• News
  • Gear
  • Saltwater Fish
  • Video
Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Events
    • Industry
  • Gear
    • Additive
    • Auto Top off
    • Aquariums
    • Aquarium Controller
    • Biopellet Reactors
    • Calcium Reactors
    • Chaetomorpha Reactor
    • Clothing
    • Dosing pump
    • Frags
    • LED lights
    • Monitors
    • Pumps
    • Reviews
    • Skimmer
    • Sumps
    • Test kits
  • Coral
    • Azoox Corals
      • Balanophyllia
      • Dendronepthya
      • Dendrophyllia
      • Eguchipsammia
      • Flabellum
      • Lophelia
      • Rhizotrochus
      • Tubastrea
    • Coral Frags
    • Disc Corals
      • Diaseris
      • Fungia
      • Heliofungia
      • Herpolitha
    • Fluorescence
    • LPS Corals
      • Acanthastrea
      • Acanthophyllia
      • Alveopora
      • Australogyra
      • Australomussa
      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
      • Chalice Corals
      • Cynarina
      • Duncanopsammia
      • Elegance coral
      • Euphyllia
      • Favia
      • Favites
      • Galaxea
      • Goniopora
      • Homophyllia
      • Indophyllia
      • Lobophyllia
      • Micromussa
      • Scolymia
      • Symphyllia
      • Trachyphyllia
      • Turbinaria
    • SPS Corals
      • Acropora
      • Astreopora
      • Cyphastrea
      • Gardinoseris
      • Leptoseris
      • Lithophyllon
      • Millepora/Fire Coral
      • Montipora
      • Palauastrea
      • Pavona
      • Pocillopora
      • Porites
      • Psammocora
      • Seriatopora
      • Stylocoeniella
      • Stylophora
    • Soft Corals
      • Dendronepthya
      • Leather Corals
      • Nephthea
      • Sinularia
      • Stereonephthya
      • Xenia
    • Mushroom Anemones
      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
  • Fish
    • Angelfish
      • Aberrant angelfish
      • Apolemichthys
      • Centropyge
      • Chaetodontoplus
      • Holacanthus
      • Hybrid Angelfish
      • Paracentropyge
      • Pomacanthus
      • Pygoplites
    • Anthias
      • Odonthanthias
      • pseudanthias
      • Plectranthias
    • Banggai Cardinalfish
    • Basslets
    • Batfish
    • blenny
    • Butterflyfish
    • Captive bred
    • Clownfish
    • Damselfish
      • Chromis
    • Dottybacks
      • pseudochromis
    • dragonet
    • Gobies
      • dartfish
      • eviota
      • Firefish
      • navigobius
      • Trimma sp.
      • yasha
    • Groupers
    • Jawfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Scorpionfish
    • Surgeonfish
      • Regal Blue Tang
      • Scopas
      • yellow tang
    • Triggerfish
    • Wrasses
      • Fairy Wrasses
      • Flasher Wrasses
      • Hogfish
      • Leopard Wrasses
      • Pencil wrasse
      • Possum Wrasses
  • Video
    • Coral Videos
    • Fish Videos
    • More Videos
    • Time Lapse
    • Product Videos
    • Reef Tanks
  • Places
    • Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Red Sea
      • South Africa
    • Australia
      • Great Barrier Reef
    • Canada
    • Caribbean
      • belize
      • Curacao
      • dominican republic
      • dominica
    • Fiji
    • Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Maldives
      • Mauritius
    • Indonesia
      • Bali
      • Cenderawasih bay
      • Java
      • Komodo/Flores
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatra
      • Sumbawa
      • West Papua
    • Japan
    • Marianas Trench
    • Marshall islands
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Philippines
      • Lubang Island
    • solomon islands
    • Taiwan
    • Tonga
    • United States
      • California
      • Florida
      • Hawaii
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
  • More
    • Anemones
      • Carpet Anemones
      • Corynactis
      • Flower anemones
      • Halcurias
      • Mimic Anemones
    • Awesome Fish Spotlight
    • Coral pests
    • Deep Water
      • Okeanos
    • Featured Reefs
    • Giant Clams
      • hippopus
      • Tridacna costata
      • Tridacna crocea
      • Tridacna derasa
      • Tridacna maxima
      • Tridacna gigas
      • Tridacna mbalavuana
      • Tridacna ningaloo
      • Tridacna noae
      • Tridacna squamosa
    • Local Fish Stores
      • Aquatic Art
      • Elite Reef
      • House of Fins
      • neptune’s tropical fish
      • Old Town Aquarium
    • Morning Coffee
    • New Species
    • Nano Aquarium
    • Public Aquariums
      • Aquarium of The Pacific
      • Birch Aquarium
      • Curacao Sea Aquarium
      • Dallas World Aquarium
      • Denver Aquarium
      • Henry Doorly Zoo
      • Horniman Museum
      • Long Island Aquarium
      • Monterey Bay Aquarium
      • S.E.A. aquarium
      • Steinhart Aquarium
      • Ushaka Aquariums
      • Waikiki Aquarium
    • Science
      • Friday Smorgasbord
      • coral restoration
      • Coral Spawning
      • Ocean Acidification
    • Vintage
  • Home
  • Advertise
  • Tips
  • About Us
  • Reef Stock
