Piebald purple tang is grotesquely awesome

This piebald purple tang is probably the worst picture quality we’re willing to post, but we’re using it anyway since the piebald purple tang subject matter is so extraordinary. As Yikai was quick to point, this is NOT a purple…

Mu Series 100 ad 135 LEDs from BoostLED is equipped with a tangible amount of violet LEDs

The Mu Series 100 and 135 LEDs are new reef aquarium LED light fixtures from BoostLED which are equipped with a few LEDs in the ‘exotic’ end of the blue light spectrum. In addition to the standard neutral white and…

Guest contributor Adeljean Ho weighs in on the Proaquatix Tangerine ocellaris clownfish

Adeljean Ho was introduced to me by Dr. Matt Wittenrich at MACNA in Orlando. When discussing this fish with Dr. Wittenrich, he suggested that Adeljean had another opinion. After sharing a draft of my opinion post with him, the response…

Ghost Foxface discovered with no colors besides black and white

The picture you’ve seen here is not a silhouette or created by Photoshop, but it is a real portrait of an aberrant version of Magnificent Foxface (Siganus magnificus) that is only black and white. The normal coloration of this species…

White longnose butterflyfish is the latest rarity from Abyss Aquatics

The white longnose butterflyfish that landed at Abyss Aquatics in the UK is at once quite surprise and not a surprise at all. On the one hand the longnose butterflyfish, Forcipiger longirostris, and its black form is one of the…

A piebald yellow tang appears, shows no end to the abnormally colored surgeonfish

We’ve gotten wind of another mutant Zebrasoma, this time it’s not a nearly solid white yellow tang like Casper or Powder but a much larger specimen with really bold white and yellow markings. The piebald yellow tang was acquired by…

World Wide Corals adds rare xanthic yellow tang and melanistic black tang to its collection of mutants

Move over Casper the white tang because World Wide Corals has just one upped you with the trump card of Zebrasoma mutants: a xanthic yellow tang and a melanistic black tang. Like the amelanistic white tang before them, the xanthic…

Tricolor scopas tang video of a large captive specimen swimming calmly at Southwest Marines

The Tricolor tang we shared with you a couple of weeks back was cooperative for both the still and video cameras. It took a while for this large captive specimen living at Southwest Marines to relax with our camera in…

Tricolor and gem tangs a plenty at Southwest Marines, UK

Southwest Marines was the first all marine aquarium store we visited in the UK and we must say it was quite a pleasant surprise to round the corner and spot LED lighting, two gem tangs, one tricolor tang (aberrant scopas)…

Kona revamps fish collection: Yellow tang may be limited, fish replenishment area may be swapped

Two key Kona, Hawaii councils have recently given their “seal of approval” on a proposal outlining new regulations for the island’s tropical fish harvest industry. The West Hawaii Fisheries Council recommended the changes to the Hawaii County Council, who in…