[youtube width=”680″ height=”380″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNj5zBilPdA[/youtube] Bodianus masudai and B. leucosticticus are two deepwater hogfish which have recently appeared as singular specimens. Digiman from Singapore obtained a beautiful specimen of B. masudai which is rarely seen outside of the Japanese aquarium market. This…
Search Results For: angelfish
Reef tanks of ReefStock, Denver by Mr. Saltwater
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/24137339[/vimeo] While many of America’s finest reef aquarists descended on Denver for the Reef Builders ReefStock event every March, we take the opportunity to brag about our vibrant local reef scene by visiting some of the area’s finest…
New Northwestern Hawaiian Exhibit coming soon to the Waikiki Aquarium
The Waikiki Aquariums is adding a new and unique exhibit showcasing the rich underwater realm of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. All the coral, fish and other marine life were collected from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument with rare government approval…
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…
Exceptional captive-bred Latezonatus Clownfish
We’re not the first to sing the praises of this new offering that’s hooking rare fish hoarders and clownfish addicts alike. Heck, these aren’t the first captive-bred Latezonatus clownfish I’ve kept. I’ve been jonesing for more captive-bred Amphiprion latezonatus ever…
BioBubble habitat is neat but not suitable for most marine fish
The BioBubble is an interesting and versatile animal habitat which is convertible between aquarium, terrarium, small pets and mini greenhouse. The BioBubble might be neat but they’ve clearly overestimated the capacity of the puny air driven filter and underestimated the…
Another Mauritius triggerfish lands in Japan, a sign of more Mauritius exports
B-Box Aquarium is flaunting another fine rare reef fish specimen they have in stock, this time it’s the rare Rhinecanthus cinereus, the Mauritius triggerfish. We first wrote about this unusual picasso triggerfish when Yadokariya received some unusual fish from Mauritius…
AlgaGen’s four new copepods from a Breeder’s Perspective
ReefPods™ are a new line of live calanoid copepods from AlgaGen which we first wrote on about two weeks ago. These new species of ReefPods copepods include Acartia tonsa, Pseudodiamptomus pelagicus, Parvocalanus crassirostris. and an unidentified species AlgaGen is labeling Tangerine…
Most popular this week
April 3rd – 10th Live fish keyring, tattooed fish and preserved fish ‘art’ are really, really tacky Sharks Taught to Hunt Alien Lionfish Captive Bred Yellow Tangs? Not quite yet… More details on the Neptune Systems Apex Jr Ecotech Coral…
Captive Bred Yellow Tangs? Not quite yet…
For nothing short of years, there have been rumors of captive-bred tangs permeating hobbyist chatter. Most of these rumors are fueled by the collection of small Regal Tangs (Paracanthrus hepatus) and a general misunderstanding of what “tank raised” means (quite…