  • Best Guide
Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Events
    • Industry
  • Gear
    • Additive
    • Auto Top off
    • Aquariums
    • Aquarium Controller
    • Biopellet Reactors
    • Calcium Reactors
    • Chaetomorpha Reactor
    • Clothing
    • Dosing pump
    • Frags
    • LED lights
    • Monitors
    • Pumps
    • Reviews
    • Skimmer
    • Sumps
    • Test kits
  • Coral
    • Azoox Corals
      • Balanophyllia
      • Dendronepthya
      • Dendrophyllia
      • Eguchipsammia
      • Flabellum
      • Lophelia
      • Rhizotrochus
      • Tubastrea
    • Coral Frags
    • Disc Corals
      • Diaseris
      • Fungia
      • Heliofungia
      • Herpolitha
    • Fluorescence
    • LPS Corals
      • Acanthastrea
      • Acanthophyllia
      • Alveopora
      • Australogyra
      • Australomussa
      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
      • Chalice Corals
      • Cynarina
      • Duncanopsammia
      • Elegance coral
      • Euphyllia
      • Favia
      • Favites
      • Galaxea
      • Goniopora
      • Homophyllia
      • Indophyllia
      • Lobophyllia
      • Micromussa
      • Scolymia
      • Symphyllia
      • Trachyphyllia
      • Turbinaria
    • SPS Corals
      • Acropora
      • Astreopora
      • Cyphastrea
      • Gardinoseris
      • Leptoseris
      • Lithophyllon
      • Millepora/Fire Coral
      • Montipora
      • Palauastrea
      • Pavona
      • Pocillopora
      • Porites
      • Psammocora
      • Seriatopora
      • Stylocoeniella
      • Stylophora
    • Soft Corals
      • Dendronepthya
      • Leather Corals
      • Nephthea
      • Sinularia
      • Stereonephthya
      • Xenia
    • Mushroom Anemones
      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
  • Fish
    • Angelfish
      • Aberrant angelfish
      • Apolemichthys
      • Centropyge
      • Chaetodontoplus
      • Holacanthus
      • Hybrid Angelfish
      • Paracentropyge
      • Pomacanthus
      • Pygoplites
    • Anthias
      • Odonthanthias
      • pseudanthias
      • Plectranthias
    • Banggai Cardinalfish
    • Basslets
    • Batfish
    • blenny
    • Butterflyfish
    • Captive bred
    • Clownfish
    • Damselfish
      • Chromis
    • Dottybacks
      • pseudochromis
    • dragonet
    • Gobies
      • dartfish
      • eviota
      • Firefish
      • navigobius
      • Trimma sp.
      • yasha
    • Groupers
    • Jawfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Scorpionfish
    • Surgeonfish
      • Regal Blue Tang
      • Scopas
      • yellow tang
    • Triggerfish
    • Wrasses
      • Fairy Wrasses
      • Flasher Wrasses
      • Hogfish
      • Leopard Wrasses
      • Pencil wrasse
      • Possum Wrasses
  • Video
    • Coral Videos
    • Fish Videos
    • More Videos
    • Time Lapse
    • Product Videos
    • Reef Tanks
  • Places
    • Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Red Sea
      • South Africa
    • Australia
      • Great Barrier Reef
    • Canada
    • Caribbean
      • belize
      • Curacao
      • dominican republic
      • dominica
    • Fiji
    • Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Maldives
      • Mauritius
    • Indonesia
      • Bali
      • Cenderawasih bay
      • Java
      • Komodo/Flores
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatra
      • Sumbawa
      • West Papua
    • Japan
    • Marianas Trench
    • Marshall islands
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Philippines
      • Lubang Island
    • solomon islands
    • Taiwan
    • Tonga
    • United States
      • California
      • Florida
      • Hawaii
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
  • More
    • Anemones
      • Carpet Anemones
      • Corynactis
      • Flower anemones
      • Halcurias
      • Mimic Anemones
    • Awesome Fish Spotlight
    • Coral pests
    • Deep Water
      • Okeanos
    • Featured Reefs
    • Giant Clams
      • hippopus
      • Tridacna costata
      • Tridacna crocea
      • Tridacna derasa
      • Tridacna maxima
      • Tridacna gigas
      • Tridacna mbalavuana
      • Tridacna ningaloo
      • Tridacna noae
      • Tridacna squamosa
    • Local Fish Stores
      • Aquatic Art
      • Elite Reef
      • House of Fins
      • neptune’s tropical fish
      • Old Town Aquarium
    • Morning Coffee
    • New Species
    • Nano Aquarium
    • Public Aquariums
      • Aquarium of The Pacific
      • Birch Aquarium
      • Curacao Sea Aquarium
      • Dallas World Aquarium
      • Denver Aquarium
      • Henry Doorly Zoo
      • Horniman Museum
      • Long Island Aquarium
      • Monterey Bay Aquarium
      • S.E.A. aquarium
      • Steinhart Aquarium
      • Ushaka Aquariums
      • Waikiki Aquarium
    • Science
      • Friday Smorgasbord
      • coral restoration
      • Coral Spawning
      • Ocean Acidification
    • Vintage
News
Never Before Seen Damselfish Collected in Madagascar by Blue Ocean SARL
Jake Adams Jan 2, 2019

