Instagram’s Ancolie Coral is our favorite #reefbuilders tank right now

Every day we scroll through some of the 300,000 reef-related posts and videos carrying our hashtag on Instagram, but this Japanese aquarium by @ancoliecoral caught our attention for all the right reasons. At 160x160x70cm/63”x63”x28” and holding 1792 liters/473 gallons this…

The First Ever Longfin Angelfish also Happens to be A Conspic Hybrid!

Poma Labs, the angelfish aquaculture project of Dr. Matthew Wittenrich is now the proud breeder of not just one, but a second hybrid conspicillatus angelfish. Last year when they debuted their clutch of captive bred conspic angelfish babies, they also…

Wild Hybrid Conspicuous Angelfish makes American Debut

The conspicuous angelfish, Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus, is and has been the holy grail of saltwater angelfish for home aquariums for a generation of collectors. Sure there’s more exotic species like the Debelius and Tiger angelfish but that doesn’t detract from the high…

Poma Labs & PE Mysis are GIVING AWAY one Conspicuous Angelfish

If you’re like us and the conspicuous angelfish is on your bucket list of holy grail fish to have in your aquarium, boy do we have some great news for you. As you should already know by now, Poma labs…

Poma Labs Debuts Captive Bred Conspicuous Angelfish

Poma Labs is a brand new venture co-founded by two very influential persons in the aquarium world, Nuri Fisher of Piscine Energetics, and Dr. Matthew Wittenrich, a pioneer in breeding ornamental marine fish. As the name implies, for now Poma…

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…
Neptune grouper and conspicuous angelfish star in SPLASH event in Greenwich CT

Cephalopholis igarashiensis, better known as the Neptune Grouper, is a stunning fish from extremely deep water and we’ve just been floored by this live specimen since it showed up at House of Fins way back in June. Even in that…