Anampses lennardi. Lennard’s tamarin wrasse. The first one from LiveAquaria goes up for sale tonight and it’ll be close to seven hundred dollars, US. It won’t will be the one in the picture above, and the species looks great at…
LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den gets NPS section
Yesterday was a big day for the NPS (non-photosynthetic) crowd with LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den – a store well known for it’s high quality WYSIWYG livestock – finally adding a section dedicated to NPS corals. The Diver’s Den NPS section will…
Australomussa rowleyensis colonies from Timor Indonesia put this coral on the map
Australomussa rowleyensis is not quite a chalice coral, not quite an LPS and although it once was just an unusual curiosity that was sometime spotted in shipments from Indo and Australia, this amazing crop of Australomussa from Timor Indonesia is…
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…
French Butterflyfish, Prognathodes guyanensis available for the first time from LiveAquaria, hybrid coming soon
The French Butterflyfish, Prognathodes guyanensis, is an extremely rare deepwater Caribbean butterflyfish which has very seldomly been collected for the aquarium trade. Most fish books list this species as being widespread in the Caribbean and absent from Florida, but recently,…
Wisconsin Northwoods “Little Bohemia” of marine life
When we think of marine aquaculture and warehouse facilities we think about the typical havens like Southern California’s thriving wholesaler industry a stone’s throw from LAX. So it’s amazing to see Drs. Foster & Smith’s LiveAquaria, one of the top-notch…
Wetmorella Wednesday, get to know the possum wrasses
In the midst of all the MACNA frenzy, we thought we’d take a little break and show off this video we made at LiveAquaria showing off each species of the possum wrasses, Wetmorella sp. . Although you’d be lucky to…
LiveAquaria’s femininus wrasse is presented in still and moving pictures
The femininus wrasse, Anampses femininus, is one of those mythical fish that you hardly ever see on display but when you see a robust, vigorous specimen, you can’t help but to be stunned by it’s exquisite beauty. One such specimen…
LiveAquaria’s Acropora and SPS coral display tank
The deluge of Australian LPS corals which have flooded the US aquarium market may have all but overwhelmed the SPS subculture of the reefing community but now that many of us have had our fill of lords, hillaes, moseleyas and…
LiveAquaria’s show sized wrought iron butterflyfish
Chaetodon daedalma has been and always will be one of the most striking and unique butterflyfish in the world. This Japanese endemic grows very large, it has striking presence in the aquarium, they have a vigorous appetite and a personality…
