Juvenile Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, are very striking fish for their bold black on white stripes patterning. This well adjusted juvenile aquarium specimen is brimming with personality as he swims confidently around in his 10 gallon QT/conditioning aquarium. This is…
Juvenile Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus net-caught on video
The banded angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, is one of the most highly sought after marine angelfish for the home aquarium and especially so for the juveniles. This video from Robert Lower was just uploaded to the 808fishman channel on youtube, showing…
Rusty Flame pygmy angelfish hybrid video
The flame x rusty angelfish hybrid which we first spotted at IMAC West in Long Beach a few weeks ago was the focus of much attention during the weekend show. A lot of flashes tried to stop the motion of…
40 clipperton angelfish seized by USFWS
We just got word that 40 clipperton angelfish, Holacanthus limbaughi, have been seized by USFWS because they were being illegally imported ‘from’ Mexico. The Clipperton angelfish is a very rare fish in the marine aquarium trade because it only comes…
Debelius Pigmy angelfish being targeted for collection
With so many rare fish floating around in the aquarium industry lately, what new species could garner our attention before it is even caught? Enter the diminutive Centropyge debelius. This beautiful rarity can only be found in the Mauritius, Reunion…
It’s Business Time for a Spawning Pair of Joculator Angelfish, because it’s Wednesday!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_kAt5TJtc[/youtube] We have a knack around Reef Builders for the newest products, the rarest fish and high caliber videos. The video above represents the last two things that RB does best by bringing you an original video of the twilight…
Eastern Indian Ocean region identified as a hotspot of reef fish hybridization
The isolated islands of Cocos-Keeling and Christmas in the Eastern Indian Ocean are a very special place for reef fish. The islands are home to the endemic joculator angelfish and they have become recognized as containing the highest diversity of…
Rare Fish: Joculator Angelfish, Centropyge joculator
Yey First! The first gratuitous rare fish post of the year is of this darling juvenile joculator angelfish. This species originates from a very small range of islands in the western Indian Ocean called the Cocos-Keeling Islands. This region is…
One of a kind Fisher x Potters pigmy angelfish hybrid
Hawaiian fish collector William Crook gets our kudos for collecting this beautiful pigmy angelfish hybrid of two Hawaiian endemics. The fish in the image above is very likely a naturally occuring and very rare cross of Centropyge fisheri and Centropyge…
Scribbled Angelfish saltwater fish profile
The Scribble angelfish known as chaetodontoplus duboulayi as the scientific name. Most of theses fish are exported though Australia and therefore shipped very quickly. Because of this we get vibrant imports, however because of this these are expensive fish to…
