Pseudanthias calloura documented in Palau as well as the Celebes Sea before official description

Pseudanthias calloura is a fantastic species made known to aquarists only in the recent years. Also known as the Aurora anthias, the gorgeous serranid is a colorful mix of cadmium orange and lavender. P. calloura is a central pacific species that…

B-Box Aquarium shows off latest video featuring a Gramma dejongi hybrid

B-Box Aquarium treated us with a sensational close up video of Gramma dejongi the last time, and then teased us again with what appeared to be a photo of a G. dejongi x G. loreto hybrid. They topped themselves this…

Gramma dejongi Hybrid is spotted at B-Box Aquarium in Japan

We knew that a Gramma dejongi hybrid with Gramma loreto was bound to turn up sometime and heer you have it, a perfect blend of both Dejong’s gramma and the royal gramma. What we find most surprising about the Gramma dejongi…

B-Box Aquarium video is a close up highlight of the coveted Gramma dejongi

We knew it would only be a matter of time before the Japanese rare fish powerhouse B-Box Aquarium got their hands on the coveted Gramma dejongi. It is almost a given that any Gramma dejongi appearing in Japan will be…

Pair of Mazarra LEDs light up an SPS reef tank

[youtube width=”680″ height=”420″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcUtVsLZxlg[/youtube] The Mazarra LED reef light is just starting to arrive at aquarium stores in the US, Japan and Australia and already B-Box Aquarium is first out of the gate to get one up over an SPS reef…

Yellow Holacanthus angelfish is not quite a queen, nor a rock beauty

A very unusual yellow Holacanthus angelfish has turned up at B-Box Aquarium which is not quite a queen angelfish although it does bear some traits of the Rock Beauty angelfish, Holacanthus tricolor. The Queen Angelfish (H. ciliaris) is a staple…

Rainfordia opercularis video from B-Box Aquarium is closer and clearer

[youtube width=”680″ height=”420″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2828PGefvns[/youtube] The flathead perch, Rainfordia opercularis, is an extremely rare fish not only for its limited distribution but also because of its reclusive nature. The flat head and big eyes or Rainfordia are especially suited to swimming and…

Crosshatch basslet, Serranus luciopercanus gets a much needed photo and video update

The Caribbean is filled with tons of cool little basslets which are mostly limited to deeper waters, especially in the Serranus genus. The Snow Basslet and Tattler’s basslet have both already had their turn in the spotlight but this new…

Bodianus masudai and B. paraleucosticticus are not your average deepwater hogfish

[youtube width=”680″ height=”380″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNj5zBilPdA[/youtube] Bodianus masudai and B. leucosticticus are two deepwater hogfish which have recently appeared as singular specimens. Digiman from Singapore obtained a beautiful specimen of B. masudai which is rarely seen outside of the Japanese aquarium market. This…

B-Box Aquarium shares one of the closest videos of Earle’s fairy wrasse yet

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LHRySIogw[/youtube] What can we say about Cirrhilabrus earli that we haven’t written many times before? This rare fairy wrasse first discovered in Palau is simply a stunning fish and the new video from B-Box Aquarium is one of the clearest…