Centropyge debelius, the blue mauritius pygmy angelfish is a fish that is so rare and elusive that these may be the first new photos of the species in the last several years. Although Blue Harbor succeeds in obtaining quite the…
Longfin Anthias appear in incredible diving video of Oahu’s Deep Ulua Cave
This incredible video shot by Hawaii Scuba TV of the Deep Ulua Cave off of Kaena Point, Oahu in Hawaii. Midway through you get an awesome view of enough longfin anthias to make your jaw drop! A wonderful video and…
Blue Harbor’s incredible rare fish menagerie on captured on video
Every time we see something new from Japan’s Blue Harbor, we want to grab the passport and jump on a plane to check out this place in person. Reef Builders’ own Taka Kamata shared this link with us of some…
Cook Island Helfrich firefish shows up again in the Diver’s Den
What can we say? The “true” Helfrich firefish from the Cook Istlands is a fish that we just can’t get over. For the longest time the Helfrich firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi was the holy grail of dartfish and over the years…
Genicanthus personatus spawning & rearing video by Karen Britain and Bruce Carlson
Genicanthus personatus, the masked swallowtail angelfish is a holy grail angelfish species that is endemic to the Hawaiian Island chain. Paradoxically, this is one of the few angelfish species which has been raised in captivity and it is the only…
Poached Takeuchi angelfish on video still suffering from decompression issues
The Takeuchi angelfish is a species of Genicanthus that can only be found in waters of the Ogasawara Islands. The Ogasawaras are protected in that you can fish and you can collect fish but neither of which are allowed with…
Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus”: the Christmas Island triggerfish is a new species, not a hybrid
Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus” is an unusual triggerfish species which we have been researching for the better part of a year and half since we first encountered a specimen at a House of Fins in Greenwich CT. Last week Quality Marine…
Rainfordia opercularis, the flat head perch is one of the rarest and least known of the basslets
Rainfordia opercularis is a fish so rare that aside from the stud in these pictures, we literally have only been able to track down just one other confirmed specimen that has come to the U.S. Closely related to fish of…
Bandit Angelfish, video of a perky juvenile
Juvenile Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, are very striking fish for their bold black on white stripes patterning. This well adjusted juvenile aquarium specimen is brimming with personality as he swims confidently around in his 10 gallon QT/conditioning aquarium. This is…
Masked Angelfish, Genicanthus personatus caught spawning on video for the first time
The masked swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus personatus is the most highly coveted and expensive angelfish in the aquarium trade that is actually available for purchase, however rarely and expensive it may be. The masked or personatus angelfish is endemic to the…
