Memoirs from Asia, the Gramma dejongi

“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…

Green Gramma sp. found deep below the Cuban water surface

As mentioned in my previous post, we decided to take the plunge to see ‘something special’ in the deep waters of La Boca, near Trinidad, Cuba. In relatively shallow waters, say from 10 meters and deeper, the first Gramma loreto…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A flirting pair of Gramma dejongi exposed in scandalous photos

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttdyyV5yco[/youtube] Gramma dejongi is a sensational new species of Gramma which was first scientifically described last year. Since its unveiling, Gramma dejongi has garnered a lot of attention from the rare fish fanciers, alas, American fish lovers cannot…

Gramma dejongi’s official description offers tantalizing information about this new species

This week the official description of Gramma dejongi was published and it offer up some juicy bits of info about where this beauty lives and comes from. In case you’ve been living with the bristleworms under a rock, Gramma dejongi…