Huge thanks to Reef Solutions Vanuatu for sharing the pictures of a very rare, cryptic pygmy angelfish The blackspot pygmy angelfish, Centropyge nigrocella, is a fish so cryptic and rare that it is not even discussed among rare fish fanciers.…
We didn’t realize Maze Angelfish could even get this nice
The Maze Angelfish is an unusual, enigmatic “species” which may represent the frequent crossing and back-crossing with a syngameon of related Chaetodontoplus species. The Blue spot angelfish, blue line angelfish and grey poma angelfish are thought to provide some of…
Mauritius coral beauty angelfish has a beautiful “Tiger Tail”
The “Tiger-Tail” coral beauty is an interesting specimen of Centropyge bispinosa that was collected around Mauritius. Like the Paracheilinus piscilineatus we posted about yesterday, this West Indian Ocean reef fish was imported by Yadokariya of Japan. It is unclear whether…
Chris Campbell’s fish tank is a welcome throwback to the days of pure fish keeping.
Once upon a time, fish keeping was the main event of the marine aquarium hobby and invertebrates and corals were barely even a fringe; had blogging been developed earlier this site would have been called ‘Fish Keepers’ or something like…
Juvenile conspicuous angelfish still looks perfect after a year in captivity
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THiYHZy8Ny4[/youtube] This juvenile conspicuous angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, made our weekend when we spotted it in Chris Campbell’s 500 gallon fish only display aquarium. We first visited this conspic angelfish over a year ago when he was being quarantined…
Africanus angelfish juvenile is one of the bluest fish in the sea
This tiny Africanus angelfish, Holacanthus africanus, is one of the smallest that we’ve ever seen a picture of. The tiny blue gem was recently imported by a Taiwanese marine fish dealer who informed us that this tyke is somewhere between…
Hybrid Genicanthus melanospilos x G. lamarcki angelfish appears at Blue Harbor
Once in a great while we’ll see a swallowtail angelfish of the Genicanthus genus with slightly odd stripes or off coloration and we wonder what kind of pedigree may have caused the aberration. In the case of the swallowtail angelfish…
Newly described Solomon Islands Greytail Poliourus Angelfish coming to LiveAquaria tonight
The Solomon Islands Greytail Poliourus Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus poliourus) was first described just over a year ago and is now making its LiveAquaria debut for sale tonight Diver’s Den. We aren’t sure what the asking price of this beauty will be but…
Another look at the Lennardi wrasse and the Xanthic Potter’s Angelfish
If either the Anampses lennardi or the xanthic potter’s angelfish had landed this week, it would have been good news for rare fish fanciers. If these kinds of rare wrasses and angelfish make your heart skip a beat, having both…
Rare xanthic potter’s angelfish captured by Pacific Tropics
This odd-colored Potter’s Angelfish, Centropyge potteri, was recently captured by Pacific Tropics in Hawaii. The Potters Angelfish is one of the Centropyge species which can show a great deal of variability in it’s color pattern, and Dave Kelly was lucky…
