The Biota Group has announced that they are now selling captive-bred Emperor angels, Pomacanthus imperator. Bred by Mr. Wen-Ping Su of Bali Aquarich in Indonesia, the man who bought us fish such as the Yurple Tang has also unlocked the…
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New study finds herbivore fish poo is bad for corals
For a long time, it has been assumed that herbivores are good for coral reefs and corallivores are bad. Herbivores like surgeonfish and rabbitfish graze the algae which would otherwise overgrow, smother and outcompete corals, and a reef without herbivores…
Three Super Rare Saltwater Fish Available Right Now
Over the years many of us have fawned over the amazing Twilight Zone fishes shared on Reef Builders, but few of us have seen most of these in person, let alone had the opportunity to purchase them. These animals are…
Nutramar Shots and Pellets now available from Quality Marine
Quality Marine is supplying a new fish food called Nutramar. Available in “shot” and pellet form, the new food will be available in four recipes, and for tropical and marine fish. The shots are in large spherical form and can…
Filefish use teeth anchorage to hold on
Filefish have been observed on more than ten separate occasions using their mouths to hold on to corals, algae, and other items to prevent themselves from being swept away. The interesting behavior was first documented in a scientific paper by…
Oceanic Institute of Hawaii raises Longnose Butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus
The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University has succeeded in culturing the Longnose Butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus. The institute that bought us the first captive-bred population of Yellow Tangs has today released pictures of 90-day-old captive-raised F.flavissimus, breaking the 86-day record…
Japan is Sourcing Some Big Juicy Yellow Tangs from Ogasawara
If you’ve been wondering where all the big, vivid yellow tangs have gone the answer is that they’re still in the wild, most of us simply can’t get them since Hawaii shut down collection and exports from their waters. But…
Trimma panemorfum, a Gorgeous New Goby Species from Palau
Trimma panemorfum is the new official name of the beautiful and strikingly patterned goby photographed in Palau way back in 2016. The colorful new Trimma goby was first seen by Dr. Richard Pyle as far back as 1997 but the first…
Sympodium Grows by a Whopping Seven New Species
The vast majority of our generic coral ‘bandwidth’ is focused at the Scleractinian stony corals and to a lesser degree at corallimorphs and zoanthids with very little fanfare for too much else. But as we’ve said repeatedly every time we…
Captive Bred Yellow Tangs are Now a Much More Reasonable Price
For decades yellow tangs have been ambassadors to the world of saltwater aquariums and many tanks have had this colorful yellow spade as the signature fish of the reef life. This iconic fish was once commonly available at aquarium stores…
