“Oh hi there! I’m a little bit nervous to meet you, and I hope you don’t find my accent too thick”. I’m not good with introductions, but i’m planning to say that to my new owner when I meet him…
Diving in Cuba and enjoying a lionfish barbecue with collectors of Gramma dejongi
I like travelling and diving nearly as much as reefing. These hobbies combine often bring me to great places. Although I currently do not keep any Grammas in my reef, I do love them a lot. When I saw Gramma dejongi for…
Gramma dejongi discovered living in the Cayman Islands
It’s official, Gramma dejongi is no longer a Cuban endemic reef fish and therefore no longer confined to the embargo dropnet of the United States. More importantly, the fact that Gramma dejongi occurs outside of Cuba means it is likely…
Gramma dejongi hybrid is the star of a visit to DeJong Marinelife
Gramma dejongi is a super new and rare little reef fish which we have written about extensively but there has been much less information regarding the inevitable cross between DeJong’s gramma and the royal gramma, Gramma loreto. Right before InterZoo…
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…
A peak inside the De Jong Marinelife holding facility
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VfT9Uc2MI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] De Jong Marinelife is one of the largest marine livestock wholesalers in Europe supplying anything from sharks to public aquaria to frags to Local Fish stores and they recently posted the video tour above of their holding facility. Although…
A couple fresh Gramma dejongi trickle out to Japan, we’re still wishing
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news of Gramma dejongi but it appears that a couple fresh specimens of the Cuban basslet have made their way to Japan. Aqua-Magic has landed two of the newly-described Gramma dejongi by…
New videos of Gramma dejongi to tantalize your reef buds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUN__p01lwA[/youtube] Gramma dejongi is the perciform embodiment for the phrase “so close, yet so far”. The canary yellow basslet with purple pelvic fins is a startling contrast that will surely liven and brighten up any reef tank. That is, if you…
Gramma dejongi nano reef video
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C43fDOwy85g[/youtube] Even if it is only 30 seconds long, this Gramma dejongi video gives a clear profile view of this Cuban endemic reef fish. Just a couple weeks ago we shared a video of a pair of Gramma…
