Here’s another 2013 recap, but this time, we’re featuring smashing aquarium debuts of 2013. Yes that’s right, 2013 is a year of first times, and these five fishes have had their moment in the spotlight in the past months. While…
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Plectranthias face-off: Two incredible species, P. fourmanoiri and P. garrupellus
We LOVE Plectranthias! Now repeat it with conviction, and then again while you read this post. Here at ReefBuilders we’re always on the ball with the genus Plectranthias for new discoveries, new species for the trade, you name it. We’ve covered…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Cirrhilabrus squirei dressed in full regalia
We’ve been covering head to toe on the newest Cirrhilabrus from down under that there’s hardly anything new to say. That did not stop us from taking some incredible pictures of this extremely beautiful terminal male specimen though. We’ve been…
BlueHarbor acquires a new pair of the super rare Cirrhilabrus squirei
BlueHarbor, whose shop is now flooded with rare fish from the Southern Pacific, is also home to two rare fairy wrasses from the Coral Sea. This is the newest member of the highly perplexing “lunatus” species complex that is also…
Colin’s angelfish is now shipping from Australia!
Colin’s Angelfish is a rare deep water species found in Western Pacific. Good healthy specimens are often on top of the wishing list for Centropyge lover. This secretive species is often exported from collectors in Indonesia and the Philippines with…
“Golden Boy” coral beauty angelfish
“Golden Boy” is a stunning example of an aberrant Centropyge bispinosa. This unusual color form was first reported in the mid 1980’s from Pago Pago in American Samoa by two aquarium fish collectors, John Drieberg and Brian Champ. Initially this…
BlueHarbor releases new video updates on Cirrhilabrus squirei and Centropyge nigriocella
We wrote about the brand new Cirrhilabrus squirei from the Coral Sea on our last visit to BlueHarbor, and we’re glad that the fish is still around looking healthy as ever. C. squirei recalls the more familiar C. johnsoni in…
A couple of hybrid Thalassoma wrasses found in Australia
Hybridised animals never cease to amaze and even the most jaded collector is not immune to their uniqueness The random combination of DNA thrown together by nature’s genetic dice can often prove more surprising than our wildest imaginations. If someone…