Centropyge interrupta, the Japanese Pygmy Angelfish, is one of the most sought after by aquarist and also one of the largest species in the marine angelfish genus, Centropyge. Normally we wouldn’t get too excited to see a video of beautiful…
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Red Candy Basslet is an even rarer color of the holy grail Liopropoma
The red candy basslet is the latest mystery surrounding Liopropoma carmabi, a fish which is arguably the most highly sought after reef basslet. Although we have seen several images of reddish colored candy basslets in the past, we usually chalked…
Southern Illinois Aquarists Association holding first meeting tonight SIU Carbondale
The Southern Illinois Aquarsits Association is a brand new body which is aimed at forming new relationships between fish farmers, aquaculturists, LFS and just about any manner of persons in the professions dealing with the culture of aquatic life. Both…
Reef Builders Personal Shopper: amazing reef life you can buy online right now
Sometimes we find ourselves browsing the amazing WYSIWYG of our livestock sponsors and we are just flabergasted at what can be found in a single day. Some of these specimens are top of the line, and you’ll feel it at…
Cook Island Helfrich firefish shows up again in the Diver’s Den
What can we say? The “true” Helfrich firefish from the Cook Istlands is a fish that we just can’t get over. For the longest time the Helfrich firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi was the holy grail of dartfish and over the years…
Cherry Corals scores a handful of highly coveted Arcohelia rediviva
We first fell in love with Arcohelia rediviva back in May 2009 when we saw for the first time the amazing color and shape of a specimen which quickly sold from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den. For a few months not a…
2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards roundup!
2009 was a great year for aquarium products and now that we’re starting to feel cozy with 2010 we may as well share with you the results of the 2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards. There were some likely winners…
Ellerkeldia rubra, the red-stripe dwarf seaperch from Western Australia
Ellerkeldia rubra is an exciting new dwarf seaperch species that is very rarely collected from Western Australia. The Ellerkeldia genus includes many species that greatly resemble Hypoplectrodes sseaperches but Ellerkeldia has a slightly more elongated body shape. Although a few…
Success with the Harlequin Filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris
We are pleased to present another inaugural post today on Reef Builders, this one is by Tim Morrissey, a fish breeding aquarist who is attending the Florida Institute of Technology where he studies reef fish ecology and reproduction. Harlequin filefish,…