When new species of damselfish or small gobies are described, sometimes the differences can be so minute that you really have to analyze the fish in question. This new mostly white damselfish is so wi…

Jake Adams Jan 2, 2019 0 0
New Species
Chrysiptera uswanasi, the Newest Species of Damselfish from Papua
Jake Adams Nov 20, 2018

Chrysiptera uswanasi is yet another new species of damselfish from the island of Papua, Indonesia. Uswana’s damselfish is the seventh member of the very similar looking cluster of species in the…

Jake Adams Nov 20, 2018 8 0
New Species
Chrysiptera burtjonesi Is A Gorgeous New Damselfish From The Solomon Islands
Jake Adams Sep 15, 2017

Chrysiptera burtjonesi is a beautiful new species of damselfish which has just been described from the Solomon Islands. This damselfish is very special to me because as recently as a couple years ago …

Jake Adams Sep 15, 2017 0 0
New Species
Chrysiptera papuensis, C. ellenae & C. maurineae – three new damselfish from East Indies
Jake Adams Dec 22, 2015

We’ve already posted our Top 15 New Reef Fish Species of 2015 but we should have held out for one more week. Prolific fish namers Gerald Allen and Marc Erdmann have gone an published one more pa…

Jake Adams Dec 22, 2015 0 0
News
Damselfish can recognize UV markings of a face
Jake Adams Oct 6, 2015

Several years ago it was revealed that damselfish could see specially colored markings on the faces of other fish that only show up under ultraviolet light. Now a new study has demonstrated that the f…

Jake Adams Oct 6, 2015 0 0
New Species
Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new damselfish from the Western Pacific
Jake Adams May 11, 2015

Chrysiptera caesifrons is the first new reef fish species of the week, and growing our favorite genus of damselfish but yet one more fish. Hailing from the Western Pacific Ocean, the new C. caesifrons…

Jake Adams May 11, 2015 0 0
Basics
Reef Nuggets 1: Damsels in disguise
Lemon TYK Oct 10, 2014

Here at ReefBuilders, we keep our readers on their fins as we strive to deliver the latest aquarium happenings around the world. At the same time, we also try to pepper our blogroll with informative p…

Lemon TYK Oct 10, 2014 15 0
News
Awesome Fish Spotlight: The tiger damselfish, Chrysiptera annulata, from the Western Indian Ocean
Jake Adams Oct 18, 2013

Sometime this summer we found ourselves floating on the surface of a shallow Indian Ocean near shore reef when we spotted something bright and unexpected – a brilliant black and white damselfish…

Jake Adams Oct 18, 2013 0 0
News
Chrysiptera starcki: A tail of two damselfish
Lemon TYK Jun 17, 2013

Chrysiptera starcki is a well loved damsel that commonly graces the aquarium of most hobbyist. The bright blue and yellow coloration is a trademark branding for most Chrysiptera, but it looks spectacu…

Lemon TYK Jun 17, 2013 0 1
News
Chrysiptera glaba, canary damselfish is completely at home in Long Beach Aquarium’s deep water reef exhibit
Jake Adams Nov 4, 2011

The canary damselfish, Chrysiptera galba is a beautiful yellow deep water damselfish from the Western pacific Ocean. In many ways the canary damselfish shares the same (relatively) mild disposition as…

Jake Adams Nov 4, 2011 0 0

Posts navigation

1 2 →
Sponsors
Latest Posts
  • How to Setup a Mini Reef Aquarium – Part 3: Making Saltwater, Salinity, and Temperature
    Jake Adams 2 days ago
  • First Look at the Primary Polyp of a Baby Cynarina Coral
    Jake Adams 2 days ago
  • ION Director by GHL received 499 euro price point; shipping end of Q1 2020
    Ryan Gripp 2 days ago
  • Home
  • Advertise
  • Tips
  • About Us
  • Reef Stock
  • Best Guide

2019 - Reef Builders, Inc.

  • Lost Password Back ⟶
  • Login
  • Register
Lost Password?
Registration is disabled.