If we just stumbled across a random youtube video claiming to be documenting captive bred marine angefish we’d be skeptical to say the least. However we are a lot more credulous when we see that the video of captive bred…
Hypomelanistic flame angelfish looks completely transformed from the original
Unusual flame angelfish seem to get a lot of attention here on the front page of Reef Builders but considering the vast numbers of Centropyge loricula made available to aquarists every week, these unique flames are truly rare. The latest example…
Jono Chang’s reef is a stunning system in New Zealand
Simply titled My SPS Reef Tank, we have don’t have a whole lot of information about Jono Chang’s reef from New Zealand, but we do know one thing for certain, this reef is stunning. Large SPS colonies with Acropora formosa…
Third recent Tigerpyge collected from Bali
Of all the hybrid angelfish out there the Tigerpyge stands gills and fins above the rest for the most stunning amalgamation of features from two dissimilar species. Resulting from the cross of a Centropyge eibli and Centropyge flavissima (the Indian…
Coral Beauty angelfish hybrids seem to be the result of three way hybridization
Just when we think we’ve seen it all when it comes to pygmy angelfish hybrids, along comes not one but a pair of unusual coral beauty angelfish which make us rethink this whole concept of hybridization. Classically, what we are…
LiveAquaria sells $5000 narcosis angelfish almost immediately
In case you were wondering where Quality Marine’s first Americanized narcosis angelfish went to, LiveAquaria has been keeping and conditioning this fish for the last several months. After thoroughly documenting the Centropyge narcosis and thoughtfully acclimating it to aquarium life, today…
Rare marine fish aplenty at House of Fins SPLASH 2012
If House of Fins hadn’t already made their mark on the marine aquarium world with their annual SPLAS anniversary sale, this year’s event proved to be quite the fertile place for spotting (and buying) exotic reef fish. Whereas previous years…
New form of aberrant coral beauty angelfish looks truly weird
Just when we thought we’d seen just about every iteration, aberration and permutations of the way that coral beauty angelfish can get funky, one comes along with a while new swag. Whereas many of the aberrant coral beauty angelfish look…
Hyper red flame angelfish makes its way to South Africa
Pygmy angelfish variants are cool but few can compare to aberrant flame angelfish when the colors of Centropyge loricula get put on overdrive. The deep dark black tiger stripes have been replaced with deep red ones on a yellow-orange body…
Blackspot pygmy angelfish found living in Australia, net-caught and MAC certified
This feature of the blackspot pygmy angelfish is a great inaugural post from what will become a regular contribution from various team members of Cairns Marine. Being one of Australia’s largest marine life collectors comes with its perks and when…
