While Guin is at Reefapalooza and Ryan is in Italy, I will be in Oklahoma City getting down with John the angelfish guy, Randy the phyto cell and Paul the party brit. So if you fall somewhere between Rome and…
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Chalice Coral Collage by Greenwich Aquaria
Chalice corals are raging hot and despite the overpriced frags, there are still plenty of coral vendors and growers out there who are willing to charge a fair price for these coveted pectinids. One of our all around favorite high…
Hybrid butterflyfish from Hawaii blends Chaetodon miliaris and C. multicinctus
This hybrid Chaetodon butterflyfish from Hawaii may not seem like much at his small size, but when this little gem grows up he’ll probably throw out a neat blend of features from his supposed parents, Chaetodon miliaris and C. multicinctus.…
House of Fins Anniversary Splash Event pleases lovers of the Rare and Unusual
The House of Fins 52nd Anniversary Splash event was a very special weekend for all those who attended. Not only was there a chance to see a top notch group of speakers, including the ever-affable, highly sought after, yet somewhat…
Prognathodes guyanensis (French butterflyfish) and P. aya (Banks butterflyfish), neptune grouper and clarion passer hybrid are at House of Fins this weekend
Prognathodes guyanensis, Prognathodes aya, Holacanthus clarionensis x H. passer and many more of the rarest reef and marine fish will be on display and for sale at this weeekend’s Splash sale event at House of Fins in Greenwich CT. The…
Long Island’s Country Critters as seen through a pictorial of really cool fish
If you want to see a diverse selection of really oddball fish, Long Island’s Country Critters is the bee’s knees and it was a great pleasure to pass through their facility last week. You might recall a video that we…
SEASMART building marine aquarium trade in Papua New Guinea the right way
The SEASMART Program is coming together in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to create a new sustainable, environmentally conscious and profitable trade. The marine aquarium livestock collection trade has definitely had negative impacts on natural habitats of many tropical regions but…
New Butterflyfish discovered in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument has just yielded a new species of butterflyfish which appears to be very similar to Prognathodes basabei. The new butterflyfish was discovered by self professed fish nerd Richard Pyle using his signature rebreather deep diving techniques.…
Something Fishy: Fish Based Biotope Aquariums
I spend a lot of time talking and writing about marine biotope aquariums. As you may recall from my banter, a biotope aquarium is a system designed to replicate a specific environmental niche, such as a rubble zone, seagrass bed,…
Anagonbe’s Japanese Reef presented in High Definition Video
High definition video is the only way to really do justice to this amazine Japanese style reef aquarium by the one they call Anagonbe. This SPS dominated aquarium features very keenly arranged Acropora colonies which are grouped together based on…
