Blue Zoo Aquatics
Blue Zoo Aquatics has revamped their “Collector’s Choice” WYSIWYG offerings, lumping their choicest fish into a new, broader category called the “Weekly Top 50”. Some beautifully unique wild-caught Solomon Island Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) were placed up last week. It’s…
Sea Dwelling Creatures sprouts a new website, kicks it off with aberrant passer angelfish
We cannot imagine a cooler way for Sea Dwelling Creatures to christen their swanky new website than to get not one but two aberrant passer angelfish, Holacanthus passer. Now SDC is calling these two specimens hybrids but other than the…
Frosty is a White Scopas Tang from the Indo-Pacific
Majestic Creatures Reef has sent Reef Builders images and video of a very unusual White Scopas Tang, Zebrasoma scopas, which they’ve affectionately named Frosty. They received the 5.5” long fish as a wild-caught fish that was exported via Jakarta in…
Setting Up an Aquarium Log
As the old saying goes: The details are in the paperwork. This is especially true when keeping a reef tank where you can’t know where a tank is going unless you know where it’s been and you can’t really know…
Surge Marine Life Breeds Zebrasoma Hybrid Tangs with Unknown Parentage
Florida-based aquaculture facility Surge Marine Life has announced that they have successfully bred and raised Zebrasoma spp. tangs, the result of which is a batch of hybrids of unknown parentage. The family-owned and operated company teased some shots of captive-raised…
Top 10 Algae Eaters For Reef Tanks
Algae is one of the worst menaces of any aquarium, and a top reason people leave the hobby. Here are just 10 fish and invertebrates that can help to make our tanks more algae-free. 1. Algae blenny The humble Algae…
$30,000 Koi Tangs hit all-time Price High
Koi tangs are some of the most coveted fish available in the reefing hobby right now, with suggested pricing at an all-time high. We’ve seen a nearly all-white Zebrasoma scopas advertised for $32,999.99, followed by another at $29,999.99. A white,…
