The first installment of our 2011 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review was probably more breeding news than you thought could have happened in a single year. Suprisingly invertebrates, new breeding products, and clownfish releases like the one pictured above only…
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Cookeolus japonicus and Pristigenys niphonia are two of the coolest Big Eyes we’ve ever seen
Cookeolus japonicus is an uber cool super spectacular Big Eye that is very seldom seen. The ridiculous length and color on those ventral fins need no description and lends a sinister almost devilish look to the fish. Although seldom seen…
LiveAquaria offered for sale a beautiful and unique Chaetodon miliaris X C. multicinctus butterflyfish hybrid
LiveAquaria just released a nice and very rare hybrid butterflyfish between Chaetodon miliaris and C. multicinctus. The lovely fish from Hawaii may not be as colorful as the other rare hybrid butterflyfishes that we’ve posted here before, but the fish is…
Proaquatix Annouces New Captive-Bred Watchman Goby Species
Commercial Marine Ornamental Fish Breeder Proaquatix promised more surprises for 2011 – the announcement of captive bred bluefin watchman goby is one we couldn’t have predicted. The Bluefin or Y-Bar Watchman Goby, Cryptocentrus fasciatus, isn’t commonly available in the trade…
The Bladefin Basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, is one incredible (and expensive) deepwater reef fish
The Bladefin basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, that is being offered for sale on consignment by Aquatouch is an incredible reef fish that we have never heard about. At $8000 and about 1.5 inches/3cm long, the bladefin basslet is probably one of…
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are the latest new Azoox corals to come from West Africa
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are not exactly the corals you’d think of when someone mentions azoox corals. Like Arcohelia before them, the latest crop of Azoox corals from West Africa like the Red Colangia and yellow-orange Culicia will hopefully foster…
Walt Smith’s Fiji Cultured Live Rock and Fish Heads’ Real Reef Live Rock Go Head-To-Head
Online saltwater livestock retailer Drs. Foster & Smith’s Diver’s Den at Live Aquaria caught our attention over the past couple weeks with a new product quietly “snuck in” to the daily Diver’s Den emails. Listed under the invertebrates category, there…
Liopropoma aragai and L. japonicum, a couple of rare basslets on display at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan is a world class public aquarium which features some amazing exhibits. In addition to having whale sharks and manta rays on exhibit in the Kuroshio Sea Exhibit, the Okinawa Aquarium also features some extremely…
Newly described Solomon Islands Greytail Poliourus Angelfish coming to LiveAquaria tonight
The Solomon Islands Greytail Poliourus Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus poliourus) was first described just over a year ago and is now making its LiveAquaria debut for sale tonight Diver’s Den. We aren’t sure what the asking price of this beauty will be but…
Reef Builders top ten livestock picks of 2010
2010 has been a great year for marine aquarium livestock, with many new corals and rare fish appearing in the marine and reef aquarium hobby. It was hard to make a decision, there was a lot to pick from this…
