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    Shepardi Angelfish Hits the U.S.

     Photo by Jack Randall. Creative Commons. Blue Zoo Aquatics, who has teamed up with Dave Palmer and Pacific Aqua Farms, recently got in the scarcely seen Mango Angelfish (Centropyge shepardi). This is the first specimen to pop up in the United States in many  years making C. shepardi a mysterious and often under appreciated fish by [...]

    April 17, 2009
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    Genicanthus personatus hits Japan at Sangodo

    We heard from a few divers that some masked angel hunting was likely to occur and now Sangodo, a local fish store in Japan, just this past Friday posted a female Genicanthus personatus for sale. (Update: some are saying this fish was bycatch. It was not collected by the usual group of deepwater HI divers.) This [...]

    March 16, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, japan, reef news | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

    New Photos of Anagonbe’s Alluring Reef

    We covered this stunning Japanese Acropora dominated reef tank last month, but these new photos are too good not to share. Enjoy. For more information on this truly incredible aquarium, check out our previous write up: Anagonbe’s Alluring Reef.

    February 24, 2009
    | eric michael | japan, lighting, top selection | Tags: , , , , , , | 4 Comments

    The Blue Line Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis) | Beautiful and Sometimes Stubborn!

    Since Live Aquaria posted the Blue Line Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis) on the Diver’s Den section, there has been great interest in this attractive and relatively rare species. This striped beauty can be found in Southern Japan at the Izu Islands, South Korea, Taiwain, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Recently many of these have been coming from [...]

    February 18, 2009
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    No Captive Bred Angelfish from RCT in 2009

    RCT Interruptus – Photo by John Coppolino Ever since Frank Baensch took a break from Reef Culture Technologies there have been rumors now and then of a possible new batch coming. As much as I wish that were true, it is not. RCT is not ready to start breeding, and as of a few months [...]

    February 5, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, reef news | Tags: , , , , | 4 Comments

    A trek to see Paracentropyge boylei, the Peppermint Angelfish

    Just before the holiday season began our friends Tetsuo Otake and Hideki Mukai took a quick flight from Osaka Japan to Nagoya Japan. The reason for their trip was to visit some nice LFS, but they also happened to swing by and see the infamous Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei). Hideki & Tetsuo report that the [...]

    February 4, 2009
    | eric michael | featured, fish, japan | Tags: , , , , , | 7 Comments