First hand account of the capture of a shallow water Personatus Angelfish

Just over a week ago, Hawaiian fish collector Matt Ross was diving in Oahu looking to catch a regular fare of Hawaiian reef fish when he stumbled upon one of Hawaii’s most esteemed fish, the masked angelfish, Genicanthus personatus. Within…

House of Fins brings Personatus angelfish to continental US

Personatus angelfish may be caught in U.S. waters but aside from their brief stint in Hawaii, they usually go East to Japan, Taiwan or Hong Kong. House of Fins has bucked this trend by laying down some big bucks to…

Novaculops sand wrasse from Australia via Russo’s Reef

The picture of this stunning Novaculops halsteadi was taken by Russo’s Reef who imported this sand wrasse from Australia. Yesterday we brought you news of Halstead’s sand wrasse which arrived at Reef Corner in Holland, but this intriguing wrasse species…

Amazing Xyrichthys and Novaculops razor wrasses land at Reef Corner

The razor wrasses Xyrichthys novacula and Novaculops halsteadi are virtually unknown in the aquarium trade, but not for lack of color and interesting habits. Razor wrasses are not the first labrid that comes to mind when the popular wrasses are…

Plectranthias xanthomaculatus and P. elongatus described from deepwater trawls of Taiwan

Plectranthias xanthomaculatus and P. elongatus are two new species of deepwater reef fish which have just been described by Wu, Randall and Chen in the journal Zoological Studies. The two new species of Plectranthias were described based on single specimens…

Another look at the Lennardi wrasse and the Xanthic Potter’s Angelfish

If either the Anampses lennardi or the xanthic potter’s angelfish had landed this week, it would have been good news for rare fish fanciers. If these kinds of rare wrasses and angelfish make your heart skip a beat, having both…

Plectranthias nanus is so nano

Don’t let the large macro photograph fool you, this Plectranthias nanus is barely topping out at 7/8th of an inch (22mm), total length. The adorable Plectranthias nanus is yet another little nano reef fish gem that Greenwich Aquaria has imported…

House of Fins amassed a rare fish collection like no other for the 2010 SPLASH event

House of Fins is a premier LFS and aquarium maintenance company located in Greenwich CT. For the last four years HoF has put together this anniversary sale event they simply call “SPLASH”. We’ve been fortunate to attend and speak at…

Liopropoma africanum is a rare fish for the connoisseurs of exotic reef life

Seeing Liopropoma africanum for the first time at the House of Fins SPLASH event last weekend was a big surprise, and a welcome one at that. It’s only a few months ago that the Africanum basslet started popping up in…

Armitage Angelfish and Juvenile wrought iron butterflyfish co-star in the house of Fins SPLASH event

Armitage angelfish and baby wrought iron butterflyfish may not be as rare as the luscious neon hogfish, but they still shared the rare fish spotlight at last weekend’s SPLASH event at House of Fins, in Greenwich CT. They may not…