The scribbled Watanabe angelfish, collected by RVS Fishworld in the Northern Philippines, has made its way to the U.S. Last week while in the Los Angeles area for the last ReefAPalooza of the year, we had the chance to swing by…
The Conspicuous Angelfish Juvenile Is The Ultimate Ugly Duckling
Along with the line spot triggerfish and tiger angelfish, our visit to Reefwise in Chicago also afforded us our first encounter with a true, juvenile Conspicuous Angelfish. From the moment we became serious about the marine aquarium hobby and all…
Stunning Adult Tiger Angelfish Sighted On The Outskirts of Chicago
The Tiger Angelfish is one of the most striking and exotic species of marine angelfish. Last week while speaking at Reefwise on the outskirts of Chicago we had a new opportunity to visit a long term captive Apolemichthys kingi and this…
Juvenile Scribbled Koran Angelfish is a Hot Mess of Stripes
This scribbled juvenile angelfish is so bizarre it just about knocked us out of our chair. We’ve seen a few unusual looking angelfish in our day but this wildly scribbled Pomacanthus semicirculatus takes the cake. The Koran angelfish is so named…
Neat Scribbled Watanabei Angelfish Brought up by RVS Fishworld
Genicanthus swallowtail angelfish are among the most uniform and consistent looking members of the angelfish family. This makes it all that more exciting when an unusual specimen turns up, such as this scribbled watanabei angelfish from RVS Fishworld. This male…
Old Woman X Koran Angelfish Hybrid Found in South Africa
The Old Woman Angelfish, Pomacanthus rhomboides is clearly the odd duck in the entire family of angelfish species. Its curious behavior with divers somewhat makes up for its drab coloration but it’s well behind the Cortez Angelfish on the attractiveness scale.…
Biota Marine Successfully Raises Captive Bred Coral Beauty Angelfish
Coral Beauty angelfish are one of the most common species of Centropyge and finally, this iconic fish has been captive bred. In personal communication with Tom Bowling we knew that Biota Palau was working with some pre-settlement Coral Beauty larvae, but…
New Multibar Venustus Hybrid Angelfish Has the Most Radical Pattern Ever
There’s a new specimen of a hybrid of multibar and venustus angelfish and this one’s a doozy. Recently collected in the Philippines by RVS Fishworld, this is one of the most beautiful specimens of this very rare cross that we’ve…
A Ghost Bandit Angelfish Made Its Way to Denver Colorado
The Ghost Bandit Angelfish was an unexpected, captive bred surprise. It’s impressive enough that Karen Brittain was able to breed this revered species in captivity, but raising a few stripeless individuals out of the batch also gave us a very interesting fish…
Goldflake x Griffis Angelfish Hybrid From Pacific Island Aquatics
Pacific Island Aquatics took a break from selling quality marine aquarium fish but now the company is staging a big comeback. First PIA gave us the newest photograph of a flame x potter hybrid in over a decade, and now…
