A rare double-finned common firefish has just made its way to the aquarium hobby and it’s quite the attention grabber. If there’s one thing that firefish are well known for, it’s that prominent first dorsal fin. So you can imagine…
House of Fins 58th anniversary SPLASH sale this weekend in Greenwich CT
The House of Fins anniversary SPLASH sale is our annual excuse to share a gallery of exceptionally rare reef fish. In 2015 the infamous House of Fins or ‘HOF’ will be celebrating its 58th year in business with a huge…
Rare marine fish aplenty at House of Fins SPLASH 2012
If House of Fins hadn’t already made their mark on the marine aquarium world with their annual SPLAS anniversary sale, this year’s event proved to be quite the fertile place for spotting (and buying) exotic reef fish. Whereas previous years…
House of Fins has another amazing SPLASH event coming up this weekend
The SPLASH celebration is an annual sale, aquarium event and mini conference put on every year by House of Fins, one of the biggest rare reef fish dealers in the country, especially at the brick-n-mortar retail level. House of Fins…
Bluefin lionfish among the awesome rare fish at House of Fins annual SPLASH sale
As in years past, House of Fins’ annual SPLASH sale yielded lots of awesome rare fish, and there were many exciting first imports. In addition to the tigertail coral beauty and that crazy Mauritius triggerfish, there was the token gem…
Now THAT’s what you call a tigertail coral beauty angelfish
The photograph of this tigertail coral beauty angelfish didn’t come easy as the Centropyge bispinosa from Mauritius was an active fish. Thankfully, this coral beauty was a large and resplendent specimen with an amazing coloration that was well worth the…
Two great aquarium stores in Greenwich CT having big annual sales this weekend
House of Fins and Greenwich Aquaria are two of the finest retail aquarium stores in the country which we have written about extensively over the years – only LiveAquaria and Old Town Aquarium do as much shaking down of rare…
Mauritian Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, Lands at House of Fins
Although the genus Rhinecanthus contains seven known species, the so-called “Mauritian Triggerfish” has not, to our knowledge, been imported into the U.S. before. House of Fins of Greenwich, CT secured this colorful specimen, and will have it on hand for…
Following passion to a job in the aquarium industry
Seems like just a few months ago, I was comfortably rat-holed in my souless, financial-sector job, using every spare second to play with, or plot about my aquariums, writing my weekly rants on all things saltwater, or traveling to speaking gigs and…
Jake Adams visits House of Fins Summer Sale, giving “Reef Builders Live” presentation
Our own Jake Adams is visiting House of Fins this weekend for their Summer Sale and speaker event in Greenwich, Conn. The super cool LFS is opening their doors to the public throwing down some great deals including 25% off…
