Coral lovers should rejoice because the hobby/industry is set to benefit from new coral imports from East Malaysia, on the East coast of the island of Borneo which is just inside the Coral Triangle. The only other two (legal) collection…
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Chromis flavicauda, the flashing Chromis has landed
Although the summer season usually means that the aquarium hobbies tend to slow down, that hasn’t stopped the rare fish from flowing into the U.S. The latest arrival is Chromis flavicauda, a deepwater Brazilian endemic damselfish which is very rarely…
Update to McCulloch’s clownfish spawning
Live Aquaira updated their exciting spawning page of their McCulloch’s Clownfish. You’ll be able to see the actual clownfish maturing in age with a complex rearing system that was developed in house giving the fry a stable environment in which…
Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana
You know that coral we’ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it’s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it’s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of…
Unique shrimpfish and mangrove display by Drs. Foster and Smith
For some people, going to conferences is all about seeing something new and for others, doing the marine aquarium conference thing is an awesome opportunity build an eye catching display. One of the exhibitors which consitently likes to put on…
Jumbo Gem Tang splayed out in pix
You know, we’ve seen more than a handful of small gem tangs but the cost/desire ratio just hasn’t made us want one. However, now that we’ve seen these pics from a Just Rare Fish of what a full blown adult…
McCulloch’s Clownfish (Amphiprion mccullochi) pair
You’ve no doubt built the reef you’ve wanted, but you’re wondering what other fish out there you could add. We originally reported the Amphiprion mccullochi or McCulloch’s Clownfish being close to being imported here to the United States some months…
Drs. Foster Smith how to video with fresh tap water
Drs. Foster smith has decided to jump on the bandwagon with videos, and we got our hands on their “Acclimation procedure for Aquatic life” video. Besides having a R-O-B-O-T narrator, we caught a nice glisten of a big no-no. We…
Fabulous pair of Shaw’s Boxfish shows up in the Diver’s Den
We try to only post about fish which are available for sale when they are exceptional specimens and this pair of Shaw’s boxfish is one of those deals. This coolwater boxfish is an exceptional beauty from Southern Australian waters. at…
Rare Bongo shrimp want to eat your starfish
The Bongo shrimp, Phyllognathia ceratophthalma, is a rare relative of the Harlequin shrimp that has just started being imported this year. These tiny crustaceans might reach up to 1″ long and they are devout predators of Asterina starfish and micro…
