Frank Baensch of Reef Culture Technologies is back to raising fish and their latest target is the Hawaiian convict tang. You could be forgiven for not immediately recalling who and what RCT Hawaii is but let us refresh your memory. …
Plectranthias winniensis & P. helenae captive raised by RCT Hawaii
Plectranthias winniensis and P. helenae are two species of this adorable group of basslets that grace the pages of Reef Builders today for very good reason. Reef Culture Technologies Hawaii has been trailblazing the captive rearing of various marine fish…
Reef Culture Technologies dabbles in rearing reef fish from wild harvested eggs
Reef Culture Technologies recently announced the successful rearing of several species of marine fish which were not spawned in aquaria, but whose eggs were collected from the Ocean. Since RCT is based in Hawaii they have good access to lots…
Close up photos depict the unique features of the Resplendent Cherubfish
It’s been a little while since we’ve mentioned the captive bred Resplendent Cherubfish Centropyge hybrid from RCT Hawaii, but a whole crop of new images from LiveAquaria shows this aquarium gem in supreme detail. This particular Resplendent Cherubfish is the same…
Quality Marine makes a rare move to auction limited supply of Resplendent Cherubfish
In a move that seems highly atypical for the wholesale aquarium livestock industry (and a bit exciting), Quality Marine today announced that they will releasing their cache of Frank Baensch’s newest hybrid captive-bred Angelfish, the “Resplendent Cherubfish” , a cross…
Resplendent Cherubfish is a new captive bred hybrid pygmy angelfish from Reef Culture Technologies
The Resplendent Cherubfish is a naturally impossible hybrid crossing of the mid-Atlantic resplendent angelfish, Centropyge resplendens, and the Caribbean cherub or pygmy angelfish, Centropyge argi. This new captive breeding handywork belongs to none other than the Xyphipops experts at Reef Culture…
Reef Culture Technologies – First to Breed Crosshatch Triggerfish, Xanthichthis mento
This just in from Reef Culture Technologies – “At this time we are proud to announce the first ever captive rearing of the Cherub angelfish, Centropyge argi, and the Crosshatch triggerfish, Xanthichthys mento. These species were raised as part of our research and will…
Reef Culture Technologies already beginning to ship a few ‘Hawaiian Cherub’ angelfish
Without context the image above shows a trio of the ubiquitous Caribbean pygmy angelfish, Centropyge argi, but if we told you these fish were made in Hawaii you might call us crazy. That is until we tell you that these…
Reef Culture Technologies is ramping up to breed angelfish again
After a long absence from breeding marine angelfishes, we are happy to announce that Frank Baensch has already begun to get Reef Culture Technologies back into gear. For a few years in the early 2000s Frank Baensch was a prolific…
