There’s A Tang Party At Jason Fox’s House!

A few weeks ago I travelled to Maryland right before Reefapalooza New York specifically to take a detour at the coral mecca of Jason Fox Signature Corals. I’ll be getting to the corals in due time but today I want…

Ultimate Aberrant Yellow Tang Teased By LiveAquaria

Do you know how cool a particular fish has to be for LiveAquaria’s own Director Kevin Kohen to get in front of the camera to tell us all about it? It’s got to be something at least as cool as a wildly…

Day 1 Coverage of Reefapalooza 2017 – A Spread of Cool Corals, Fish & Reef Gear

For those of us that have been looking forward to Reefapalooza Orlando 2017, the first day of the show truly didn’t disappoint. No matter what you came here to see, this year was about as stacked with livestock and equipment…

In Pursuit of Perfection: A Day in the Life of Advanced Aquarium Consultancy

Last week I visited Advanced Aquarium Consultancy, in Essex, England. I’ve been there several times before, I always recommend it, but this time I didn’t go there to shop, I went there to work. And gain a unique insight into…

Inverse Coral Beauty is one of the Best Aberrant Angelfish we’ve seen 

The Coral Beauty is often a Reefer’s first introduction to marine angelfishes. They are relatively hardy, easy to keep, cheap, and widely available, but this can also work against them when more seasoned reefers prefer something, well, a bit rarer.…

Java Stingaree Declared Extinct Due To Human Activity

A super rare species of ray has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by the Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Australia.  The loss of the Java Stingaree, a small relative of stingrays, is the first…

Mustard X Convict Tang is One of a Kind Hybrid

Tropical Marine Centre has received a very rare surgeonfish that they believe to be a cross between the Mustard tang, Acanthurus guttatus, and the Convict tang, Acanthurus triostegus. We’ve seen some Achilles X Goldrim tang hybrids lately and Jake Adams…

Pigment Abnormalities may be related to Significant Population Decline

Researchers have documented new records of marine fish pigmentation abnormalities, including an albino-melanistic fish, the first record of a leucistic Great Hammerhead Shark, the first record of leucistic Almaco Jacks, and the first melanistic Giant Manta ray in the North…

Purple X Yellow tang hybrids land at Abyss Aquatic Warehouse

Two of only 12 captive-bred Purple X Yellow tang hybrids have arrived at a retail store in the UK. Bred by Bali Aquarich in Indonesia, we have closely followed the evolution of this exclusive breeding project from the first purple…

Aberrant Zebrasoma desjardinii is only the second of its kind we’ve seen

Another aberrant Sailfin Tang has been collected from the Indian Ocean for the aquarium trade. Because of its unusual pattern and unknown catch location, it’s hard to tell if this fish is Zebrasoma desjardinii like the world-beating Picasso Tang we…