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While at LiveAquaria I had the chance to observe and photograph one of the first Rabaulichthys Anthias to make its way to the U.S., via wholesaler Russo’s Reef. This genus is commonly referred to as Sailfin Anthias for their large dorsal fin, as seen in the photo below of Rabaulichthys altipinnis by Dr. Jack Randall.
The exact [...]
Many hobbyists consider the Holanthias genus to be the bull headed oddity of the Serranidae family. While this may be true, the Meganthias genus makes Holanthias look like dwarves! The Meganthias genus was first “created” by Randall and Heemstra in 2006, based off two species previously described: Meganthias natalensis from South Africa (photo above) and [...]
Last weekend the bizarre happened in my home. I am not sure the odds, but surely greater than one in a million. I am a bit embarrassed to even share this…!
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After two weeks of cupramine treatment followed by formalin dips the Lyretail Anthias were ready to go into the glassbox. Being so small they are [...]
Over the weekend two local reefers, Mike Clifford and Brandon Taylor, stopped by to check out the glassbox and take some photos. Here are a few of them. The first Roaops Hybrid photo is my own, but the rest are all from Mike and Brandon.
My fish can be extremely difficult to photograph. When people are [...]
A few weeks back we received a trio of Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cheirospilos) and a trio of Blue Eye Cardinalfish (Apogon leptacanthus) from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den. They have settled in well and I managed to snap some photos of these guys over the weekend.
For size reference, the Lysmata cleaner shrimp behind them is roughly 2.5″ [...]
We received this trio of 1″ Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cheirospilos) from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den earlier today. When I saw the photo on Diver’s Den I realized they were small, but I had no idea how small. To give you a size reference, the glass they are in below is less than 3.25″ in diameter!
They have taken [...]
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