The South Pacific Ocean is a hotbed of new species right now with Plectranthias flammeus just the latest visually striking reef fish to be thoroughly described. Discovered living in the waters of the Marquesas Islands around French Polynesia, unlike many other…
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Revisiting Lemon Tea Yi Kai’s best marine aquarium stories
Tea Yi Kai aka LemonLemon is one of the most prolific aquarium writers the web has ever seen, and we are fortunate that he decide to hang his hat within the ‘pages’ of Reef Builders. Being from Singapore and having…
Blackspot pygmy angelfish found living in Australia, net-caught and MAC certified
This feature of the blackspot pygmy angelfish is a great inaugural post from what will become a regular contribution from various team members of Cairns Marine. Being one of Australia’s largest marine life collectors comes with its perks and when…
New video shows Narcosis and Peppermint angelfish together at Raratonga
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a flurry of activity in the West Pacific Ocean this year and there’s never been a better time to be a fan of rare deepwater angelfishes. This year alone we’ve seen peppermint angelfish…
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July 17th–July 23rd Tour de BlueHarbor – Part 1. Beyond the shopfront. PNG fish return to the US with unprecedented level of accountability Aquasky LED revealed in stunning detail by ADA Thailand Monster Energy doesn’t like Fish Tank Forum using…
Sea Dwelling Creatures brings rare Bodianus paraleucosticticus to America
The five stripe hogfish, Bodianus paraleucosticticus, is an amazing and rare hogfish which very rarely graces American soil. Recently, Cairns Marine out of Australia has been making more regular excursions to the Coral Sea to get exotic reef fish such as the five-striped…
Cirrhilabrus claire – First ever live pictures of what could be the world’s rarest fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus claire is quite possibly the world’s rarest and least known fairy wrasse and holy grail is all but a plastic cup to this species. Since its discovery in 2001, there has only been two dead holotype pictures and absolutely zero…
Deep Sea Challengers scores huge with Liopropoma aragai, Bodianus masudai, Plectranthias sp and Aulacocephalus temminckii
Deep Sea Challengers is a formidable force in the rare fish paradigm. They’ve collected the illustrious Neptune grouper, Lanceolatus fairy wrasses, Symphysanodon typus and just last week, we shared with you a brand new video of O. katayamai. That’s just the…
Hong Kong scores with two butterflyfish demigods – Prognathodes basabei and Roa excelsa
Apart from FOWLR dominated set ups and the typical over-stocked fish tanks that have fast become a stereotype there, the reefing scene of Hong Kong is well known for another aspect of the hobby – the ability to procure rare…
Powerhouse japanese fish stores compete for bragging rights in their latest rare fish haul
It has been said countless of times that the japanese somehow have the magic touch when it comes to rare fish, and they are able to obtain just about anything under the sun; or in this case, under the sea.…
