The black spot pygmy angelfish may not carry with it the same mythology as the recently collected peppermint angelfish, but it is arguably much more rare. Only the third specimen of Centropyge nigriocella collected alive for the aquarium trade, the…
LiveAquaria offering completes the saga of the world’s first captive bred clarion angelfish
The first ever captive bred clarion angelfish is such a special fish, we’ve tracked it from the initial post larval successes, to its birthplace, and all around the world as this historic fish changed hands a number of times. The…
The most beautiful goldflake angelfish spotted in South Africa
For a fish that lives in the Central Pacific Ocean, we never thought we’d see the finest example of a goldflake angelfish in South Africa of all places. But sure enough, while in Johannesburg we dipped into one of the…
Peppermint Angels are officially making their way around the world
As we all know, there are thousands of different species of fish available in the aquarium trade, and we all have our favorites. There is no denying, however, that the Peppermint Angelfish, Paracentyropyge boylei, is by far one of the most highly…
Centropye nahackyi found swimming far from home in Hawaii
Centropyge nahackyi is a super rare marine angelfish from the Pacific Ocean which is occasionally found in Hawaii, but isn;t really considered a Hawaiian species. A small, young juvenile specimen has recently been discovered swimming on a Hawaiian reef where…
We just can’t get enough of the Cocopeel’s intense blue eyes!
‘Cocopeel’ is our personal shorthand for Cocos Island, Indian Ocean, Lemonpeel Angelfish, Centropyge flavissima. This highly unusual variant of a common aquarium fish hides an evolutionary rift from the standard-issue lemonpeel angelfish which goes back thousands of years, and its tiny,…
Bali Aquarich teases first captive bred maze angelfish – updated
While much of the marine aquarium world was recuperating from MACNA 2013, Wen-Ping Su shared the latest news out of Bali Aquarich. The official BING translation of the caption for this photo reads “24 days Maze Angelfish, has already passed…
Face-to-face with the hyper rare tiger angelfish in nature and the aquarium
Any of the rare fish fanciers out there who’ve kept up with some of my writings know that I have a sort of infatuation with South Africa’s endemic tiger angelfish, Apolemichthys kingi. So, when I got the invitation to come to…
Stunning Xanthic Regal Angefish collected and filmed
As angelfish go, the good ole regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, doesn’t come in too many variations; you get the grey chested Pacific Form and the yellow chested Indian Ocean and Red Sea form. Occasionally we come across a slightly scribbled…
Colin’s angelfish is now shipping from Australia!
Colin’s Angelfish is a rare deep water species found in Western Pacific. Good healthy specimens are often on top of the wishing list for Centropyge lover. This secretive species is often exported from collectors in Indonesia and the Philippines with…
