ORA Rubrocinctus is now identified as Amphiprion barberi – the Fiji Clownfish

ORA announced today that upon DNA testing, it has been confirmed that the fish they have been selling as the Australian Amphiprion rubrocinctus is in fact the Fijian species Amphiprion barberi.  How did this happen? In short, it happened because years…

Sustainable Aquatics debuts captive-bred Allardi Clownfish and Molly Miller Blennies

The crew at Sustainable Aquatics has been continuing to push the boundaries of commercial captive breeding with two new introductions made late last week: Allardi clownfish, Amphiprion allardi and the Molly Miller blenny, Scartella cristata. Neither fish is a “species first”, both have…

Sustainable Aquatics offers tank raised little sand Dragonets

I will always have a special affection for dragonets.  When I saw a tank-raised dragonet on the Sustainable Aquatics availability list, it caught my attention – I had to ask more.  It was not one of the commonly kept species…