Clipperton Angelfish Still Going Strong at the Aquarium of the Pacific

As popular as marine angelfishes are, there’s still a few species which hardly register on the radar of aficionados. It doesn’t help that several of these species like Apolemichthys guezei, Genicanthus spinus and Centropyge hotumatua are very rarely encountered by…

Revillagigedo Archipelago Inscribed To UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Revillagigedo Archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean has just been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List! The World Heritage Committee inscribed Revillagigedo and 7 other sites to the list on the last afternoon of their 40th session on July…

Please support the Jesus Larralde Memorial & Family Fund

Jesus Larralde, CEO of Farside Tropicals and fish collector extraordinaire has passed away. Jesus was a shining light in the marine aquarium hobby and was an ambitious rising star in the marine aquarium industry. He was featured over two years…

An artful look at Bali Aquarich’s captive bred angelfish triumphs

Any casual or regular reader of Reef Builders’ pages will no doubt be well acquainted with the powerhouse of marine fish breeding that is Bali Aquarich. Mr. Wen-Ping Su and associates have pioneered the first captive breeding of so many…

Another look at the captive-bred emperor x annularis angelfish hybrid

Bali Aquarich is far and away the world leader in breeding marine angelfishes in captivity. With that experience they’ve offered at least seven full blooded species of large angelfishes from the Pomacanthus, Holacanthus and Chaetodontoplus genera, but they’ve also gotten really lucky…

Balinese faux gold: Captive bred hybrid Goldflake Angelfish

In continuation with our previous post on Bali Aquarich’s new Euxiphipops angelfish, we’re revealing the second angelfish to hit the scene. This time its not one species, but a hybrid combination of two. This marks the eighth species of angelfish…

Orange is the new black

With all the buzz surrounding Bali Aquarich’s newest captive bred angels, let us not forget some of their perennial, evergreen staples that really started it all. The spectral Platax pinnatus and chromic Holacanthus clarionensis are without a doubt two of Bali Aquarich’s most…

Monday Mystery: Majestic bluefaces abound in Bali

Pomacanthus navarchus. Pomacanthus xanthometopon. These are a few of my favorite things. But what exactly is going on in Bali right now? Apart from the smouldering volcano (Mt. Raung) spewing out ashes and trapping hapless tourists in this island paradise,…

Bali babies on display at Aquarama 2015

Bali Aquarich, the Asian sensation of the aquaculture scene, has been collecting accolades and trail blazing this niche in the last few years. They’ve come a long way since captive bred clownfish, and now boasts a stunning repertoire of angelfish…

Quality Marine Receives Biota Marine’s Cultured Balistoides conspicillum

“Caribbean Chris” and I are proud to assert that promoting sustainability in the marine aquarium hobby is an important part of our mission. However, every now and again, we’re asked to clarify precisely what we mean by “sustainability” in this…